American Airlines will more than double its 787 Dreamliner fleet with a new order for 47 of the super-efficient airplane plus 28 options. This new order of 47 787s makes American Airlines the largest 787 customer in the Western Hemisphere. American originally ordered 42 787 Dreamliners and has been using the airplanes to open new […]
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StandardAero has signed a 20-year Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Rolls-Royce to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for the AE 2100, AE 1107 and T56 Series IV engine models through the year 2038. The MOA, with a projected value exceeding US$15 bn over the twenty year period, designates StandardAero as the primary provider
Avianor has been awarded a contract for the dismantling of nine Airbus A310 aircraft. While not part of its regular business of cabin integration and heavy maintenance, Avianor was approached by a long-time client for assistance and agreed to provide the needed support to dismantle these aircraft. Once dismantled, the remaining parts of the fuselage
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Delta Airlines has confirmed that as a result of an online security breach, the payment card details of “several hundreds of thousands” of its customers may have been compromised as a result of a malware attack. The breach, which occurred last fall, was announced today (Thursday) and the airline has admitted that the breach may
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MRO service provider SR Technics has successfully closed a US$110m senior multicurrency revolving credit facility (RCF) in cooperation with a group of leading Swiss banks. The RCF contains the option to increase to US$150m. SR Technics is ready to seize the current strong momentum in the MRO market and is exploring opportunities to expand its
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JetBlue Airways has selected the Geared Turbofan™ (GTF) engine to power an additional 45 Airbus A320neo family aircraft. With the airline’s previous order of 40 GTF-powered A320neo family aircraft, JetBlue has now committed to 85 GTF-powered aircraft, including both A320neo and A321neo models. Pratt & Whitney will also provide JetBlue with engine maintenance through a
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FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has recently signed the agreement with WOW Air (Iceland low-cost carrier) for base maintenance services. This week, WOW Air came to FL Technics facilities for the base maintenance projects of the first two Airbus A321. WOW Air is an Icelandic low-cost carrier
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Cadence Aerospace, a provider of highly complex aerospace components and assemblies to commercial and defense customers, has appointed Robert J. (Bob) Saia as Senior Vice President, Business Development. In this role, Saia will lead the company’s business development team to meet customer requirements and identify new market opportunities to execute the strategic business plan for
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A new facility has been developed in Michigan to help the Aerospace industry with specialist testing requirements. Developed and operated by Drive System Design Inc, the North American subsidiary of UK-based driveline engineering consultancy Drive System Design, the facility will offer a unique approach to the design, test and development of various sub-systems in the
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Singapore Airlines has chosen Lufthansa Technik’s GuideU 1000-Series emergency floor path marking system to be installed into its new Boeing 787-10 fleet. A total of 49 aircraft of this type are scheduled to be delivered to Singapore’s flag carrier since the first quarter of 2018. Singapore Airlines already relies on GuideU for its Airbus A350
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