ITA, the new national airline of Italy, has agreed to lease 31 new ALC aircraft consisting of 15 A220s, two A320neos, nine A321neos, and five A330-900neos on long-term lease from ALC’s orderbook with Airbus. The 31 aircraft will deliver to the airline progressively beginning in the second half of 2022 through early 2025. In addition to […]
AerDragon Aviation Leasing has signed a TrueChoiceTM overhaul agreement with GE at the 13th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition. The agreement covers time and materials required to overhaul eight CFM56-5B engines installed on four A320ceo aircraft, which were delivered to AerDragon’s lessee customers and entered service in 2009 and 2010. This agreement will be fulfilled
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MRO service provider SR Technics has announced that Anisa Diwakar has joined its business development team as Head of Parts Repair Customer Services. Diwakar started with SR Technics in 2014 as Account Manager Engines, responsible for execution and integration of engine MRO contracts for the CFM56-7B/-5B and PW4000. She successfully managed several key accounts and
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Vallair, the mature aircraft asset specialist dedicated to the support of both operators and lessors, and launch customer of the A321 freighter conversion (A321F), has delivered its third Airbus A321 freighter, bearing serial number 1017. This aircraft follows two Airbus A321Fs already delivered by Vallair that are presently in operation: MSN835 delivered in October 2020
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Astronics Corporation, a leading provider of advanced technologies for global aerospace, defense and other mission-critical industries, has been awarded a US$19 million order from Collins Aerospace (Collins) for business jet connectivity equipment to be delivered in 2022. The order is a follow-on to the approximately US$11 million order announced in February 2021. The growing fleet
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US-Bangla Airlines, the Dhaka, Bangladesh-based carrier, has appointed global aviation services group ACC Aviation as remarketing agent to dispose of three de Havilland Dash 8-Q400 turboprops. The aircraft (MSN 4034, 4044 and MSN 4058) all built in the early 2000s, will be disposed of, along with an extensive list of DHC8-Q400 spares and components as a packaged transaction. Leveraging its extensive
United Airlines has confirmed that 593 of its employees who are currently refusing to abide by its vaccine mandate will have their contracts terminated if proof of vaccination is not produced by next Monday. “This was an incredibly difficult decision but keeping our team safe has always been our first priority,” Chief Executive Scott Kirby
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Boeing will continue assuring the C-17 Globemaster III’s worldwide mission readiness through a follow-on contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense, valued at up to US$23.8 billion including potential options and incentives over ten years. The program is currently funded through September 2024 with a Phase I award of US$3.5 billion. Under the agreement,
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The Italian aircraft and engine-parts manufacturer Piaggio Aerospace and the French company Safran Helicopter Engines have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to cooperate on the production of the Ardiden 3 aero engine family. The agreement covers the manufacture of critical parts for the variants of the Ardiden 3 family, both for turbopropulsor (Ardiden 3TP)
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Air France has received its first A220-300 aircraft from an order of 60 aircraft of the type, the largest A220 order from a European carrier. The aircraft was delivered from Airbus’ final assembly line in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada and officially unveiled to the public during a ceremony held at Paris Charles-De-Gaulle Airport. The renewal of
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