Delta CEO Ed Bastian outlined the importance of the airline’s maintenance, repair and overhaul business to its long-term future at the annual MRO Americas conference in Atlanta. The business is expected to generate close to US$1 billion in revenue this year, he said, and is on a path to double that figure over the next […]
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During this year’s MRO Americas trade-show and conference, CAVU Aerospace announced their intent to develop a component repair station based in Phoenix, Arizona led by industry veteran, Roy Hyde, former President & CEO of a tier one FAA repair station. The announcement confirms CAVU’s commitment to growth and this additional repair offering will further expand
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Airbus shareholders passed all resolutions at its 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM), including the appointment of Guillaume Faury as an Executive Member of the Board of Directors for three years. At a Board Meeting immediately following the AGM, Guillaume Faury was formally appointed Airbus Chief Executive Officer (CEO), replacing outgoing CEO Tom Enders whose Board
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AAR will be extending its PW2000 engine support contract with MTU Maintenance for another five years. AAR will be supplying PW2000 parts to support MTU, which is one of the largest engine overhaul providers in the world. MTU has recently said they have won contracts valued at more than US$700 million and remains committed to
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Air Europa has selected Collins Aerospace Systems to provide a decade of exclusive nacelle MRO services support for the Boeing 787 including lease/exchange services. This long-term agreement extends an existing 10-year service agreement between the two companies where Collins Aerospace will carry on supporting the Airbus A330, Boeing 737, ATR 72 and Embraer E-195 operated
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The British Business General Aviation Association has elected Aoife O’Sullivan, Partner and co-founder of The Air Law Firm, as its new Chair and Alex Durand, CEO of aircraft charter and management company SaxonAir as Vice Chair, a new role, effective immediately. O’Sullivan takes over from Marwan Khalek who has held the position for eight years.
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AerFin, which specialises in aircraft end-of-life services, and BP Aero, the full-service aviation solutions provider, have agreed to a new long-term engine support contract. The contract will support CFM56 and CF34 engine part overhaul at BP Aero’s facilities in in Irving, Texas. Attention will be paid to repairing Aerfin’s extensive inventory of CF34 parts, in
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Arctic Aviation Asset Ltd, the parent company of the Norwegian Group (Norwegian) which includes Norwegian Air Shuttle, and which is responsible for aircraft financing, leasing and ownership, has struck a deal with Airbus SE to postpone delivery of a number of aircraft. With Norwegian now looking to transition from expansion to profitability, the postponement of
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JetBlue Airways has released its preliminary traffic results for March 2019. Traffic in March increased 7.9% from March 2018, on a capacity increase of 12.6%. Load factor for March 2019 was 85.3%, a decrease of 3.7 points from March 2018.
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GA Telesis has reported the first sale and leaseback (SLB) on four Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) with a major Eurasian Airline. The three Airbus A320 and one A330 APUs will be on a long-term operating lease with the carrier. While GA Telesis has transacted on hundreds of APUs in its history, this was its first-ever
