On May 9th, 2015 an Airbus Group SE A400M military cargo plane crashed just outside Seville, Spain, shortly after take-off, killing four of the six test flight crew on board. Subsequent to thorough examination of events by Spanish air accident investigators, it has been confirmed by Airbus that the accident is believed to have been
The Supervisory Board of Austrian Airlines approved the purchase of 17 Embraer 195 aircraft in almost new condition with a list price of close to US$900m. The first jet will already be delivered in August 2015, modified in line with Austrian Airlines standards and used for training purposes. Close to 200 pilots of Austrian Airlines
PPG Industries has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Cuming Microwave Corporation based in Avon, Massachusetts, and its wholly-owned subsidiary Cuming-Lehman Chambers, based in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter, subject to customary closing conditions. Financial terms were not disclosed. Cuming Microwave is a global supplier of specialty coatings
Chromalloy is expanding capabilities in Guaymas, Mexico, with a new facility that will double its current capacity in Guaymas to machine new original equipment manufacturer (OEM) gas turbine engine components. The new 36,000 ft² plant is being developed as a state-of-the-art manufacturing center using Lean and other principles to ensure optimum work flow and efficiency.
Aircraft End-of-Life Solutions (AELS) has purchased two A320-211 airframes from Spanish operator Iberia. The disassembly of the airframes started this month in Madrid. AELS performs complete sustainable end-of-life processes for these two airframes; including disassembly and dismantling, aerospace materials recycling and component management. Both aircraft served Iberia and Iberia Express throughout Europe. After 24 years
AAR has won an endorsement from Pratt & Whitney to enhance the U.S. Army contract to upgrade and overhaul Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) for its UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. The new certification augments work being performed at AAR’s Aircraft Component Services facility in Garden City on Long Island as part of a five-year contract, which
On the release of startling results showing that 67 of 70 security tests for illegal weapons were failed across the USA and subsequent demand from Jeh Johnson, Homeland Security Secretary, that safety standards have to be improved, Mr Melvin Carraway, the acting Administrator for the Transport Security Administration (TSA), has been reassigned. In a statement
Jet Midwest Group has completed the final of a three part transaction under which Jet Midwest acquired a total of thirteen aircraft from American Airlines. Included in the transaction were five Boeing 757-200 aircraft, three Boeing 767 aircraft, and five MD80 aircraft. Jet Midwest has already placed all of the MD80 aircraft and one of the
Frontier Airlines, headquartered in Denver, Colorado (U.S.), has placed a firm order for 10 A321 and two A320 aircraft. All 12 aircraft are current engine option (ceo) aircraft. This is the second time in less than a year that the airline has ordered the A321, the largest member of the Airbus A320 Family. Including this
Boeing employees in Renton, Wash., have started building the first 737 MAX on schedule. Last week, employees started to assemble the wings for the first 737 MAX flight test airplane. Wings are the first 737 components to be assembled in the Renton production process. The wings will be attached to the first 737 MAX fuselage
