The Airbus A380 is a bit of a paradox as it is loved by passengers for its space and comfort, but despite being able to carry appreciably more passengers, it is disliked by airlines who, up until the recent drop in the price of aviation fuel, have leant more towards the smaller twin-engine jets which […]
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Rolls-Royce celebrated the official opening of its £30m extention to its Derby Assembly & Test facility on November 23rd. The 2867 m² extension will increase capacity to assemble Trent civil aero engines and become the production hub for the Trent XWB. Rolls-Royce has installed new equipment and is making use of advanced manufacturing processes helping
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ATR, the turboprop manufacturer, opened a Representative Office in Beijing, a new milestone in its long history of cooperation with China. For nearly 20 years China has been a strategic partner and supplier for ATR. Key airframe sections and some components of the wings of ATR aircraft are produced by Xian Aircraft Company (XAC), a
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JetBlue has become the launch customer for Airbus’ “Maintenance Mobility” offering, following a contract signed with Airbus. Maintenance Mobility allows the airline mechanics to have all the technical information they need on iPads. Maintenance Mobility is one of several services in the Smarter Fleet cloud-based services platform developed by Airbus in partnership with IBM. The
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Provincial Aerospace, a subsidiary of Exchange Income Corporation, has been awarded a 5 year in-service support contract with an existing Middle East client. This contract is expected to generate additional revenues of in excess of $150m over the 5 years. “We are delighted to be able to expand our operations in the Middle East and
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United has reached an Agreement in Principle with the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) for a contract extension covering the airline’s more than 12,000 pilots more than a year ahead of the amendable date of the current contract. The agreement is subject to a ratification process which includes final documentation, review, and consideration by the
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Spirit AeroSystems has begun production of the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) first production P-8A aircraft. Spirit started production on the 737 military derivative in October. With major assembly now underway, the first unit is scheduled to deliver to Boeing in early 2016. The P-8A program is using a first-in-industry production process and its existing
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Joramco and flydubai have signed a long-term contract to provide the Dubai-based carrier with airframe maintenance solutions for its fleet of 50 Next-Generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft that are due for scheduled maintenance services up until December 2017. These maintenance services include C checks, EIS (Entry Into Service) and lease hand backs for flydubai’s entire fleet.
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GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) took delivery of the 500th Boeing airplane. The Next-Generation 737-800 will be leased to Kenya Airways and is the 401st 737 delivered to GECAS. “This is a major milestone in our 20-year association with Boeing,” said Norm Liu, President and CEO, GECAS. “We are proud to take delivery of our
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