Willis Lease Finance Corporation released that Aloha Airlines has joined the North American engine sharing agreement. Members in the pooling arrangement include American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, WestJet and Alaska Airlines covering CFM56-7B engines used to power Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft. The North American pool, now with the addition of Aloha Airlines, represents over 500
AirTran Airways released that Stan Gadek, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will leave the company effective April 30, 2008, after eight years of service to the airline. AirTran Airways management and its board of directors have already started a search for his successor.
BaySys recently received issuance of STC ST02506NY for multiple interior modifications on the Boeing 737-300 Aircraft. The airline-to-VIP interior modification project encompassed installation of VIP conference and seating areas, including cabinetry, tables, divans and four-place VIP seating, in-seat power installation, multiple in-flight entertainment and cabin management upgrades, heavy maintenance check, and exterior paint completion. The
AAR CORP. has received an order to provide containerized roll-in/out platforms (CROP) for the U.S. Army, valued at $28 million. The specialized equipment, which is used primarily to transport ammunition, will be manufactured by AAR SUMMA Technology in Cullman, Alabama through June 2009. The order was placed as part of a five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity
Revima APU, a joint venture company between Hamilton Sundstrand and EADS Sogerma, shipped a total of 696 Auxiliary Power Unit repairs in 2007, up from 516 in 2006. Revima APU also received three international certifications to repair a wide variety of Auxiliary Power Units (APUs), employed on the world’s most- flown aircraft, including European (EASA)
Embraer has released its projections for commercial air traffic demand in the Asia Pacific region and China over the next 20 years (2008-2027) during the Singapore Airshow 2008. Asia Pacific will grow at an annual rate of 5.3 percent and, particularly, China at 7.5 percent, which are well above the projected world average of 4.9
Aerospace Products International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Aviation Services and Dassault Falcon Jet announced the launch of a Logistics Services Program to support Dassault Falcon Jet customers operating in China. The Logistics Services Program will be based at API
Marc Newell has been named Western Regional Sales Director for bmi, the UK’s second largest scheduled airline. In his new position, Newell is responsible for key sales, marketing efforts and development of business strategies to maintain more than 150 accounts throughout the West. His sales territory includes the following states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho,
Reduced A380 transition training for A320 Family, A330 or A340 qualified pilots has been jointly approved by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA). The latest approval was obtained for the transition training from A320 Family aircraft to the A380 on 7th February 2008. This means that, for example, a
Bombardier Aerospace released that the Challenger 300 and Challenger 605 business jets have received Type Certification from the Ag
