21 January 2020

Airbus expands European A321 production capacity to now include Toulouse facility

With production of the wide-body A380 jet coming to a close in the near future and just five remaining aircraft due for delivery, Airbus has turned its attention to expanding production facilities for the increasingly popular A321 Family narrow-body jet. The European planemaker has revealed plans to convert its Toulouse A380 line into a ‘digitally-enabled’ […]

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SAS

SAS and Willis Lease execute ConstantAccess agreement covering the airline’s Airbus A340 fleet

Willis Lease Finance has entered into a ConstantAccess™ agreement with Scandinavian Airlines System, whereby Willis Lease will guarantee availability of CFM56-5C engines to cover requirements due to both planned and unplanned removals of engines powering the airline’s fleet of eight A340 aircraft. “Over the next 36 months, as we transition into our new fleet of

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Christophe Bruneau named Vice President of Military Engines division at Safran Aircraft Engines

As Vice President in charge of Safran Aircraft Engines’ Military Engines division, Christophe Bruneau will be responsible for military engine production and support, especially the M88 fighter engine, in export markets. He is also in charge of coordinating research and technology work on the engine that will power the new-generation fighter in Europe’s Future Combat

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U.S. Federal Aviation Administration certifies update to Garmin G5000 avionics suite

Bombardier has released that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has certified the latest update to the Garmin G5000 avionics suite aboard Learjet aircraft. The upgrade will be incorporated on new Learjet aircraft deliveries. In a few months’ time, the new Garmin G5000 avionics suite will also be a standard feature on Bombardier’s newest Learjet,

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GA Telesis acts as structuring agent for acquisition and financing of ten Boeing aircraft

GA Telesis (GAT) has acted as structuring agent for the successful acquisition and financing of ten Boeing aircraft for a major U.S. Airline. GAT, as structuring agent, negotiated the purchase and arranged the financing from a U.S. bank to fund the transaction. “This transaction was a great opportunity for our experienced team to identify, structure,

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Farnborough Airport announces record air traffic movements for third consecutive year

For the full year 2019, Farnborough Airport saw a year-on-year increase in air traffic movements of 5.3%. For December 2019, the airport recorded an 11.6% increase in movements for the month, with initial forecasts indicating this positive trend is set to continue in 2020. Specifically, air traffic movements to and from the U.S. experienced significant

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Ideagen’s Q-Pulse, Q-Pulse Risk and Academy will be rolled out across all ExecuJet MRO sites globally

Dassault-owned, ExecuJet MRO Services, is to roll out several software applications from Ideagen across its global operations to standardize a series of processes as it prepares for a three year growth project. Q-Pulse, Q-Pulse Risk and Academy will handle processes associated with quality, safety, risk and training across ExecuJet MRO Services’global sites. Ideagen’s software will

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