Nepal Airlines has chosen AJW Aviation to provide full power-by-the-hour services for its current fleet of A320s. As part of the long-term agreement AJW will also locate extensive main base kit at the Nepal Airlines’ facilities at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu and at their operational centre in Singapore, taking advantage of AJW’s strategic hub
The ICAO, Russia and the Ukraine have been making progress in talks over re-entry of international air traffic in airspace over the Black Sea and Sea of Azov. Managed by Ukraine, the airspace lies off the coast of the Crimean Peninsula, an area which was annexed by Russia in 2014 and since then has become
GE Aviation and Era Group signed two engine service agreements for the CT7-2E1 and -8A turboshaft engines powering the new, twin-engine AgustaWestland AW189 and Sikorsky S-92 helicopters, respectively. These landmark agreements begin a new GE–Era partnership by servicing the newest additions to Era’s fleet, the first AW189s operating in North America and the S-92s, under
Global Eagle Entertainment, a worldwide provider of aircraft connectivity systems, operations solutions and media content to the travel industry, signed exclusive agreements with Fiji Airways aimed at upgrading the passenger experience and introducing advertising sales across the international carrier’s growing fleet of B737s and A330s. GEE is currently delivering a broad range of content, including
Boeing’s Chairman and former CEO is making it clear he believes ExIm bank will receive approval to once again provide finance to foreign purchasers of US-manufactured goods. Without such financial support, a number of major US manufacturers would be put at a financial disadvantage in a highly competitive environment, including Boeing, Caterpillar and General Electric.
Less than one year after delivering the first A350 XWB (-900), the first A350-1000 is taking shape with the assembly start of the first fuselage major components at Airbus plants in Hamburg and Saint-Nazaire. The forward fuselage section has been delivered by Premium Aerotec to Airbus in Hamburg where it will be equipped before being
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) signed a purchase-and-leaseback agreement with Frontier Airlines for nine new Airbus A321 aircraft. Delivery of the first new aircraft is scheduled for October 2015 with the remaining new deliveries scheduled in 2015 and 2016. All nine aircraft are powered by CFM56-5B3 engines and are part of Frontier’s existing orderbook with
Lufthansa Technik Landing Gear Services UK (LTLGS) has overhauled the 25th landing gear set of the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft type. Landing gear overhauls become due every ten years on each aircraft in accordance with the maintenance program. As for the end of 2015, there will be 34 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in operations which are ten
Air Lease Corporation announced lease agreements with Siam Air Transport (Thailand) for two used Boeing 737-800 aircraft. These aircraft will deliver in the fourth quarter of 2015. Founded in 2013, Siam Air Transport is based at Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport. They currently operate two Boeing 737-300s to three destinations in Hong Kong and China.
AAR reported first quarter fiscal year 2016 sales of US$377.8m and income from continuing operations of US$8.2m. For the first quarter of the prior fiscal year, the Company reported sales of US$395.1m and income from continuing operations of U$11.8m. During the quarter, the Company recorded a pre-tax gain of US$27.7m within discontinued operations from the
