Norwegian has reached an agreement to finally end the pilot strike, which has lasted for 11 days. “I am very relieved that the strike has been called off and that our passengers finally can feel confident that our flights will operate as normal again,” said Norwegian’s CEO Bjørn Kjos. With the new collective agreement, Norwegian
Airbus Defence and Space has formally delivered the first of four Airbus A400M military transport ordered by the Royal Malaysian Air Force. The handover also marks the first delivery of an A400M to an export customer outside the original launch nations. The aircraft was accepted at the A400M Final Assembly Line in Seville, Spain on
Pratt & Whitney is raising list prices of its fuel-efficient PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine across the product line to reflect the significant value these engines are expected to provide customers following entry into service. The new pricing is scheduled to go into effect in 2015. Pratt & Whitney continues to achieve impressive test results
Cabot Aviation has arranged the successful sale of one BAe 146-300 aircraft on behalf of Astra Airlines of Thessaloniki, Greece. The aircraft has been sold to a UAE-based lessor. The 1991 aircraft Serial Number E3193 is powered by ALF502R-5 engines and is fitted with 112 leather seats, and was delivered on March 3rd, 2015.
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing arm of GE, delivered two new Airbus A321 aircraft to Juneyao Airlines to expand the carrier’s fleet. The aircraft are part of GECAS’ existing order book with Airbus. Juneyao started operations in 2006 as one of China’s private airlines. Today it operates a fleet of more
GA Telesis announced its asset transactions for the fourth quarter of 2014. The company added the following assets to its portfolio: seven CFM56-5A1/F engines, three Boeing 747-400 aircraft, three Airbus A321-100 aircraft, one Airbus A340-300 on lease, one CFM56-5B4/P engine, one V2527-A5 engine, and one PW4158 engine. The company sold or leased three Boeing 767-200ER
BOC Aviation reported that net profit after tax was US$308.6m, an increase of 11% over the prior year, increasing total equity to US$2.1bn. Total revenue was US$988.4m, reflecting 8% year-on-year growth and total assets grew 12% to US$11.4bn at year-end. BOC Aviation reported US$367.4m in total cash and fixed deposits, and more than US$2.4bn in
Thomas Global Systems, a leader in the design, production and support of avionic display systems technology, has reached a significant milestone since ramping up repair turn-times. The group’s 15,000th avionic cathode ray tube (CRT) display was produced in the new Irvine, California facility just 18 months into operations at the site. The state-of-the-art facility maximizes
IATA have just released the jet accident rate figures for 2014 and, despite two major airline disasters, the overall figure was the lowest in air history, with a rate of 0.23 hull losses per 1 million flights and equivalent to one single accident per 4.4 million flights. This was a substantial improvement compared to the
Rockwell Collins unveiled its ARINC MultiLink flight tracking service, offering a comprehensive and cost-effective global flight tracking solution for the world’s airlines. ARINC MultiLink brings together multiple data sources to reliably report the location of an aircraft anywhere in the world. Rockwell Collins uses a proprietary algorithm to merge the data sources to provide more
