AerFin have taken delivery of the initial 3 A340-300 aircraft MSNs 220, 228 and 137 from the fleet of 11 A340-300 aircraft owned by Cathay Pacific Airways. AerFin was selected to provide end-of-life solutions for the A340-300 aircraft operated by the Hong Kong-based carrier. These three A340 aircraft will be disassembled to provide AerFin’s customer
It is understood that the Obama administration is on the point of releasing information that greenhouse gases from the aviation industry pose a threat to human health. It is believed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will produce an ‘endangered finding’ and if this is the case, it will present an opportunity for the Obama administration
Sabre Corporation, a global technology provider to the travel and tourism industry, has signed a new technology agreement with Turkey’s leading passenger air carrier, Turkish Airlines, to provide its AirCentre Flight Plan Manager solution to streamline the airline’s operations. In addition, the airline will be moving from its current flight tracking system to adopt Sabre’s
Air Lease Corporation announced long term lease agreements with China Eastern Airlines for three new Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The aircraft are from ALC’s order book with Boeing and are scheduled for delivery in 2016. The airline has already leased 15 new Airbus and Boeing jets from ALC, all of which have been delivered to the
Waypoint Leasing has reached a lease agreement for two helicopters with Titan Helicopter Group, a leading provider of helicopter services with operations spanning South Africa, Namibia, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Peru, Antarctica, Mozambique, India and the Ivory Coast. The AW139 delivered new from AgustaWestland as part of Waypoint’s order book and the Sikorsky S76C+ is
Precision Aircraft Solutions has been contracted to begin a 757 passenger-to-freighter conversion for San Francisco-based Vx Capital Partners. The privately owned leasing company, which specializes in commercial aircraft and engines, tapped Precision earlier this month to assist with capitalizing on the thriving market.The aircraft, MSN 25397, is a 757-200 with winglets and Pratt-Whitney engines. Conversion
Magnetic MRO, a Total Technical Care MRO organization based in Tallinn, Estonia, gained capability to overhaul and repair B767 evacuation slides. This was added to the existent capabilities for B717, B737 CL/NG and Airbus A320 family. Whilst the first wide-body slides have already arrived to the facilities and the overhaul will be provided in-house, Magnetic
Rolls-Royce and Liebherr-Aerospace have agreed to establish a 50:50 joint venture to develop manufacturing capability and capacity for the power gearbox for Rolls-Royce’s new UltraFan engine. UltraFan, a geared design, is based on technology that could be ready for service from 2025, and will offer at least 25% improvement in fuel burn compared with the
DIGEX Brazil is the first company to choose ALKYM Management and Control System for Aircraft Maintenance, based in Brazil. During the course of LAAD 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, DIGEX and VOLARTEC had signed the corresponding agreement and they are already coordinating the implementation tasks.
Despite sanctions issued against Iran in relation to its nuclear program by the US and also being blacklisted by the US, Iran’s country’s principal airline, Mahan Air, has acquired eight Airbus 340s and one Airbus A321, making it clear that in the near future it intends to use the A340s for long-haul international flights. The
