Commsoft, a leader in aviation engineering and maintenance systems, reported that Indonesian airline, Sriwijaya Air, has signed a 20 concurrent users, 5-year contract to use OASES for the ongoing maintenance of its fleet of 38 Boeing 737 Classic and 737-800s. The contract also covers Sriwijaya Air’s subsidiary, Nam Air which is currently operating five Boeing
Fokker Services reported that Air Nostrum, located in Valencia Spain, has decided to enter into a 10 year ABACUS program for its fleet of CRJ200, CRJ900 and CRJ 1000 aircraft. With this program, Air Nostrum will enjoy the services provided by the ABACUS program for CRJ aircraft. Under this ABACUS program, Fokker Services will provide
Tunisia’s national airline, Tunisair, took delivery of its first A330-200 in Toulouse on June 9th, thus becoming a new operator of this type of aircraft. Named “Tunis”, the wide-body aircraft flew out from Toulouse and landed at Tunis-Carthage Airport in the evening, thus joining the airline’s existing fleet of Airbus aircraft comprising four A319s and
Atlantic Airways, based in the Faroe Islands, has signed a firm order for one new Airbus A320. With this order Atlantic Airways becomes a new A320 customer. The aircraft will be delivered at the end of 2016, enabling the carrier to tap into the growing passenger market between the Faroes and Copenhagen. Atlantic Airways’ A320
Embraer has priced an offering of US$1.0bn notes due 2025 with yield of 5.091% per annum, issued through its wholly-owned subsidiary Embraer Netherlands Finance B.V. The notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Embraer. The notes have been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and are expected to be listed on the
Back in March 2014, 11 airlines began to trim back flight services to Venezuela in light of rising debt owed for non-payment of ticket sales to appropriate airlines. At the time it was estimated that Venezuela owed airlines in excess of US$3.80bn for ticket sales during 2012 and 2013 and as a result of the
The Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (Safran) plant in Villeurbanne, near Lyon, unveiled two new brake test rigs. These new test facilities are primarily intended to test the type of carbon material produced by the company worldwide. They will be used to measure the reliability and effectiveness of brakes for all types of commercial, business and military aircraft, under
Airbus and Aerolineas Argentinas have signed a strategic agreement to establish the first Airbus maintenance training collaboration in South America at the airline’s facilities in Buenos Aires. The venture will deliver maintenance and engineering training services for A320, A330 and A340 aircraft and will implement Airbus’ training standards, including its dynamic trainers and teaching techniques.
AFI KLM E&M and TNT Airways signed a flight-hour agreement, covering the support of the GE90-110B engines powering the airline’s 777 Freighters fleet. AFI KLM E&M is now providing TNT Airways with a dedicated, integrated support program taking in the entire Engine maintenance service chain, from removal to reinstallation, including shop visits, “on-site” work, routine
Colombian based low-cost airline VivaColombia, has extended its contract with AJW Aviation – a leading independent provider of integrated aircraft support services, for the provision of component power-by-the-hour support for a fleet of A320s that is anticipated to grow to ten aircraft by the end of 2015. The first true low-cost airline in Colombia, VivaColombia
