16 December 2015

Rolls-Royce to lose Tony Wood during 2016 restructuring

As a consequence of Rolls-Royce setting about a major restructuring of the Company, the current aerospace president, Tony Wood, who has been with Rolls Royce for 15 years, will be leaving, though who has agreed to stay on into 2016 to help with the transition. From the 1st January, Rolls-Royce’s principal activities will be consolidated […]

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Zetta Jet expands fleet with purchase of one Global 6000 Business Jet

Zetta Jet has purchased a Global 6000 ultra-long-range aircraft with options for four additional Global 6000 business jets. If all options are exercised, the transactions are valued at approximately US$318m, based on 2015 list prices for standard-equipped aircraft. The aircraft will operate out of the company’s Asian hub in Singapore and will join Zetta Jet’s

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Bombardier welcomes Arab Wings and Iraq Gate to Family of CRJ Series aircraft customers

Amman, Jordan-based Arab Wings, and its joint venture partner Iraq Gate of Arasat, Baghdad, are new CRJ Series aircraft owners and operators. Iraq Gate commenced service in March 2015 with its first CRJ200 aircraft, adding two more in recent months. Iraq Gate will initially operate the aircraft, which were acquired by Arab Wings from a

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EVA Air signs lease agreements for four new B787-9s and two B787-10s with ALC

EVA Air (Taiwan) and Air Lease Corporation (ALC) signed long term lease agreements for four new B787-9s and two new B787-10s. These aircraft are from ALC’s Dreamliner order book with Boeing and will deliver from mid-2018 through early 2020. These placements will bring the number of new Boeing widebody aircraft that EVA Air will lease

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Air Lease Corporation signs lease agreement for one Boeing 737-800 with Far Eastern Air Transport

Air Lease Corporation signed a long term lease agreement with Far Eastern Air Transport (FEAT), an international airline based in Taipei, Taiwan, for one Boeing 737-800. The aircraft is presently on lease to a European carrier since early 2012 and will deliver to FEAT in June 2016. This is ALC’s second 737 lease placement with

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HEICO Corporation reports record net income for fourth quarter of fiscal 2015

HEICO CORPORATION reported that net income increased 19% to US$38.3m in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, up from US$32.1m in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014. Net income in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 includes a benefit of approximately US$1.7m, from a net reduction in accrued contingent consideration and impairment losses related to

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N3 Engine Overhaul Services starts to overhaul A350 XWB engines in 2016

N3 Engine Overhaul Services (N3), the joint enterprise of Lufthansa Technik AG and Rolls-Royce plc. for servicing and repairing large aircraft engines, will begin overhauling the latest Rolls-Royce engine, the Trent XWB, which powers the Airbus A350 XWB, from autumn 2016. Parent companies Lufthansa Technik and Rolls-Royce reached this agreement based on Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s

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