China Aircraft Leasing Company (CALC), the leading independent aircraft operating lessor in China, firmed up its contract in December 2014 with Airbus for 100 A320 Family aircraft. The order comprises 74 A320neo, 16 A320ceo and 10 A321ceo. Including this new order, CALC’s total backlog with Airbus stands at 140 A320 Family aircraft. “Adding these A320
Helicopter engine manufacturer Turbomeca (Safran) is setting up new manufacturing capability at its facility in Bordes (France). After years of maturation and prototype testing, Turbomeca has entered serial production of parts using the latest additive manufacturing, or 3D printing process. Bordes facility is one of the first of its kind to serial produce additive components
The newest evolution in Airbus’ market-leading widebody jetliner product line – the A330 with an increased 242-tonne maximum takeoff weight capability – is another step closer to entering service later this year after its successful maiden flight. Taking off from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport on January 12th, the A330-300 variant carried out an airborne evaluation that concluded
AgustaWestland released that the new generation AW169 light intermediate 4.5-tonne class helicopter has entered full scale production, with the first aircraft now on the final assembly line at its Vergiate facility in Italy. The event marks a major milestone ahead of EASA certification, with deliveries to the first batch of customers set to start in
Air Lease Corporation announced that, pursuant to long term lease agreements, ALC will deliver eight new Boeing 777-300ER widebody aircraft to six different airlines in 2015, all from ALC’s order book with Boeing. The following airlines are scheduled to take delivery of these new ALC Boeing 777-300ERs in 2015: Air France (1), Emirates (1), Korean
Volartec welcomed two new Alkym customers to the APAC region. Both are based in Indonesia and are part of the same group. The MRO company Aero Nusantara Indonesia (ANI) has selected Alkym to replace their existing MRO IT solution. At the same time Xpress Air with their strong links to ANI will also benefit from
Ascent Aviation Services Corporation announced the opening of a newly constructed 42,000 ft² hangar at its facility adjacent to the Tucson International Airport. The new hangar doubles Ascent’s heavy maintenance capacity with 100,000 ft² of hangar space designed to accommodate four narrow body aircraft. The new hangar is fully operational, and the Company will begin
It is generally known that the Russian economy is suffering from a substantial drop in the price of crude oil and consequently their airlines are struggling with a loss in ticket sales. However while the Western world seems to be coming out of a longer than estimated recession, other economies, particularly in Africa and Asia,
Royal Air Maroc, the largest airline in Morocco, is celebrating the delivery of its first of five GEnx-powered Boeing 787 Dreamliner and selected a 10-year OnPoint solution agreement with GE Aviation for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of its GEnx engine fleet.
Turkish Airlines signed a five-year OnPoint solution agreement with GE Aviation for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the airline’s CF6-80E engines that power three Airbus A330-200 aircraft. “We signed this service agreement with GE to ensure our CF6-80E engines are maintained to the OEM standards and remain in top operating condition,” said Dr. Temel
