21 November 2017

Jet Aviation has hosted an official groundbreaking for its new wide-body hangar project in Basel on November 21. Jet Aviation’s new 8,700 m², state-of-the-art hangar is scheduled to go operational at the end of 2018. Suitable for wide-body projects up to Boeing 747, the new hangar is being built to meet increased demand for wide-body

Chile’s Sky Airline has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a 12-year Rate Per Flight Hour (RFPH) agreement with CFM International to support the LEAP-1A engines that will power the airline’s new fleet of 21 leased Airbus A320neo aircraft. The agreement is valued at about $600 million U.S., including spare engines. The leased aircraft are

AAR has committed to significantly increasing the volume of contracted component repairs with Air New Zealand. In a 10-year agreement, AAR designated Air New Zealand’s component center as its Asia Pacific MRO of choice. This is the latest example of AAR’s commitment to grow and strengthen its partnership with Air New Zealand, the country’s flag

Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg has taken delivery of the SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) flying observatory for a scheduled C-check. The aircraft is a heavily modified Boeing 747SP and is a joint project between the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the German Aerospace Center (DLR). Coordination of the operation of SOFIA