A McDonnell Douglas MD-88 aircraft belonging to Delta Airlines and with 125 passengers on board skidded off the runway on landing at LaGuardia airport, New York, at approximately 11.10am EST this Thursday morning. Delta confirmed that flight number 1086 had landed on runway 13 during a snowstorm which had been in existence all morning, subsequently
GE Aviation and Bristow Group signed a 10-year Maintenance Cost Per Hour (MCPHsm) service agreement covering Bristow’s global fleet of CT7-8A turboshaft engines powering their Sikorsky S-92 helicopters. The contract encompasses Bristow’s current fleet of more than 50 GE-powered S-92s and all future aircraft deliveries during the term of the contract. The agreement continues the
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has added Boeing South Carolina-built 787-9 Dreamliners to the company’s production certificate, PC 700. This allows Boeing to produce and deliver 787-9s from its South Carolina facility. 787-8 production was added to Boeing’s PC 700 certificate in July 2012. The certificate is issued once an airplane manufacturer has demonstrated
Air Methods, a global leader in air medical transportation, and Bell Helicopter, signed an agreement for the sale of 200 Bell 407GXPs configured for Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS). This order marks one of the largest commercial sales in Bell Helicopter’s history. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2016 with a 10 year contract term,
Rolls-Royce has strengthened its long-term partnership with Sener Grupo de Ingenieria SA (Sener) in the Industria de Turbo Propulsores SA (ITP) joint venture. ITP will supply Rolls-Royce with turbines for future civil large engines in addition to its existing range of products supported by a revised shareholder agreement. ITP is a joint venture between Rolls-Royce
GE Evergreen Engine Services recently completed its fifth GEnx quick-turn shop visit, with two additional engines scheduled to ship this month. The quick-turn capability comes less than a year after the formation of the new joint venture in Taiwan with partner Evergreeen Aviation Technologies (EGAT). Launched on March 31st, 2014, the GE Evergreen Engine Services
In the fourth quarter of 2014, Embraer delivered 30 commercial and 52 executive (38 light and 14 large) jets and ended the year with total deliveries of 92 commercial and 116 executive (92 light and 24 large) aircraft, thus meeting the Company’s total deliveries Guidance for 2014. Revenues in 4Q14 reached US$2,045.5m and in 2014
Philip Morris Capital Corporation, Stamford CT has sold 18 PW2037 powered B757-200 aircraft (s/n’s 24810, 24932, 25277, 25399, 26641, 26644, 26647, 26650, 26653, 26654, 26657, 26660, 26661, 26664, 26665, 26666, 26669 and 26670) to Seven Five Partners Lux, SÀRL, a special purpose vehicle established by Castlelake and Merx Aviation Finance. The aircraft had been on
Norwegian Air Norway has seen the strike which began with 70 pilots on Saturday extend to 650 pilots on Wednesday, March 4th. The strike began when talks to negotiate equal pay rates for all pilots across the Nordic region failed to materialize. Instead the low-cost carrier, and subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle, will see its
Iberia and Airbus have reached an agreement over the early delivery of the A330-200s the airline ordered last year, and which will now join the long-haul fleet 14 months earlier than initially planned, between December 2015, and November 2016. The new aircraft will replace the A340-300s, and offer economic and environmental advantages as well as
