Embraer Executive Jets named Jay Beever as Vice President Interior Design adding to the Company’s growing team of engineers and designers at its headquarters in Melbourne, FL. Beever is well known in the business aviation and automotive industries for his interior work for high-end, luxury products at Gulfstream Aerospace and Ford Motor Company. Beever’s work
Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) announced the purchase of 10 Bombardier Q400s and four Dash 8-100 aircraft from the Marfin Investment Group (MIG). NAC have also secured an 11 year operating lease agreement for the 10 Q400s and a five year operating lease on the four Dash 8-100s with Olympic Air of Greece. With this latest
TASS announced the EASA granting of large and small Rotorcraft on its expanding DOA capabilities. ‘We are very pleased with the granting of Rotorcraft by EASA says John Brom, COO of TASS.
Embraer has delivered the first two EMBRAER 190 jets to the Ukrainian Aviation Group Alliance (UAG). The aircraft will be operated by Dniproavia, on behalf of AeroSvit, both of which are members of the UAG, mainly serving the airline’s international regional network from its Kiev Boryspil (KBP) hub. Three other E-Jets are scheduled for delivery
Boeing released that the Federal Aviation Administration has added its Boeing South Carolina operations to the Boeing Commercial Airplanes production certificate, PC 700. The production certificate allows the company to produce and sell commercial airplanes. The certificate is issued once an airplane manufacturer has demonstrated to the FAA that its facilities and quality management system
ICBC Financial Leasing Co. (ICBC Leasing), signed a deal for 10 Legacy 650 large executive jets, including five firm orders and five options, with Harbin Embraer Aircraft Industry Co., (HEAI), Embraer’s joint-venture with Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). Deliveries are scheduled to begin at the end of 2013. The order makes ICBC Leasing the
Southwest Airlines (LUV) announced that Aircraft Maintenance Technicians (AMT) from Southwest Airlines, represented by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA), and AirTran Airways, represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Local 528, voted to ratify their Seniority Integration Agreement. This agreement integrates the two groups’ seniority lists. Southwest Airlines finalized closing of the acquisition
GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. released that its Board of Directors elected Paulo Sergio Kakinoff as the Company’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), as of July 2nd, 2012. He will replace Constantino de Oliveira Junior who currently holds this position.
Embraer S.A. and Zodiac Aerospace reached an agreement to set up a joint venture to manufacture cabin interior parts for the EMBRAER 170/190 family of jets. This jointly operated manufacturing facility will be located in Mexico and reinforces a long-time successful partnership between Embraer and Zodiac Aerospace. “This facility in Mexico will be used to
In the largest aircraft purchase in private aviation history, NetJets, a Berkshire Hathaway company and the worldwide leader in private aviation, announced it will add up to 425 new aircraft to its worldwide fleet under purchase agreements with Cessna and Bombardier. The transaction has a total value of $9.6bn and launches the new NetJets Signature
