Wizz Air signed its first lease agreement with Air Lease Corporation for one Airbus A320 to be delivered in July, planned to be the 63rd A320 aircraft in Wizz Air’s fleet. Terms of the agreement were not announced. Wizz Air is the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, operates a fleet of 59
Marshall Aviation Services is to team with Honda Aircraft Company in Greensboro, N.C., USA, to be the company’s Northern European provider of sales and service for the HondaJet. Marshall Aviation Services’ wide sales territory will encompass the UK regions north of the M4; the Isle of Man, Channel Islands, Ireland, Scandinavia and the Benelux countries.
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has signed long-term spares support agreements with six key vendors on the BAe 146/Avro RJ regional jetliner. The agreements cover fixed price repair and overhauls for a total of nearly 340 different parts covering hydraulic and mechanical components, cabin oxygen cylinders/valves, flap electronic control unit and printed circuit boards and a
ADSoftware reported the successful implementation of their AirPack maintenance and logistics system for two more airlines in Thailand; City Airways and Thai Express Air. ADSoftware’s presence in the Asian aviation industry began in 2006 when the French MRO software specialist partnered with Aviation Engineering & Planning Services (AEPS), for the exclusive distributorship of AirPack in
TAG Aviation will open a new line maintenance station at Lisbon/Cascais (LPCS) Aerodrome on June 1st, 2015. This will enhance TAG Aviation’s line maintenance business, adding to seven locations around Europe. The new centre will be in collaboration with Vinair Aeroserviços S.A., a Portuguese aviation company specialised in commercial air transportation, airworthiness management and aircraft
HEICO CORPORATION reported that net income increased 17% to US$33.1m in the second quarter of fiscal 2015, up from US$28.4 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2014. In the first six months of fiscal 2015, net income increased 9% to a record US$60.7m up from US$55.8m in the first six months of fiscal 2014.
Nasmyth Group, a leading supplier of precision engineering, products and services worldwide, is making a £multi-million investment in its surface treatment businesses. Between them, GEB Surface Treatments Ltd, MPS Ltd, West Middlesex Surface Treatments Ltd and Towerfield Plating Ltd, all based in the UK, and Nasmyth TMF Inc, based in California, provide an extensive range
When Alitalia signed ancillary and joint venture agreements with Air France-KLM back in 2009 and 2010 the airlines strategic and economic situation was very different to what it is today. With Etihad Airways taking a 49% stake in the airline in January this year the situation changed and the agreements with Air France-KLM which are
Advanced LEAP-1A engines successfully completed a four-hour, 25-minute first flight on May 19th, powering the new Airbus A320neo. The flight test occurred right on schedule, reinforcing the success of the LEAP development program and the confidence shown in the performance and durability of the new product. The engines performed extremely well throughout the flight envelope.
Gulfstream Aerospace announced that Qatar Executive has agreed to purchase up to 30 Gulfstream aircraft as part of a Memorandum of Understanding originally announced in October of last year. The original sale called for Qatar Executive to purchase up to 20 Gulfstream aircraft, including the all-new Gulfstream G500. The recently signed final agreement increases the
