Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, delivered one new Airbus A320-200 aircraft to VivaAerobus. This latest delivery is the third of four aircraft due to deliver from Avolon to VivaAerobus.
Chromalloy has been selected by the U.S. Air Force to provide repairs on low pressure turbine modules for the F108 aircraft engine fleet, in a contract valued at up to US$74m. The one-year agreement was contracted by the Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma and includes four one-year options for additional repairs. The contract covers
FL Technics, a global provider of one-stop-shop aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, announced the extension of its EASA Part 145 certificate by adding Sukhoi Superjet 100-95 aircraft type to its capabilities. From the 31st of August, 2015 onwards, FL Technics engineers are ready to offer both scheduled and unscheduled checks, defect rectification, minor component
The formation of American Airlines Group through the merger of American Airlines with US Airways will see the disappearance of the US Airways brand on the 17th October. The merger, which will see the creation of the world’s largest airline when completed, aims to learn lessons from problems created when United Continental Holdings was created
StandardAero signed a six-year contract with Mandarin Airlines to perform customized maintenance, repair and overhaul services for APS2300 auxiliary power units (APUs) on its fleet of Embraer ERJ190 regional aircraft. The contract is StandardAero’s first APU program in Republic of China (Taiwan) and the new contract is expected to continue until December 31st, 2021, when
AerFin reported the acquisition of the trade and assets of Airline Services Components (ASC), a leading commercial aircraft rotable component business based at London Gatwick Airport. ASC Management team and staff will transfer to AerFin, enhancing the company’s airframe parts distribution and routes to market for Boeing and Airbus components, including recent acquisitions of A320,
Three Liebherr companies have confirmed their participation in the Clean Sky 2 Joint Technology Initiative (JTI): While Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH, Lindenberg (Germany), one of the founding members of Clean Sky 2, has recently signed the Grant Agreement Papers, Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS, Toulouse (France) and Liebherr-Elektronik GmbH, Lindau (Germany) have joined the consortium as affiliates. From
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) received its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) at Malaysia’s Ministry of Transport in Putrajaya. The AOC will allow Malaysia Airlines to take flight as MAB come 1 September 2015. MAB’s CEO Designate Christoph Mueller said, “We would like to thank the Director General of DCA,
Embraer Executive Jets reported that its new Legacy 450 business jet received type certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The approval comes a few weeks after the aircraft earned certification from Brazil’s civil aeronautics authority (ANAC).
BOC Aviation reported financial results for the six months ended June 30th 2015. The company reported net profit after tax of US$171m, a year-on-year increase of 5%, while total revenue rose 3% to US$535m and total assets rose 5% to US$12bn. BOC Aviation maintained strong liquidity with US$477m in total cash and fixed deposits, and
