ARKIA Israeli Airlines, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for up to four A330-900neo aircraft. The commitment makes ARKIA the first Airbus widebody customer in Israel and the first customer for the type in the region. The aircraft will help ARKIA to expand their growing operations into long haul business and leisure markets
Virgin America reported fourth quarter 2014 operating income of US$34.2m and net income of US$28.1m, excluding special items. This represents the highest net income for a fourth quarter in Company history and the ninth consecutive quarter of year-over-year improvement in income, excluding special items. On a GAAP basis, operating and net income for the fourth
Kaman has been awarded a multi-year contract for the production of fixed trailing edge (FTE) kits and assemblies for the 777 and 767 commercial programs. The award from Boeing Commercial Airplanes is a continuation of the work Kaman has performed for Boeing since the launch of the 767 program almost thirty years ago. To date
Alaska Airlines’ fleet of fuel-efficient Boeing airplanes is growing again. Seattle’s hometown airline is purchasing six more Boeing 737-900 Extended Range aircraft, valued at US$594m, Boeing’s current list price. The new planes, four scheduled for delivery in 2016 and two in 2017, bring Alaska’s total of locally manufactured jets on order to 79. “We’re delighted
GA Telesis has signed an avionics services agreement with L-3 Electronic System Services (L-3 ESS), a division of L-3 Aviation Products (L-3 AP). L-3 ESS will provide total avionics support for OEM and third-party components on Boeing and Airbus aircraft, initially focusing on the 737NG, 747, 757, 767 and A320 platforms. As the program evolves,
AJW Capital Partners Limited, part of the AJW Group of companies, has purchased an A319 (MSN 1068) aircraft. The deal covers the airframe only. Teardown is currently underway at eCube in St Athan, Wales, and components will support AJW’s global fleet of Airbus aircraft operating under power-by-the-hour contracts. AJW Capital managed the transaction on behalf
PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO) redelivered its third 737-300F (MSN27518) to CDI Cargo Airlines (CDI). All three PEMCO freighter conversions to date have been performed at STAECO’s Jinan Shandong China facility. PEMCO and STAECO have partnered on about 50 Boeing 737-300 and 737-400 freighter modification projects since 2006. Today, PEMCO together with STAECO and other
Turkish Technic and Citilink have signed an Airbus A320 component support contract. The signing ceremony was held in MRO Middle East and included the participation of Citilink CEO, M. Arif Wibowo Albert Burhan, and Turkish Technic CEO, Ahmet Karaman. The contract comprises component supply and repair on part number basis. Components will be supplied from
Acting on behalf of Largus Aviation AB of Sweden, Skyworld Aviation has arranged the sale of a Fokker 50, serial number 20194, to MayAir of Mexico. The aircraft, now registered as XA-UUU, arrived in Cancύn at the end of January. MayAir is part of Cancύn Travel Concepts, serving the Yukatán peninsula in South Eastern Mexico
As temperatures drop to record lows of 5°F in New York and 6°F in the capital, central and eastern America have ground to a virtual halt in the grip of icy storms. According to the National Weather Service heavy snowfall and ice moving eastward from the Southern Plains pounded Missouri, Arkansas, southern Illinois, Tennessee, Kentucky,
