Air New Zealand has revealed a new Economy seat design at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg to be introduced on the airline’s Airbus A320/A321neo (new engine option) fleet. The airline has worked with UK aerospace seating company Acro Aircraft Seating on the slim-line design, a key feature of which is wider seats. The window
Lufthansa Technik is about to re-deliver a completed Airbus ACJ319 to its owner, an undisclosed VIP customer from the Greater China region. The completion has been performed by Lufthansa Technik’s VIP & Special Mission Aircraft Services Division in exclusive cooperation with the bespoke division of Hermès, Paris, renowned for its expertise in made to measure
Air Transport Services Group reported that its subsidiaries have acquired two Boeing 737-400 aircraft and will convert them to freighter configuration for lease to China-based Okay Airways. ATSG West Leasing, an aircraft leasing company based in Ireland and a wholly owned ATSG subsidiary, has acquired and will lease the aircraft to Okay in late 2017
AAR has been awarded a multi-year component support contract from ASL Aviation Holdings. The new contract for power-by-the-hour support for ASL Group’s airlines includes component support and repair for approximately 100 passenger and cargo aircraft, including ATR aircraft. AAR will support the contract with inventory purchased from ASL subsidiary ACLAS Global, which will be incorporated
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has approved Lufthansa Technik as maintenance station for Airbus A319 aircraft. This new approval enables the company to perform line and heavy maintenance services as well as cabin refurbishments on Chinese B-registered Airbus A319 aircraft. The approval has been obtained in line with the first A319ACJ base maintenance
Ameco’s business jets service is growing at a brisk pace. The Air China and Lufthansa’s MRO joint venture gained more workload in the first quarter of this year to that of last year and it also completed China’s first heavy maintenance on an A319 business jet. Ameco has been providing maintenance and modifications on large-scale
HAECO Private Jet Solutions has invested in three dimensional (3D) printing capability, enabling the company to provide customers with miniature 3D models of their unique cabin industrial designs to scale. HAECO PJS’ introduction of the new 3D printing capability builds on the existing comprehensive portfolio of cabin services for private and business jet owners including
SR Technics has completed the 200th aircraft for easyJet at its Malta facility. The landmark aircraft from easyJet departed from Malta International Airport for Geneva, Switzerland. Brendan McConnellogue, Head of Base and Line Maintenance at easyJet comments: “We are pleased to continue our long standing relationship with SR Technics in Malta and the successful delivery
HAECO Private Jet Solutions (HAECO PJS) has signed a co-operation agreement with COMAC’s Shanghai Aircraft Design and Research Institute (COMAC) to provide cabin industrial design services on the ARJ21 platform. HAECO PJS will provide both cabin industrial design services and concept drawings to COMAC to facilitate the aircraft manufacturer offering the ARJ21 platform to corporate,
Comlux Completion, the Completion and Service Center of the Comlux Group has signed two new projects, one Global 6000 and one BBJ, with repeat customers based in Asia. Both projects are for major refurbishments and will be performed in the Indianapolis facility. After a busy schedule in 2016 with not only multiple VIP completions (1
