Gogo’s wireless in-flight entertainment product – Gogo Vision – is now installed on more than 1,700 commercial aircraft across six major airlines the company reported and continues to roll out in the business aviation market. Today, more than half of the aircraft flying around the world with wireless in-flight entertainment are equipped with the Gogo
It was on the 29th July 2014 that alarm bells started to ring for the future of Japan’s Skymark Airlines Inc. when it announced it was struggling over negotiations with Airbus SAS over their order for six A380 jets. The order had been signed in 2011 at a cost of 191.6bn Yen (US$1.88bn) and Skymark
GE Aviation reported plans for additional investment at the site of its new engine assembly facility in Lafayette, Indiana. The additional US$15M investment in machinery and equipment will allow for maintenance, repair and overhaul capability for the new LEAP engine of CFM International, a 50/50 joint company of GE and Snecma (Safran) of France. GE
Airbus Defence and Space released that Fernando Alonso has been named as Head of its Military Aircraft business unit as per 1st of March. Bernhard Gerwert, CEO of Airbus Defence and Space, will act as interim Head of Military Aircraft until this date. Fernando Alonso replaces Domingo Ureña-Raso, who has resigned from his position. Further
The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority has approved the transaction in which Flybe Uk’s 60% ownership of Flybe Nordic venture will be transferred to StaffPoint Holding and G.W. Sohlberg (GWS). The letter of intent on this transaction was announced on January 7th 2015. Upon completion of the sale, StaffPoint’s ownership in the joint venture will
JetBlue reported operating income of US$169m in the fourth quarter. This compares to operating income of US$115m in the fourth quarter of 2013. For the full year 2014, JetBlue reported operating income of US$515m. This compares to operating income of US$428m in 2013. Pre-tax income of US$140m in the fourth quarter. This compares to pre-tax
B/E Aerospace reported 2014 revenues of US$2.6bn increased 18.0% as compared with the prior year. Adjusted operating earnings were US$466.4m, an increase of 19.8% and adjusted operating margin of 17.9% increased 20 basis points as compared with the prior year. On a GAAP basis, operating earnings were US$384.0m. 2014 adjusted EBITDA of US$571.1m increased 21.1%
Kaman Corporation announced that its Aerosystems division (Kaman) has been awarded a multi-year contract for the production of the fixed trailing edge (FTE) kits and assemblies for the Boeing KC-46A Tanker Program. Kaman delivered its first KC-46A Tanker FTE kit to Boeing in March 2014. To date Kaman has provided more than 1,000 FTE kits
Six years after the fatal crash of a regional turboprop plane operated by Colgan Air near Buffalo, New York, killing all 49 on board and one man on the ground, the USFAA have now begun to implement new safety rules that are the last airline safety enhancements mandated by Congress in 2010 in response to
Commercial Jet is modifying Aeronautical Engineers’ (AEI) 400th freighter conversion. The 11 pallet position B737-400SF (MSN 25105) was converted at Commercial Jet’s Miami, Florida facility and delivered to TNT Airways S.A., in mid-December of 2014. Commercial Jet provided all of the touch labor for the passenger-to-freighter conversion, performed heavy maintenance and painted the aircraft.
