Brazil’s second-largest airline, Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA (GOL), has confirmed it is to receive a cash injection of approaching 1 billion reals (US$251m) while simultaneously announcing that it will be cutting routes to seven cities and returning five aircraft to leasing companies in an effort to trim costs amidst a period of weak demand. […]
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West Star Aviation announces that their Grand Junction, CO, (GJT) location was authorized as an Embraer Service Center for base maintenance of Legacy 450/500 model Aircraft. This approval includes full maintenance support for authorized aircraft models and performing scheduled maintenance. West Star (GJT) was previously approved to conduct Base Maintenance on the Phenom 100/300 as
Pratt & Whitney Canada reported the latest entry into service of a full authority digital electronic control (FADEC)-equipped turboshaft engine. The newest engine to feature the system is the PW210A powering Finmeccanica’s AW169, which joins the PW210S on Sikorsky’s S-76D and the PT6C-67E on Airbus Helicopters’ H175 – the first PT6 engine to be equipped
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Vector Aerospace announced the addition of the Airbus Helicopters H130 (formerly EC130 T2) and EC130 B4 tail rotor gearbox (TGB) to its existing range of rotorcraft repair and overhaul (R&O) capabilities. Vector will offer this expanded support for the H130/EC130 from its facilities in Langley and Richmond, BC, Canada, which already offer operators worldwide a
Waypoint Leasing (Ireland), an independent global helicopter leasing company, has closed a multi-aircraft agreement with Bristow Group for the purchase and leaseback of three AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters. All three helicopters will operate offshore in crew change and limited Search and Rescue roles, on long-term contract in Guyana. Waypoint’s portfolio includes more than 120 aircraft with
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In the face of a slower global economic growth environment and increased volatility in oil and gas-related markets, the helicopter industry is reacting with a cautious outlook for near-term new purchases. In its 18th annual Turbine-Powered Civil Helicopter Purchase Outlook, Honeywell forecasts 4,300 to 4,800 civilian-use helicopters will be delivered from 2016 to 2020, roughly
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SR Technics, one of the world’s leading providers of technical solutions to airlines, is proud to announce a cooperation with S7 ENGINEERING (S7E), a part of ENGINEERING Holding, to provide Russian and CIS aircraft operators and owners with engine maintenance and on-wing services for CFM56-5B and CFM56-7B engines. The two companies signed a long-term agreement
Skyworld Aviation has arranged a long term ACMI agreement between Danish Air Transport (DAT) of Denmark and Sunrise Airways of Haiti. The aircraft, an ATR 42-320 (serial number 112), is due to start operations in early March and the contract will continue into late 2017. Sunrise Airways currently operates a fleet of three 19 seat
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In January 2016, F/LIST and Fokker Services B.V. launched a new development project for aircraft interiors. F/LIST will deliver the interior, intended for the aircraft type ARJ21-700 from Fokker’s client Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, COMAC, directly to the Dutch business by the end of 2016. Before last year’s end, F/LIST closed a contract with
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Comlux Aruba, one of the Fly Comlux operational centers, has been granted an EASA TCO (Third Country Operator) approval which will facilitate its operation, specifically on the 767-200. This approval provides the Comlux wide body with the highest standard of compliance with European Union safety standards, therefore shortening the operating approval process. The EASA TCO
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