Triumph Aviation Services Asia, a subsidiary of Triumph Group, has signed a five year contract with Airbus S.A.S. to provide inspection, test, repair and modification of Airbus Proprietary Parts (APP) for the A320 and A330/340 programs. For the duration of the long term contract, the company will provide maintenance and repair services of rudders, elevators,
FL Technics, a global provider of one-stop-shop aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has successfully finished a two-year long business development project. Over the period of project implementation the company invested almost €6m into high tech maintenance equipment and creating more than 200 new jobs in the company’s MRO centre in Kaunas, Lithuania. Following the
Embraer Executive Jets’ Legacy 450 has received type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The aircraft has met or surpassed all design goals, exceeding targets such as range, runway performance, hot-and-high takeoff distance and maximum payload. Conclusion of the process in Europe follows the recent certification granted by the Brazil and U.S. aviation
The current and 13th in a series of strikes by Lufthansa pilots has been ordered to end by the regional labor court in the federal state of Hesse, Germany, which has overruled a decision made by a lower court on Tuesday evening which allowed today’s strike to go ahead. The court ruled that the pilots
Ryanair issued a trading statement on September 9th, raising its full year net profit guidance by 25% from a current range of €940m to €970m to a new range of €1.175bn to €1.225bn due to stronger than expected peak summer traffic and prices as its “Always Getting Better” (AGB) customer experience programme continues to win
Vistara, a TATA SIA JV and India’s fastest growing full service carrier, has signed a V-Services agreement to maintain its fleet of 26 V2500 engines. The V2500 engine is offered through IAE International Aero Engines AG, a multinational aero engine consortium whose shareholders comprise Pratt & Whitney (UTX), Pratt & Whitney Aero Engines International GmbH,
Oman Air and Air Lease Corporation signed long term lease agreements for 14 jet aircraft. The lease agreements cover three new Boeing 737-800s, seven new Boeing 737-8MAXs, and one new Boeing 787-9, all from ALC’s order book with Boeing. This transaction also includes one used Boeing 737-700 (MSN 33103) and two used Boeing 737-800 aircraft
AAR a leader in airframe maintenance and supply chain solutions, and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), the largest original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider for military aerospace customers in Korea, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together to establish a commercial aircraft MRO facility in South Korea. AAR’s
A frenzy of interest has been created since the French government announced the country’s intention to relinquish its 60% stake in Nice Côte d’Azur and Lyon-Saint-Exupery airports. Interest is particularly keen owing to a continued increase in traffic and stakes in two of the country’s busiest airports will present investors with relatively stable assets in
Airbus’ successful A330-200 has received EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) certification for the new 242 tonne Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) version, following certification in April 2015 (*) of the 242t A330-300. Certification from the US authorities (FAA) will follow. The range of the new A330-200 242t increases by up to 350 nautical miles/650 kilometres compared
