Embraer announced a firm order for 15 E175s and two E190s from KLM Cityhopper, KLM’s regional subsidiary. The contract for the 17 E-Jets also includes an option for 17 additional E-Jets for KLM Cityhopper or Air France regional subsidiary HOP! The firm order, which will be included in Embraer’s 2015 first-quarter backlog, has an estimated
Bruce Aerospace has been awarded a contract to supply LED lamp replacements for the various versions of the SAAB 340 and 2000 Series Aircraft. The Bruce LED Lamp offers a Plug & Play replacement for the existing T5 fluorescent lamps. This modification involves removal of the existing ballast units which in turn will increase reliability
airberlin reported a preliminary operating result (EBIT) of €-278.8m to €-303.8m in the 2014 fiscal year (2013: €-231.9m) – a business year dominated by high restructuring costs. Total revenue for 2014 was €4.16bn (2013: €4.15bn) – an increase of 0.3% from the previous year. Allowing for expenses of €85m-€110m, which were incurred for the turnaround,
Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, delivered a new A321 aircraft to Philippine Airlines (PAL). The delivery is Avolon’s sixth aircraft on lease to PAL, comprising five A320 family aircraft and one A330 aircraft.
AeroWorx has been approved by Honeywell Aerospace as an Authorized Mechanical Service Center. AeroWorx is located in Torrance, CA and is a leading FAA repair station provider of pneumatic, hydraulic, electromechanical and fuel system repair and overhaul services for military and commercial aircraft. Besides being one of just a handful of Honeywell Authorized Mechanical Service
ENAER and Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi officially announced the signing of an industrial cooperation agreement under the form of a Memorandum of Understanding. According with the agreement, the Chilean aeronautics company, ENAER and Alenia Aermacchi will collaborate on the logistic support of the C-27J, worldwide considered as the benchmark in the new-generation, medium battlefield airlifter category, and
Having originally taken a 3% stake in Aer Lingus in May 2012 and increased that by acquiring a further 4.5% last year, Etihad Airways has announced that should the deal to sell Aer Lingus to IAG be backed by the Irish government, they would be prepared to sell off their stake in the airline. The
TransDigm Group has completed the acquisition of the Telair Cargo Group of businesses, from AAR, for a total purchase price of approximately US$725m in cash, subject to adjustment. TransDigm financed the acquisition through a combination of existing cash on hand and borrowing of US$75m under its existing revolving credit facility. The acquisition was previously announced
China Eastern has selected Rockwell Collins’ advanced avionics systems, including its Head-up Guidance System (HGS) and Multi-Mode Receiver (MMR), for 20 new Next-Generation Boeing 737 aircraft. Deliveries will begin early next year. Rockwell Collins’ HGS displays critical flight information in pilots’ forward field-of-view, eliminating the need for pilots to transition to the head-down instruments. As
Aeronautical Engineers reported that the third MD-80SF freighter conversion for Aeronaves T.S.M. (TSM) has commenced modification at Commercial Jet’s Miami, Florida facility, which is one of five authorized AEI Conversion Centers worldwide. The MD-83 variant aircraft (MSN 49558) will be the third MD-80SF conversion for TSM. TSM currently operates two AEI MD-80SF freighters. After this
