C&L Aviation Group opened this month a new satellite office in Florida. Located within Fontainebleau Aviation, the office will operate out of Opa Locka Airport (OPF) in Miami. The new location brings C&L’s total satellite offices to six. C&L’s operations at Opa Locka will focus on corporate aircraft sales and management and will allow the
Finnair, the first European airline to operate the Airbus A350 XWB aircraft, has awarded Rolls-Royce a long-term engine servicing agreement for the new aircraft type’s engines. Rolls-Royce’s Trent XWB engines are used exclusively for the Airbus A350 XWB. The agreement brings Finnair’s entire A350 XWB fleet under Rolls Royce’s TotalCare package. Finnair has firm orders
Bombardier debuted their new C Series at the Paris Air Show this week with flights from their C300 aircraft, the first time an all-new single-aisle aircraft has been unveiled at the Paris Air Show since 1987. However the new series, which was launched in 2008, is already 2.5 years behind schedule and in excess of
Plexus Corp., a global provider of optimized Product Realization solutions, announced that its Livingston Design Center in Scotland has achieved AS9100 certification. This center provides engineering solutions and award-winning customer service excellence to many of the world’s leading branded product companies. Businesses that operate within the highly regulated aerospace and defense industry demand the highest
Unison Industries signed a 10-year Material Services Agreement with Qatar Airways in support of Qatar Airways’ unprecedented fleet growth rate. The agreement extends through 2024 and covers external Unison new parts and component repairs for all engine lines in the Qatar Airways fleet which includes the CF6, CFM, V2500, GEnx, GE90 and GP7200.
Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH and HOP! Air France entered into an agreement covering the overhaul of the landing gear systems on board the airlines’ Embraer E170 and E190 aircraft. The contract was signed at the Paris Air Show on June 17th, 2015. French carrier HOP!-REGIONAL, which is based in Nantes and part of HOP!, an Air
News comes from le Bourget, Paris that Aercap, who only recently took over US leasing giant ILFC, have confirmed an order initiated by ILFC for 100 Boeing 737 Max planes worth an estimated US$10.7bn at list price. “This is something we have been working on for a long time,” said AerCap chief executive Aengus Kelly,
Wings Capital Partners announced the purchase of a 2002 Airbus A320-200 adding to their growing portfolio. The aircraft was purchased from Airbus S.A.S., through their Asset Management Group and was subsequently leased to Iberia Express. “This acquisition builds upon long standing relationships we have with Airbus and we are delighted to have closed this transaction
Cebu Pacific Air (CEB) ordered 16 ATR72 -600 from ATR, the European Turboprop aircraft manufacturer. Cebu Pacific and ATR announced that the deal includes options to acquire an additional 10 ATR72-600, valuing the total aircraft order at US$673m, based on current list prices. The order is part of Cebu Pacific’s fleet renewal program. Cebu Pacific
The Paris Air Show is without doubt the premiere event in the commercial air industry’s calendar, attracting people, businesses and journalists from all four corners of the globe. Held every two years, in 2013 the show attracted over 315,000 visitors, 2,215 exhibitors and records indicate that over US$150bn worth of orders were announced that year.
