Heike Tamm

Philip Scruggs Chief Commercial Officer of AerCap to retire

AerCap has released that Philip Scruggs, President and Chief Commercial Officer, will retire in March 2021 and that Peter Anderson will take over as Chief Commercial Officer. During his 26-year career with AerCap, Scruggs has held a number of positions within the company — lawyer, leasing executive, Chief Commercial Officer and President. Over the past […]

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Airbus sites gear-up for A321XLR’s major component assembly phase

Industrialization and parts production for the first A321XLR is underway across Airbus sites and its wider supply chain, paving the way for the major component assembly of the first forward fuselage, center and rear fuselage sections and the wings, to begin in 2021. By the start of this year, a large proportion of the engineering

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APOC Aviation strikes landing gear exchange deal with Avion Express Malta

APOC Aviation’s specialist landing gear division has concluded its first landing gear deal with Avion Express Malta, the Maltese-based ACMI and aircraft leasing operator.  A freshly overhauled A321-200 from stock replaced its ran-out gear which APOC took in exchange. With several A320 family and B737NG assets already out on lease, or in active exchange programs,

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Avianor and Kenya Airways collaborate on Boeing 787 cargo conversion

Kenya Airways (KQ), Kenya’s national carrier, and Montreal-based Avianor, a leader in MRO, integration and interior finishing of commercial and military aircraft, have reached an agreement to collectively repurpose Kenya Airways’ aircraft cabins into cargo transportation on the Boeing 787. The repurposed cabins have been certified to carry up to 16 tons of cargo, potentially

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VSE Aviation signs five-year distribution agreement with Triumph Systems & Support

VSE Aviation has entered into an exclusive five-year distribution agreement with Triumph Systems & Support as part of its new Aviation Landing Gear initiative. The agreement, which took effect in January, has a total estimated value of approximately US$100 million over five years. Under the terms of the agreement, VSE will be the exclusive distributor

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SR Technics VIP Consultancy Services Team delivers Boeing 787 VIP aircraft

SR Technics VIP Consultancy Services Team has delivered a Boeing 787 VIP aircraft from a renowned VIP completion center. The aircraft was handed over to the customer in December 2020 with the assistance of the SR Technics program management team and in close cooperation with the customer and the completion center. The services and work

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SATENA optimizes fleet support with ATR Global Maintenance Agreement

ATR and SATENA have signed a Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA) covering onsite stock, standard exchange, line replaceable unit repair and propeller blades. For SATENA, an existing ATR operator, this is the first time it has chosen ATR’s GMA for its fleet support. Owned and managed by the Colombian Air Force, SATENA provides essential connectivity throughout

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