EPCOR, the AFI KLM E&M subsidiary specializing in APUs and pneumatic components, can henceforth offer its expertise and MRO services to all carriers operating aircraft in the A320 family equipped with the APS 3200 auxiliary power units (APUs) manufactured by Hamilton Sundstrand. The offer includes APU repair, maintenance and testing services, along with the supply
easyJet reported July 2012 traffic increase of 8% compared to the same period a year ago. The load factor for the month increased 0.8 points to 92.5% when compared to July 2011.
Werner Aero Services, a global leader in the aviation industry, has moved to its new Asia Pacific headquarters and logistics center in Seletar Airport. “We are proud to announce our recent move to this strategically located aviation hub in Singapore. We believe it will position us to better serve our growing customers in the region.
Newly formed aviation sales and marketing and consultancy company Emerge Aviation has signed a sales and marketing agreement with Austrian based Tyrolean Jet Services to provide sales and marketing services in the Middle East. The agreement will provide Tyrolean Jet Services coverage in the Middle Eastern territory giving greater exposure to their aircraft management and
AerData B.V., the provider of software and services for the aviation industry announces the signing of a 5 year agreement with GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), one of the leading aircraft and engine lessors, for STREAM Digital Aircraft Records software. STREAM is used by airlines, lessors and MROs to manage scanned aircraft and engine records.
B/E Aerospace reported second quarter 2012 revenues of $768.1m an increased $159.2m as compared with the same period of the prior year. Pro forma revenue growth, giving effect to all acquisitions completed during 2011 and 2012 as if they had occurred on January 1, 2011, was 17.6%. Exclusive of items, second quarter 2012 operating earnings
Air Astana has selected Pratt & Whitney’s PW4000-94″ engine for its order of three firm and one option Boeing 767-300 ER aircraft. The contract is valued at approximately $90 million. Delivery of the engines will start in 2013. Air Astana, the flag carrier of Kazakhstan, was incorporated in 2001 and is based in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
China’s Hebei Airlines acquired five more EMBRAER 190s jets to join its E-Jets fleet by the end of 2013, as announced by Embraer during the 2012 Farnborough International Airshow. The total value of the deal, at list price, is US$226m. The order has been registered in the Company’s backlog for the second quarter of the
Delta Air Lines will add 88 Boeing 717-200 aircraft to its fleet starting in 2013, an addition that will improve the efficiency of Delta’s operations and enhance the customer experience. Delta has finalized an agreement with Southwest Airlines and Boeing for the Boeing 717s, which are currently in service at Southwest subsidiary AirTran Airways. The
CIT Group, a global leader in transportation finance, and Pratt & Whitney reported from the Farnborough International Air Show that they signed a definitive agreement for 60 PurePower PW1100G engines for CIT’s order of Airbus A320neo family aircraft. This agreement follows the memorandum of understanding previously announced at the Paris Air Show in 2011. Deliveries
