4 November 2015

2013 ruling upheld as Air Canada forced to retain Montreal maintenance facility

As a result of Air Canada’s attempts to move the majority of its heavy-maintenance operations out of Canada in 2012 by awarding a five-year contract to an American firm, Avos Fleet Performance (Avos) filed for bankruptcy protection, citing a decline in the level of business done with Air Canada. The Quebec Liberal government at that […]

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Airline Services Interiors completes design and integration of new Panasonic IFE modification kits into first British Airways 747

Airline Services Interiors, the dedicated interiors division of Airline Services Ltd has completed the design and integration of Panasonic’s next generation eX3 In-Flight Entertainment system into the first of 18 British Airways Boeing 747 aircraft. The upgrade, which took nine months to complete, features on all classes of passenger seating from World Traveller (economy) through

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ATR signs 12-year Global Maintenance Agreement with PNG Air

Papua New Guinea’s airline, PNG Air, formerly Airlines PNG, and ATR have signed a comprehensive long-term Global Maintenance agreement (GMA) providing a total support package for the airline’s fleet of ATR 72-600 aircraft. The airline has recently received one aircraft, with further six to join the fleet within two years. The GMA contract will run

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Boeing forecasts demand in the Middle East for 3,180 new airplanes over the next 20 years

Boeing forecasts airlines in the Middle East will require 3,180 new airplanes over the next 20 years, valued at an estimated US$730bn. 70% of the demand is expected to be driven by rapid fleet expansion in the region. According to the Boeing Current Market Outlook (CMO), single-aisle airplanes such as the 737 MAX will command

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Rolls-Royce and Liebherr-Aerospace announce name of power gearbox joint venture and start of operations

Rolls-Royce and Liebherr-Aerospace have named their 50:50 joint venture to develop manufacturing capability and capacity for the power gearbox for Rolls-Royce’s new UltraFan engine design. The new company, to be known as Aerospace Transmission Technologies GmbH, officially started operations at the site of Liebherr-Aerospace in Friedrichshafen last month. The initial team consists of nearly 30

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GoAir extends engine contract with Lufthansa Technik

Mumbai-based GoAir has substantially expanded its business relationship with Lufthansa Technik. In April 2014 GoAir had already signed an initial Total Engine Support TES contract, covering a total of 16 CFM56-5B engine overhaul events. The airline has now extended the contract by additional 18 engine overhaul events to accommodate to the growth of its fleet,

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Emirates Flight Training Academy signs order for up to 10 Phenom 100E jets

Emirates Flight Training Academy signed a firm order for five Phenom 100E business jets, plus options for five more aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2017. The Phenom 100E features the most advanced technologies for the present and future needs of flight training academies. Based on Embraer’s 45-plus years of experience in commercial aviation,

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ST Aerospace seals landing gear MRO contract with SAS

Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace) has sealed an eight-year contract worth approximately US$25m (approximately S$35m) with one of Scandinavia’s largest airlines, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS). Under this agreement, ST Aerospace will provide a comprehensive range of landing gear repair, overhaul and exchange services for SAS’ fleet of Boeing 737-600/700/800 and Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft. This contract extends

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