Intrepid Aviation delivered one new Airbus A330-300 to Cebu Pacific Air. The aircraft is powered by Rolls Royce Trent 772B engines and is subject to a long-term lease to the Philippines based airline. This aircraft marks the second A330-300 delivery on lease to Cebu from Intrepid Aviation.
Pioneers in innovative aircraft cabin lighting technologies, STG Aerospace announced that Icelandair has begun upgrading its Boeing 757 fleet with the next generation safTglo photoluminescent, emergency floorpath marking system, SuperSeal UltraLite (SSUL). Currently, all of Icelandair’s 757 aircraft are equipped with the safTglo SuperSeal Lite (SSL) system but now, following the granting of EASA approval
GE Aviation chose its facility in Strother, Kansas, to assemble its new Passport 20, which will power the next-generation large-cabin business jet. GE’s additional US$7m investment in machinery and equipment will enable Strother to assemble, maintain, repair and overhaul the Passport 20 engine, which will power Bombardier’s Global 7000 and Global 8000 large, ultra long-range
Lufthansa Technik AG has further extended its cooperation with Taiwan-based airline EVA Air and its subsidiary EGAT. According to the new contract, the Hamburg-based maintenance, repair and overhaul provider is now also being commissioned to provide component support for the Boeing 777-300ER fleet as well as the Airbus A330 aircraft the Star Alliance member EVA
Precision Aircraft Solutions and Aerolease Aviation purchased from AeroTurbine a Pratt-powered 757-200 aircraft (MSN 25441), in a joint venture that will result in the conversion and sale of a high-payload, 15-position freighter. “This project is an exciting collaboration of two industry experts,” said Aerolease President Jep Thorton. “With Aerolease’s proficiency in 757 freighter development and
Turkish Airlines has signed a firm order for the purchase of four A330-200F freighter aircraft. The Airline selected Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines and long-term TotalCare service support, for the four A330-200F aircraft. Operated by Turkish Cargo, a brand of Turkish Airlines, the additional aircraft will help to further boost the company’s expansion in the cargo
Air Lease Corporation, the Los Angeles based aircraft leasing company, has firmed up its order for 55 Airbus aircraft, comprising 25 A330-900neo and 30 A321LR – the very latest members of Airbus’ modern, fuel-efficient aircraft family. ALC was first to sign up for the newest member of Airbus’ market leading widebody family, the A330neo, announcing
It has been announced that talks will take place between Tim Clark, President of the Emirates airline, and US officials, in Washington in two weeks’ time. The meeting comes as a result of continued claims by such US airlines as Delta, United and American, who just a few days ago had asked the White House
HAECO Group has acquired from Boeing an advanced, simulation-based maintenance training suite for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The HAECO Group is the first Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) Organisation and Aircraft Maintenance Training Organisation (AMTO) in China to be equipped with the Boeing 787 training suite. The suite includes Boeing 787 Desktop Trainer Classroom Solutions,
Cathay Pacific Airways announced that AerFin has been selected to provide an end-of-life solution for the fleet of 11 A340-300 aircraft operated by the Hong Kong-based carrier. The agreement will see AerFin acquire and/or consign the aircraft over a three-year period through to 2017. The first A340 will be delivered to AerFin in March 2015
