Direct Maintenance is supporting Qatar Airways with dedicated line maintenance services at Zanzibar International Airport, Tanzania (ZNZ). Direct Maintenance is uniquely placed in Tanzania, being the only EASA Part-145 approved service provider operating from all 3 prime airports of the east-African nation. Next to Zanzibar, Direct Maintenance also offers its comprehensive services at Dar es
AAR, an industry-leading provider of aviation services has been awarded a five-year, approximately US$72m Complete Logistics Support (CLS) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract to sustain a fleet of C-130H aircraft on behalf of the Afghan Air Force. Under the contract with the U.S. Air Force, AAR will provide all operational, maintenance, logistics and technical functions
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has released that it has delivered the first of seven CRJ900 aircraft to Mesa Air Group, Phoenix, Arizona (Mesa Airlines). Mesa will operate the aircraft for American Airlines under the American Eagle brand. The aircraft delivered is one of a firm order for seven announced on March 12, 2015 and will increase
Aero Maintenance Group (AMG) and Barfield, the two wholly owned US subsidiaries of Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance, are accelerating their synergies with the appointment of Johann Panier as the CEO of both entities starting July 1st, 2015. After a year at the helm of Barfield, Johann Panier has now been appointed CEO
China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS) has signed with Airbus a General Terms Agreement (GTA) for 45 A330 Family aircraft and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for options for 30 A330s. The agreements reflect the continuous popularity of the versatile A330 Family in the world’s fastest growing market. The GTA and MoU were signed today
Constant Aviation, a company offering full-service maintenance, repair, and overhaul with a nationwide network has announced they have concluded a general terms agreement with Liebherr Aerospace Saline, for support of the landing gear installed on the Embraer Legacy 600/650/Shuttle Executive Jet family of aircraft. Under the terms of the new agreement, Liebherr Aerospace Saline, (Saline,
Twenty years’ debate on how to increase airline capacity serving London, UK, is nearing a conclusion, though today’s announcement is far from definitive. Though the Airports Commission has decided that Heathrow would be the better of three options for increasing air traffic serving the city of London, the Government has still to give its seal
SkyQuest International has arranged the successful sale of one Fairchild Merlin IVC SA227AT aircraft on behalf of IBC Airways, of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The aircraft has been sold to GRYC Ventures of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. The 1982 aircraft with Serial Number AT-495B is powered by Honeywell TPE331-11U-611G engines, is fitted with 14 Passenger seating,
Airbus plans to build a second plant in China after winning an order for at least 45 jets that underpins its production goals for the wide-body A330, chief executive Fabrice Bregier said on Tuesday. Airbus has been negotiating for about 18 months to establish an A330 ‘cabin completion centre’ in China alongside an existing final
GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft financing and leasing arm of GE, has announced it has completed a purchase-and-leaseback transaction with a new customer, PT Batik Air Indonesia, for four new Airbus A320 aircraft. GECAS delivered the first aircraft earlier this month. The remaining three aircraft will deliver throughout the rest of
