For an airline which became very profitable during the first decade of the new millennium it is a massive turnaround seeing it now being sold at a time when it is carrying debt in excess of €1bn. The airline now has to be sold in order to continue operating as European regulations will not allow
Air Astana has opened a training centre for engineers in Almaty, with certification to EASA Part 147 standards by both the Kazakh and European aviation authorities. Training programmes are offered in 26 specialist engineering disciplines, together with a full course on Airbus A320 maintenance. The new training centre eliminates the need for Air Astana to
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has delivered the third B737-400SF 11 pallet position freighter to Brazil based, Sideral Air Cargo. The aircraft, built in 1995 (MSN 25377) is a high gross weight B737-400 and was converted and painted at Commercial Jet’s Dothan, Alabama facility. Sideral has another B737-400SF on order with AEI which will be delivered in
Embraer Executive Jets appointed ExecuJet Aviation Nigeria as a new Authorized Service Center. Located in Lagos, Nigeria, ExecuJet is able to offer Embraer Phenom 300 Line Maintenance services in the Western Africa region. ExecuJet Nigeria has joined the Embraer global network for its executive jets that has over 75 service centers worldwide. This network is
Jet Aviation Basel signed an agreement with Riyadh-based Alpha Star Aviation Services to complete an ACJ A319 and an ACJ A330. The aircraft will be delivered to the Basel Completions Center in Q4 2015.Both aircraft interiors are designed by the Basel Design Studio and will receive European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC)
Under a notam issued as an emergency order of the Administrator of the FAA under 49 USC 40113(A) and 46105(C), all US air carriers and commercial operators have been banned from flying at an altitude under FL260 (26,000ft) in Somali airspace. The area has been declared a no-go zone owing to the threat of terrorist
SAS has signed a new modern collective bargain agreement with the Swedish pilot union SPF, on May 21st. The negotiations have reached the targets within set timeframe and thus there will be no industrial action by the pilots in Sweden. SAS has now reached agreements with three of the four pilot unions on new contracts,
Volaris, a Mexican low-cost carrier, has received its first two Airbus A321 aircraft, the latest being received during a ceremony at the Airbus Delivery Centre in Hamburg, Germany. Volaris’ aircraft will be the first A321s to operate in Mexico and will be deployed on the carrier’s domestic routes to and from Cancun.
Chromalloy announced a new Fort Lauderdale, Florida, sales and warehouse facility to house its growing Chromalloy Material Solutions (CMS) business unit. “Chromalloy Material Solutions, our global parts and materials trading business, has moved into a new 70,000 square foot facility to better serve customers,” said Carlo Luzzatto, President. “As a material and asset provider to
Air Lease Corporation announced the delivery of one new Airbus A321-200 on long term lease to Sichuan Airlines (China), marking the operator’s 100th airplane in their current fleet. The aircraft, outfitted with Sharklets and powered by IAE V2533 engines, is from ALC’s order book with Airbus. The delivery supplements numerous Airbus A330, A321 and A319
