IAE announced that it has signed a Fleet Hour Agreement (FHA) with United Airlines effective January 1, 2012. The seven-year contract includes IAE’s V2500 engines installed on 152 existing Airbus A320 and A319 aircraft.
China Eastern Airlines has strengthened its strategic relationship with Honeywell, signing several agreements that will enhance the safety, efficiency and performance of its growing narrow-body fleet, while lowering overall cost of ownership. Honeywell will provide wheels and brakes for new and existing Boeing 737 NG aircraft, as well as an avionics package and 131-9 auxiliary
Aircraft maintenance provider, Monarch Aircraft Engineering, has signed a line maintenance technical handling agreement with Alitalia. With immediate effect, Monarch Aircraft Engineering’s team will provide full maintenance support for the Italian based airline’s low cost carrier, AirOne, who will operate Airbus A320 aircraft three times a day into London Gatwick.
GMF AeroAsia has chosen A J Walter Aviation to provide integrated consumables management, to support the growing GMF maintenance programme for B737NG aircraft. AJW will position a spares consignment with GMF in Jakarta for replenishment on demand with payment on consumption.
China based ICBC Leasing has selected a comprehensive suite of Rockwell Collins’ communication, navigation and surveillance avionics as baseline for up to 42 new Airbus A320 aircraft. Deliveries of these aircraft are expected to commence later this year. BOC Aviation has selected Rockwell Collins avionics as baseline, including its WXR-2100 MultiScan Threat Detection System and
Asiana Airlines, one of Korea’s flagship carriers and a member of the Star Alliance, will continue to rely on Lufthansa Technik for the next ten years: the two companies have extended and significantly expanded their existing Total Component Support TCS agreement for the airline’s fleet of Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 aircraft. The agreement covers component
On the occasion of the Singapore Airshow, the European turboprop manufacturer ATR and Fokker Services Asia announced the signature of an agreement covering airframe maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services of ATR aircraft operating in South East Asia at the Fokker Services Asia facilities in Singapore. ATR aims to provide its operators with a worldwide
The Federal Air Transportation Agency of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation has granted the business jets line and base maintenance company FL Technics Jets, the certificate to serve aircraft registered in the Russian Federation. According to the certificate, FL Technics Jets can now provide line and base maintenance services for business jets in
Tom Enders, CEO of Airbus, Chang Cheow Teck, CEO of STAerospace and Andreas Sperl, CEO of EADS EFW have signed an MoU for a strategic partnership to develop the A330 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversion programme. This agreement includes the Authorisation to Offer for EFW Marketing and Sales. STAerospace will lead the A330P2F engineering development, working with Airbus and EADS
Azerbaijan Airlines has ordered Blended Winglets for its new Boeing 767-300ER and -300Fs. Azerbaijan Airlines will have the winglets installed at Delta Tech Ops in Atlanta, GA immediately after taking delivery of these new airplanes from Boeing in Everett, WA. Additionally, one airplane, already in-service, will be modified by MNG Technic in Istanbul, Turkey. All
