As part of its strategic plan to grow and search for new and exciting markets, Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has gained UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) CAR 21 Design approval. This approval compliments the EASA Part 21J Design Organisation Approval (DOA) already held by MAEL. Achieving this is a significant milestone for the Company
CFM International has continued to evolve its successful TRUEngine program by most recently creating a unique Content Assurance Guarantee (CAG) for subsequent buyers of qualified CFM56 engines. The CAG was launched in response to customer requests for more assurance of asset value upon the sale of a qualified CFM56 engine. With this guarantee, customers who
Commsoft, developers of a leading aviation engineering and maintenance system, announced that Australian regional operator, Brindabella Airlines, is to join the growing list of users of its Open Aviation Strategic Engineering System (OASES). The agreement also covers the fleet of Brindabella’s sister company, Aeropelican Air Services; both companies being a part of Business Air Holdings
Embraer’s entry-level Phenom 100 executive jet recently received the Validation of Type Certificate issued by Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). “Embraer has been strengthening its market position in China’s executive aviation market over the past few years,” said Guan Dongyuan, President of Embraer China. “CAAC’s certificate for the Phenom 100 is great news for
Qantas and Emirates announced a new global aviation partnership. Under the agreement signed on September 6th by Emirates President Tim Clark and Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce, Qantas will move its hub for European flights to Dubai and enter an extensive commercial relationship with Emirates. The 10-year partnership will go beyond codesharing and includes integrated
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings announced that its Atlas Air unit has won a U.S. Air Force contract to train the aircrews of Air Force One. Under the five-year, fixed-price contract, crews for the Air Force One, a modified version of the Boeing 747-200, will receive ground and flight-simulator training at Atlas Air’s training center in
AAR has received design approvals from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), Europe’s airworthiness authority, to perform custom interior modifications for Boeing 717-200 aircraft operated by a startup European airline. AAR’s design modifies the 717-200 aircraft from a two-class configuration into a high-density one-class configuration. The modification also
Airbus’ latest Global Market Forecast (GMF) identifies a need for some 28,200 passenger and freighter aircraft (of 100 seats or more) between 2012 and 2031 worth nearly $4.0 trillion, reconfirming an upward trend in the pace of new aircraft deliveries. Of these over 27,350 will be passenger aircraft valued at $ 3.7 trillion. Passenger traffic
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.’s G280 aircraft, a joint effort between Gulfstream and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), has earned type certificates from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Israel (CAAI). The certificates verify the airworthiness of the aircraft’s design and are among the final steps required before Gulfstream delivers the first
AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines, and US Airways Group announced that they have entered into a non-disclosure agreement (“NDA”), under which the companies have agreed to exchange certain confidential information and, in close collaboration with AMR’s Unsecured Creditors Committee, to work in good faith to evaluate a potential combination. The companies do
