Boeing and Garuda Indonesia reported the airline’s intent to purchase 30 787-9 Dreamliners, as well as up to 30 737 MAX 8 airplanes. Boeing will work with Garuda Indonesia to finalize the order, at which time it will be posted to Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website. In addition to the announcement, the flag carrier also
Myanmar National Airlines signed an exclusive OnPoint solution agreement with GE Aviation that covers the maintenance, repair and overhaul of 12 CFM56-7B engines that will power the airline’s new fleet of Boeing 737 Next-Generation aircraft. The agreement is valued at more than US$60m over the life of the agreement.
China’s Zhejiang Loong Airlines has signed a Rate per Flight Hour (RPFH) agreement with CFM International to support its fleet of CFM56-5B engines. Under the terms of the 12-year agreement, which is valued at US$138m, CFM will guarantee maintenance costs for a total of 17 CFM56-5B engines on a dollar per engine flight hour basis.
Relats S.A. has appointed Avio-Diepen as worldwide distributor for its high quality braided sleeves. Relats offers a range of braided sleeves that offer specific kinds of protection such as EMI shielding, fire protection, heat reflection, mechanical and thermal protection. Avio-Diepen’s core business is the timely delivery of aircraft parts, when and where its customers need
BOC Aviation announced the signing of a new agreement for firm orders of V2500 engines to power 14 new Airbus A320 family aircraft, the second order for this engine type this year. The V2500 engine is offered through IAE International Aero Engines, an aero engine consortium led by Pratt & Whitney in collaboration with Pratt
Just over ten weeks after the crash of Germanwings flight Flight 4U 9525 which killed all 150 passengers and crew travelling from Barcelona to Dusseldorf, Brice Robin, a French prosecutor based in Marseille, has opened a case to examine whether mistakes had been made in the assessments of the co-pilot’s psychological state of mind. Investigations
PEMCO is now offering line maintenance, major and minor non-routine repairs and alterations to Embraer E-JET 170/175/190/195 as an added service available to both existing and future clients. MRO services to E-JETs include inspection, the removal and/or installation of accessories, fan sections and components, adjustments, minor repairs and alterations. These additions expand PEMCO’s reach into
Swedish defense and security company Saab AB and California based conversion engineering specialist PACAVI Group announced that Saab Aerostructures will be the manufacturer of the main deck cargo door including surrounding structure for PACAVI’s A320 and A321 passenger-to-freighter aircraft conversion program. Saab will also provide support during the design phase. Passenger-to-freighter conversion of PACAVI’s Airbus
Aviation Fabricators (AvFab) received Russian approval for the installation of their Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approved King Air Traveler Seat in Beechcraft King Air B300 and B350 series aircraft. These value-oriented Airline Style Seats were designed for high density applications, and are available in two models, Econo Seat and Traveler Seat. Both also have FAA,
Lufthansa Technik AG becomes technical service partner for the aircraft fleet of TUI Airlines. TUI Airlines and Lufthansa Technik have negotiated and signed an appropriate Letter of Intent (LoI). The holiday airlines of the worldwide largest travel company TUI operate a fleet of about 140 medium- and long-range aircraft, mainly the types Boeing 737,757, 767
