CFM is the only engine manufacturer to gain dual original certification from both agencies, rather one lead agency issuing a type certification and the second agency validating that certification. This reflects CFM’s dual design and production structure which has been so successful for more than 40 years. The LEAP-1A flew for the first time on
Only two days after two bomb threats were responsible for the diversion of two Air France planes bound for France from the US, a plane belonging to Polish airline LOT was forced to divert and land at Burgas Airport in Bulgaria while en route to Hurghada in Egypt from Warsaw in Poland. “The plane landed
TransDigm Group and Breeze-Eastern signed a definitive merger agreement providing for Breeze-Eastern to become an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of TransDigm. TransDigm and Breeze-Eastern both design, manufacture and supply highly engineered aircraft components. Under the terms of the agreement, a subsidiary of TransDigm will commence a tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of
The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority has approved the transaction in which Finnair transfers 60% of the shares in Nordic Regional Airlines AB to StaffPoint Holding Oy and Kilco Oy. Upon completion of the sale, StaffPoint’s ownership in the joint venture will be 45%, Kilco’s 15% and Finnair’s 40%. The transaction is expected to close
Delta Air Lines intends to acquire up to an additional 32% of the outstanding capital stock of Grupo Aeromexico S.A.B. de C.V. (AEROMEX.MX) through a cash tender offer for MXP$43.59 per share. This investment will strengthen the airlines’ partnership and provide more travel options for customers in the U.S. and Mexico. Currently, Delta owns approximately
Rolls-Royce released that TAP Portugal selected the Trent 7000 engine to power 14 Airbus A330-900neo aircraft. The aircraft will join TAP Portugal’s fleet as part of its fleet renewal announced by the airline’s new majority owner Atlantic Gateway. The new aircraft order replaces the previous order for 12 A350-900 aircraft.
The Hungarian airline Wizz Air has contracted Lufthansa Technik Budapest (LTB) to provide line maintenance services for its fleet at the Budapest and Debrecen locations. The agreement comes into force in February 2016 and includes Wizz Air’s eight Airbus A320 aircraft stationed in Budapest. Lufthansa Technik Budapest will carry out the maintenance at the two
L-3 Aviation Products and Thomas Global Systems announced at NBAA that they have signed an alliance agreement to cooperate in the development of certain CRT-to-LCD display upgrade products that eliminate CRT-related maintenance costs, downtime and obsolescence issues, while providing a cost-effective growth path for cockpit upgrades. “L-3 is delighted to be working with Thomas Global,
Those responsible for instigating laws in the European Union (EU) are demanding new measures in order to protect and enhance the position of the EU transportation economy. As a consequence the European Parliament, which is based in Brussels, has just passed a resolution by 428-149 votes which wants to see all airlines playing on a
Boeing delivered two 747-8 Freighters to AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group, and one of the leading international scheduled air cargo carriers. The airplanes are the first to be delivered as part of a memorandum of understanding, signed between Boeing and Volga-Dnepr Group at the Paris Air Show in June 2015. The deal calls
