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
Dragon Aviation Leasing took delivery of four Boeing 737-800 in Seattle. These four aircraft are the first aircraft of the purchase order signed with Boeing in 2013. The aircraft are leased to China Eastern and co-leased to China United Airlines and are the first four of eight aircraft to be leased to China Eastern. The
The RUAG Aerostructures division’s Emmen site is being strategically realigned and adapted to meet current and future market conditions. In addition to various modifications to processes, some HR measures are also necessary. The employee representatives have been notified of the planned measures. The employees concerned will be informed about their situation personally by the end
Borajet Airlines signed a five-year OnPoint solution agreement for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the airline’s CF34-10E engines that power its five EMBRAER E190 aircraft. The agreement is valued at about more than US$30m over the life of the agreement. Along with the OnPoint solution agreement, GE awarded Borajet Airlines its TRUEngine designation for
Last year more than three billion people traveled by airplane. Despite a series of tragic incidents, including the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 over the Ukraine, the disappearance without trace of Malaysia Airlines flight 370 and the most recent crash involving Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ850, it is hard to argue against the overall level
