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
Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, delivered one Airbus 320-200 aircraft to Pegasus Airlines. This latest delivery is Avolon’s sixth aircraft on lease to Pegasus, one of Europe’s fastest growing airlines.
Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation (MIC) has successfully completed a planned conversion to a Delaware corporation from a Delaware limited liability company. The conversion was effective on May 21st, 2015. The conversion had no impact on the business or management of the Company and has been treated as a tax-free exchange under relevant Internal Revenue Service regulations.
Bristow Group reported net income for the March 2015 fiscal fourth quarter of US$15.1m compared to net income of US$30.3m in the same period a year ago. Adjusted net income, which excludes special items and asset disposition effects, decreased 35.3% to US$31.8m for the March 2015 quarter, compared to US$49.1m in the March 2014 quarter.
GE Aviation and Woodward announced a strategic 50/50 joint venture for fuel systems for GE’s large commercial aircraft engine lines. The new joint venture will design, develop, source, supply and service the fuel system, including components from the fuel inlet up to the fuel nozzle, for the GE90, GEnx, GE9X and all future large commercial
