The Dutch Safety Board (DSB) has released its long-awaited report on the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in the Ukraine which killed all 298 passengers and crew on board. While there are no surprises in the findings with regard to the conclusion the plane was brought down after being hit by a surface-to-air missile,
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has selected Airbus’ newly launched Ultra-Long Range version of the A350-900 for non-stop flights to the US. Under an amendment to the carrier’s existing order for 63 A350-900s, seven of the aircraft will now be delivered with an Ultra-Long Range capability for flights of up to 19 hours. In addition, the carrier
Privilege Style and AFI KLM E&M have signed a contract covering component support for a Boeing 777 which has joined the non-schedule airline’s fleet, the first aircraft of this type to be operated by Privilege Style. Under the terms of the new contract, AFI KLM E&M’s will provide component support for the Spanish airline on
AJW Group has awarded Rockwell Collins a five-year Fixed Price Repair agreement to maintain Rockwell Collins’ equipment installed on AJW customers’ fleets. Aircraft covered include A320, B737, B747 and B767. “This agreement solidifies a long-standing relationship that we have with AJW through our services business, as well as our Intertrade subsidiary,” said Thierry Tosi, vice
In the latest step forward in creating Turkey’s first regional aircraft, TRJet announced an agreement on plans to use Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) to upgrade and supply PW306B engines for TRJet aircraft. The memorandum of understanding involves Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) German-based subsidiary 328 Support Services GmbH (328), the current type certificate holder and
In a transaction arranged by Skyworld Aviation, Estonian Air took delivery of two CRJ 700 aircraft. Serial number 10085 (ES-ACF) was delivered on October 2nd and serial number 10083 (ES-ACE) on October 9th. Both CRJ 700’s are already in service with the Estonian airline alongside three existing CRJ 900’s. The aircraft are owned by Regional
FL Technics, a global provider of tailor-made aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has successfully completed the necessary theoretical and practical training for execution of Airbus A330 maintenance. Having already purchased all the necessary equipment, the company is expecting to complete the certification by the end of 2015. “FL Technics estimates there are almost 150
Aviall has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Ontic which covers spare fuel measurement parts on the widely popular Boeing 777 and Airbus A320 aircraft. The 10-year contract extension expands the current agreement to include initial provisioning spares and support of Ontic’s retrofit campaigns. Ontic, a BBA Aviation company, is the leading global provider of
Boeing introduced a digital records management capability to its Maintenance Performance Toolbox suite of products that will optimize maintenance operations and reduce costs for airlines. The Maintenance Performance Toolbox Records module provides an industry standard platform to manage scanned and digitally produced maintenance and flight records. The new tool eliminates the operational challenge of managing
Lufthansa Technik is offering an advanced version of its Cyclean engine wash system. Based on the large success of the first Cyclean version Lufthansa Technik’s product engineering has further optimized the system. The temperature range has been significantly extended in which Cyclean can be used. The advanced system is operational up to -10 degrees Celsius
