HEICO Corporation reported that its Flight Support Group has signed an agreement to acquire 80.1% of the operating units of Air Cost Control (A2C). A2C’s founders, Laurent and Laure Parelle will continue to own 19.9% of A2C. The purchase price and financial details were not disclosed. HEICO stated that it expects the acquisition to be […]
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Cargolux has signed an agreement with Lufthansa Technik focusing on increased business between the two companies. Under the terms of a new contract, Lufthansa Technik’s Airframe Related Component (ARC) unit will provide maintenance, repair and overhaul of the thrust reversers on the Cargolux fleet of Boeing 747-8 aircraft. The all-cargo airline based in Luxembourg currently
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Global aerospace and defence supply chain provider, Pattonair, has won the company’s first contract from All Nippon Airways (ANA) to support the airline’s global MRO network. Under the agreement signed this month, Pattonair will stock and supply C class parts for maintaining and repairing ANA’s Rolls-Royce Trent 1000. Using its global footprint, Pattonair will enhance
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Waypoint Leasing has committed to acquiring an additional 16 Airbus rotorcraft, adding to their fleet of more than 140 aircraft, 45 of which are manufactured by Airbus Helicopters. The agreement, for more than €100m, covers the purchase of 16 aircraft including supplementary H135s and H145s and adding the H175 for the first time to Waypoint’s
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Lease Corporation International (LCI), the aviation division of the Libra Group, has leased three Leonardo AW169 helicopters to Airlift, the Norwegian subsidiary of NHV Group. The three AW169s will be leased from LCI to support Airlift’s sea pilots transfer operations in Norway, with first deliveries are expected by the end of June this year. Airlift
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The TRUEngine program reached 15,000 engine enrollments, a 25% increase in the last year. More than 200 operators and lessors have enrolled their engines in the TRUEngine program. The TRUEngine qualification process includes the customer submitting maintenance records and a review by GE or CFM to ensure engine configuration and overhaul practices are consistent with
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In front of approximately 10,000 employees, Embraer, the Brazilian plane manufacturer rolled out the next member of the E2 family, the up to 146-seat E195-E2 at the company’s facilities in São José dos Campos. The jet is now scheduled to begin aerodynamic and performance flight tests in the first half of this year instead of
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HeliFlite announced the continued expansion of its fleet with the addition of its 10th twin engine/dual piloted helicopter, an AgustaWestland AW139. The aircraft will be finished with a luxury executive cabin, providing ample room for as many as nine VIP passengers. The aircraft will operate from the firm’s home base at Newark Liberty Airport where
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Successful integration and testing of the new Transition to Hover feature has now been completed in the AS332L/L1 Super Puma helicopter. As part of a new software change for the Universal Avionics Flight Management System (FMS), Transition to Hover is a must-have feature for any AS332L/L1 crew engaged in overwater SAR operations, where the helicopter
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Icelandair has signed a TrueChoice Transitions agreement with GE Aviation for a custom ordered CF6-80C2 spare engine. This agreement follows a TrueChoice Transition agreement between Icelandair and GE signed last year for the maintenance of CF6-80C2 engines that power the airline’s four Boeing 767 aircraft.
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