International Aero Engines (IAE) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have signed a 10-year general- terms agreement for maintenance of V2500 engines at IAI’s BEDEK, Engine Division. The first V2500 turbofan engine which powers the Airbus A320 family has arrived on December 14 at IAI. In a ceremony held on Thursday, December 14, IAE, which is […]
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Oriens Aviation, the British Isles Pilatus Centre, has reinforced its commitment to the single engine turboprop (SET) Pilatus PC-12 and the growing SET commercial operations’ market in Europe by acquiring Avalon Aero’s business aviation MRO facility at London Biggin Hill Airport. The business will be formally renamed and inaugurated as Oriens Aviation Limited effective immediately,
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BOC Aviation has delivered three new Airbus A320ceo aircraft to Chinese carrier Zhejiang Loong Airlines, as part of a five-aircraft A320ceo lease placement to Loong Air from the Company’s orderbook, under which one was delivered in October 2017.
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Boeing and the Netherlands Ministry of Defence have signed an agreement that will upgrade six Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) Chinook helicopters to the latest F-model configuration, ensuring commonality of systems for their entire fleet of 20 F-model Chinooks. Deliveries of the six modernized Chinooks are planned to begin in 2021.The upgrade to a common
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Funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, Apollo) have signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sun Country Airlines, the largest privately-held fully independent airline in the United States, from brothers Marty and Mitch Davis. The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions, is targeted to close during
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Air Berlin subsidiary Niki is closing its flight operations, after the take-over by Lufthansa has failed. Niki has filed for insolvency and as of December 14, flights will no longer take off. The European Commission has refused to authorize the airlines’ acquisition by Germany’s largest carrier, Lufthansa. Despite offering to give up a number of
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Qazaq Air JSC of Kazakhstan and Bombardier Commercial Aircraft have signed a firm purchase agreement for two new Q400 turboprops. Based on the list price of the Q400 aircraft, the firm order is valued at approximately US$66.8m. Qazaq Air is a young, dynamically growing regional airline in Kazakhstan, 100 % of which is owned by
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StandardAero has been awarded two multi-year auxiliary power unit (APU) maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) contracts to support Yamal Airlines, a Russian-based regional operator. The contracts include a three-year agreement to provide Honeywell GTCP36-150RJ APU MRO services for Yamal’s fleet of 10 CRJ-200LR aircraft and a five-year agreement supporting Honeywell RE220 APU MRO services on
Air Canada and Air China will expand their mutual codeshare services and lounge agreement in time for the 2018 Canada-China Year of Tourism, recognizing the importance of tourism and trade between the two countries. As Air Canada and Air China work toward finalizing their planned joint venture, while satisfying both countries’ applicable regulatory conditions, the
AerSale, a global supplier of mid-life aircraft, engines, used serviceable material (USM), and MRO services, has reached an agreement with Precision Aircraft Solutions (Precision) to provide 757-200PCF freighter modifications for the company at its Goodyear, Arizona, MRO facility. Additional services provided by AerSale will include regular maintenance checks, aircraft painting, and avionics modifications. Precision currently
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