Rolls-Royce and Liebherr-Aerospace announce name of power gearbox joint venture and start of operations

November 4, 2015

Rolls-Royce and Liebherr-Aerospace have named their 50:50 joint venture to develop manufacturing capability and capacity for the power gearbox for Rolls-Royce’s new UltraFan engine design. The new company, to be known as Aerospace Transmission Technologies GmbH, officially started operations at the site of Liebherr-Aerospace in Friedrichshafen last month. The initial team consists of nearly 30

ST Aerospace seals landing gear MRO contract with SAS

November 4, 2015

Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace) has sealed an eight-year contract worth approximately US$25m (approximately S$35m) with one of Scandinavia’s largest airlines, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS). Under this agreement, ST Aerospace will provide a comprehensive range of landing gear repair, overhaul and exchange services for SAS’ fleet of Boeing 737-600/700/800 and Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft. This contract extends

Wizz Air Shareholders approve proposed purchase of 110 Airbus A321 neo aircraft

November 3, 2015

Wizz Air Holdings, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, announced that shareholders approved the proposed purchase of 110 Airbus A321 neo aircraft on November 3rd, at a general meeting held at the offices of the Company in Geneva, Switzerland. József Váradi, Wizz Air Chief Executive said: “We welcome the approval of our

China joins ‘big jet club’ with roll out of COMAC’s C919

November 3, 2015

Approximately 4,000 people, including many senior Communist party leaders, engineers and journalists, assembled at a hangar near Shanghai’s Pudong international airport to witness the unveiling of the awaited 158-seat C919. The plane, which is a direct challenge to Boeing’s 737 and the Airbus A320, was wheeled out from behind a red curtain which said “China

Aircastle reports third quarter net loss of US$14.0m

November 3, 2015

Aircastle reported a third quarter 2015 net loss of US$(14.0)m and an adjusted net loss of US$(9.7)m. The third quarter results included total revenues of US$212.1m, an increase of 19.4%, versus US$177.6m in the third quarter of 2014. Commenting on the results, Ron Wainshal, Aircastle’s CEO, stated “During the third quarter we took decisive measures

WestJet posts record third quarter net earnings

November 3, 2015

WestJet posted its third quarter 2015 results, with record net earnings of CAD$101.8m as compared with the adjusted net earnings of CAD$85.4m reported in the third quarter of 2014, up 19.2% and 24.2%, respectively, notwithstanding the significant weakening of the Canadian dollar year over year and the softening of the Western Canadian economy as a

Willis Lease Finance 3rd quarter profits increase as utilization improves to 92%

November 3, 2015

Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC), an independent jet engine lessor in the commercial finance sector, reported its third quarter 2015 net income increased 163% to US$2.6m compared to US$1.0m in the third quarter of 2014. This follows a net loss in the second quarter of 2015 which totaled US$0.5m resulting from a US$3.1m non-cash write-down

Pratt & Whitney PurePower engine for Embraer E-Jets E2 begins flight test program

November 3, 2015

The Pratt & Whitney PW1900G PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine for the Embraer E190-E2 and E195-E2 aircraft, successfully completed its first flight initiating the engine’s flight test program. The PW1900G engine model, which was assembled at Pratt & Whitney’s Middletown Engine Center in Connecticut, flew on Pratt & Whitney’s 747SP flying test bed at the

El Al selects Trent 1000 engines for new Boeing aircraft

November 2, 2015

Israeli flag carrier El Al has selected Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines to power 15 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft and will enter into exclusive negotiations with Rolls-Royce. The airline is also considering entering into TotalCare long term service support for the engines.

Multiple theories still surround crash of Russia’s Kogalymavia flight KGL9268

November 2, 2015

In what has been described as Russia’s worst ever plane crash, at 04:17 GMT Saturday Kogalymavia flight KGL 9268 flying from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to St Petersburg, Russia, suffered a catastrophic failure at high altitude and disintegrated above the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, killing all 224 passengers and crew on board, most of who were Russian.

Top Stories

Rolls-Royce and Liebherr-Aerospace announce name of power gearbox joint venture and start of operations

ST Aerospace seals landing gear MRO contract with SAS

Wizz Air Shareholders approve proposed purchase of 110 Airbus A321 neo aircraft

China joins ‘big jet club’ with roll out of COMAC’s C919

Aircastle reports third quarter net loss of US$14.0m

WestJet posts record third quarter net earnings

Willis Lease Finance 3rd quarter profits increase as utilization improves to 92%

Pratt & Whitney PurePower engine for Embraer E-Jets E2 begins flight test program

El Al selects Trent 1000 engines for new Boeing aircraft

Multiple theories still surround crash of Russia’s Kogalymavia flight KGL9268

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