Israeli flag carrier El Al has selected Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines to power 15 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft and will enter into exclusive negotiations with Rolls-Royce. The airline is also considering entering into TotalCare long term service support for the engines.
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In what has been described as Russia’s worst ever plane crash, at 04:17 GMT Saturday Kogalymavia flight KGL 9268 flying from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to St Petersburg, Russia, suffered a catastrophic failure at high altitude and disintegrated above the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, killing all 224 passengers and crew on board, most of who were Russian.
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Airbus Group revenues increased 6% to €43.0bn (9m 2014: €40.5bn), reflecting the strengthening U.S. dollar and a favourable mix at Airbus. Revenues at Commercial Aircraft rose eight percent with 446 aircraft delivered (9m 2014: 443 units), including 19 A380s and five A350 XWBs. Despite lower overall deliveries of 237 units (9m 2014: 295 units), Helicopters’
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OAG, a global leader in aviation data and analytical services, announced the sale of its MRO Network business. MRO Network, part of OAG, provides aviation exhibitions, conferences and publications to the MRO, fleet, financing and leasing sectors. MRO Network has been sold to Penton, a U.S.-based professional information services company, for an undisclosed sum.
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PAS Technologies has acquired Bolton Aerospace. Based in Manchester, Connecticut, Bolton Aerospace is a sub-tier supplier of precision machined products whose customers are direct OEM suppliers to commercial, aerospace and defense manufacturers. Bolton Aerospace is characterized by a high degree of flexibility, capable of delivering manufacturing services ranging from one operation through complete sub-assemblies with
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AAR released that Military Sealift Command (MSC) has exercised a one-year renewal option for its Airlift division to perform vertical replenishment (VERTREP) services for the U.S. Navy’s 5th and 7th Fleets in the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. The one-year renewal is valued at approximately US$14m. The contract was awarded to AAR Airlift Group in
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Excellence Aviation reported its opening at London Oxford Airport having obtained EASA 145 approval to commence maintenance work there on European-registered Bombardier Challenger and Global Express aircraft. The company’s arrival will be a welcome addition to private owners and charter companies with base aircraft at Oxford. Visiting aircraft will benefit with meet and greet pre
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In a Grand Opening ceremony Lufthansa Technik and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico have now celebrated the achievement of the operational status of Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico (LTPR). On the occasion of the arrival of the first A320 from JetBlue Airways, the second launching customer of LTPR, a further overhaul line of the facility was
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Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace) has secured a cabin reconfiguration contract with Air Canada, for eight Airbus A330 aircraft. The first A330 will be inducted in the third quarter of 2016, with the last aircraft targeted for redelivery by the end of the first quarter of 2017. For each of the eight aircraft, ST Aerospace
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C&L Aerospace welcomed Calvin Tuitt as Senior Vice President Business Development, MRO. Calvin has been in the aerospace and airline industry for more than 25 years, working in sales, marketing and commercial management for Rolls Royce Canada, Pratt and Whitney Canada, ExelTech Aerospace and Discovery Air Technical Services.
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