13 September 2016

South African Government agrees to R5 billion bailout of SAA

After months of discussion following South African Airlines (SAA) request for a bailout from the standing committee on finance last year, South Africa’s Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan has announced the approval of a R5 billion going concern guarantee. This comes on top of R14 billion in guarantees already provided by the treasury. However, there are …

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Boeing and Saab reveal first two aircraft for Air Force T-X competition

Boeing and its partner Saab AB will use their two production T-X aircraft, revealed on September 13, to show the U.S. Air Force the performance, affordability, and maintainability advantages of their approach. Boeing T-X is an all-new aircraft designed specifically for the U.S. Air Force training mission, and takes advantage of the latest technologies, tools …

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Zenith Aviation to add two new Learjet 75 aircraft to its fleet

Zenith Aviation, a British charter service provider, will take delivery of two brand new Learjet 75 aircraft. The new charter aircraft are scheduled to arrive at Biggin Hill Airport at the end of September. This will mark a significant upgrade in Zenith Aviation’s aircraft charter offering following its move to offer worldwide flights alongside shorter …

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Seal Dynamics names George Congionti to Senior Vice President, Operations

Seal Dynamics, a wholly owned subsidiary of HEICO announced that George Congionti has been named Senior Vice President, Operations. In his new role, Mr. Congionti will assume responsibility for the day-to-day running of Seal Dynamics” Operations team, including Warehouse Operations, Logistics & Distribution, Quality, Environmental Health and Safety, Customer Service, IT and Product Management.

Boeing forecasts demand in China for 6,810 airplanes

Boeing projects a demand for 6,810 new airplanes in China over the next 20 years. Boeing released its annual China Current Market Outlook (CMO) on September 13, in Beijing, estimating the total value of those new airplanes at US$1.025 trillion. China becomes the first trillion dollar aviation market in Boeing’s forecast. “As China transitions to …

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Ground-breaking ceremony at EDM’s new £1.3m facility

EDM, a leading global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, officially started the construction work on EDM’s new £1.3m manufacturing facility, in a turf-cutting ceremony at the company’s headquarters in Newton Heath, east Manchester. The 18,000 ft² structure is being built to meet the demands of the company’s rapidly increasing …

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HAECO Landing Gear Services completes first Boeing 777-300ER landing gear overhaul in China

Taikoo (Xiamen) Landing Gear Services, has announced that the company recently completed the first landing gear overhaul for a Boeing 777-300ER in China. This achievement marks a significant milestone in the development of the company’s capability as the landing gear ship set for the -300ER variant is vastly different in terms of design to other …

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Avtrade completes purchases of Airbus A320-200 aircraft

Avtrade has reported the continuance of its aircraft acquisition programme with the purchase of a serviceable Airbus A320-200 aircraft MSN 285. Purchased complete with CFM56-5A engines, the disassembly of the ex- Air France A320 aircraft will bolster Avtrade’s multi-million dollar inventory of Airbus components used to service more than 800 airlines worldwide. Components will be …

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