UTC Aerospace Systems has been selected by IndiGo to supply the wheels and carbon brakes for its fleet of new Airbus A320neo aircraft. UTC Aerospace Systems will provide the equipment through its Landing Systems facility in Troy, Ohio. First aircraft delivery is scheduled for November 2015. The A320neo carbon brakes use proprietary DURACARB carbon heat
Avolon (AVOL), the international aircraft leasing company, announces the delivery of a Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Hainan Airlines. This delivery is Avolon’s first aircraft on lease to Hainan Airlines. Headquartered in Ireland, with offices in the United States, Dubai, Singapore and China, Avolon provides aircraft leasing and lease management services. Avolon has an owned, managed
As a part of a corporate expansion, PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO) has appointed Ernie Kiss as Vice President of quality and engineering. Bringing 35 years of aviation experience, Kiss is responsible for aligning PEMCO’s engineering strength with that of the company’s quality systems in order to maintain a high-level of operations safety and improve
MAC Air Group, the family owned and operated aviation services company took a step forward in the development of its first Fixed Base Operation (FBO) on June 15th as it broke ground at Portland International Jetport. The new 43,000ft² facility – of which 30,000ft² will be dedicated to hangar space – represents an investment of
Jet Aviation and Sheltair, two leading FBO providers in the Americas, are launching a preferred partner alliance that will offer advantages to customers across its Fixed Base Operation (FBO) networks in the U.S. The alliance will heighten the FBO experience through favored hospitality services, personalized interactions and additional rewards programs. The companies are working together
HAITEC Aircraft Maintenance has been granted approval to perform Part-145 line maintenance on Gulfstream G650 private jets. As an EASA Part-145 organization, HAITEC already holds approvals from Civil Aviation Organizations of Russia, United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan, Bermuda and the FAA for a broad range of Boeing and Airbus aircraft, as well as Gulfstream business jets.
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft financing and leasing arm of GE, has reported the appointment of Sharon Green as Chief Operating Officer for GECAS Asset Management Services (AMS), its aircraft spare-parts business. AMS is one of the largest worldwide distributors of recertified components for Airbus, Boeing, and Bombardier aircraft, and provides a
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), has announced delivery of a new leased Airbus A321 aircraft to the Thomas Cook Group. This is the last of nine new A321 aircraft GECAS has delivered to Thomas Cook in 2014 and 2015 as part of the airline’s previously announced program to renew and modernize its narrowbody fleet. Thomas
White Stag Aircraft Leasing commits to acquire seven mid 1990’s vintage aircraft from TLA Holdings. The transaction will phase out the existing Boeing 737-400 aircraft that will be replaced by new generation 737’s. White Stag, Chairman and Private Equity Investor, John C. Green commented that the acquisition comes at a unique time when the supply
It was back in April that the FBI issued a warning that airlines were currently vulnerable to cyber-attacks after a tweet from security expert, Chris Roberts, where he joked about being able to hack into any United Airlines plane’s Wi-Fi network. While Roberts has now been banned from all United Airlines flights, the FBI and
