The first Airbus A350-900 for Ethiopian Airlines is taking shape on the Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France. Ethiopian Airlines will be the first African A350 XWB operator when it takes delivery of the aircraft next year. Ethiopian Airlines will operate 14 A350 XWB of which 12 are directly purchased from Airbus and two
Unison Industries signed a 10-year Material Services Agreement with Qatar Airways in support of the airline’s unprecedented fleet growth rate. The agreement extends through 2024 and covers external Unison new parts and component repairs for all engine lines in the Qatar Airways fleet which includes the CF6, CFM, V2500, GEnx, GE90 and GP7200.
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) and Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI), have signed an agreement to enter into a long term strategic partnership. Through a power by the hour scheme, AFI KLM E&M will support Saudia Airlines with Boeing 777 and 787 Aircraft Components and will further assist SAEI to
Etihad Airways has expanded its strategic cooperation with Air France-KLM through a several hundred million US dollar component maintenance agreement for its Boeing 777 fleet. The 10-year deal, effective February 2016, provides Etihad Airways and its equity partners with access to an extensive global pool of components offered by Air France KLM maintenance arm Air
STTS, a specialist in painting & sealing of airline, military and VIP aircraft, belonging to the French group Finaero, announces the launch of a purpose built paint hangar at Dubai South. In order to offer its customers greater proximity, STTS is investing in a US$34m project that will accommodate a wide body painting bay at
Emirates signed a $16 billion (USD) OnPointSM solution agreement with GE Aviation for the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of the GE9X engines that will power the airline’s fleet of 150 Boeing 777X aircraft over a period of 12 years. This is Emirates’ largest single engine MRO contract to date. Emirates also signed a 12-year
One of Turkey’s leading low-cost carriers, Pegasus Airlines, has signed an eight-year Time & Materials Support agreement with CFM International to cover a total of 90 shop visits for the CFM56-7B engines powering its fleet of Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The agreement, which also includes the purchase for four spare engines, is valued at US$500m at
Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, has extended its agreement for maintenance of the auxiliary power units (APUs) equipping its six Airbus A330s with AFI KLM E&M. The services covered by the contract will be provided by EPCOR, the AFI KLM E&M subsidiary specializing in APU support, which is been approved by OEM
Boeing and Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, announced an order for 75 737 MAX 8 airplanes at the 2015 Dubai Airshow. The announcement marks the largest order in Jet Airways’ history and supports the airline’s replacement strategy to have the most modern and environmentally progressive airplane fleet. The order, previously attributed to an unidentified
Dubai-based aircraft management company Titan Aviation Group has signed an Eagle Service Plan (ESP Program) agreement with Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) on behalf of a private company which owns a new Bell 429 helicopter. The ESP Program is an optional pay-per-hour engine maintenance plan designed for corporate and general aviation operators of select Pratt
