Embraer has released its 20-year Market Outlook for the North American market in which it forecasts 2,060 new jet deliveries in the 70 to 130-seat segment. It represents nearly 35% of the total worldwide demand for aircraft in this particular segment and is valued at US$96bn at list prices. Some 47% of the region’s new
Jet Aviation St. Louis has received authorization from the Cayman Islands as an Approved Maintenance Organization (AMO) under the Cayman Islands Civil Aviation Authority. Cayman Islands certificate 178-CAY-AMO grants Jet Aviation St. Louis full authority to carry out maintenance on aircraft registered in the Cayman Islands. Jet Aviation St. Louis has previously performed maintenance on
TAG Aviation has unified all of its maintenance centres under the name ‘TAG Aviation Maintenance Services’. The new organisation, which is made up of eight service centres, allows the company to take full advantage of increased business demand and enhance the service for its clients around the globe. TAG Aviation has regrouped all of its
As a consequence of the crash of an Airbus A400M military aircraft at the weekend, shares in Airbus, which had risen steadily in value during April, fell by over 4.5% at one point on May 11th, though BY 5pm (GMT+1) they were trading down 1.8%. The A400M is a joint international project completed between seven
Vector Aerospace, a global independent provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, has added EASA certification to its Cockpit Voice and Flight Data Recorder (CVFDR) FAA STC applicable to AS332 C, L and L1 helicopters. Vector’s new CVFDR STC further enhances the mission capability profile of the venerable AS332L helicopter platform and is
Rockwell Collins and nine undisclosed airlines from around the world have launched a trial program for the company’s new ARINC MultiLink flight tracking service. The service, which was announced in March, offers a comprehensive and cost-effective global flight tracking solution for the world’s airlines. The airlines testing the program are based in Europe, Asia, Middle
The Royal Netherlands Air Force’s Pilots will train in Italy on Finmeccanica – Alenia Aermacchi’s jets in service with the Italian Air Force, thanks to the agreement that has been signed by the Chiefs of Staff of the two Air Forces in Milan that envisages the detachment of an instructor and two student pilots of
Japan Airlines (JAL) has renewed its LLP supply agreement with TES Aviation Group (UK). The programme covers approximately 15 CF6-80C2 shop visits at the Engine Maintenance Centre in JAL’s maintenance affiliate, JAL Engineering Company, for its 767 fleet. Headquartered in Shinagawa Tokyo, Japan’s major carrier operates a large fleet of narrow and wide-body aircraft covering
FLY is reporting net income for the first quarter of 2015 of US$17.3m, this compares to net income of US$3.6m for the same period in 2014. The first quarter 2015 results include US$21.9m of end of lease revenue and a charge of approximately US$4.0m associated with termination of the Aircraft Acquisition Facility. End of lease
It was at midnight last night (Thursday) that a substantial fire broke out in an electrical cabin that was undergoing maintenance in terminal 3 at Rome’s Fiumicino airport. The fire was so severe that the whole airport was closed for a period of time, involving the cancellation of several dozen flights and which left hundreds
