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
Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland, announced that, following an agreement signed on 29th December, it will provide 160 AW189 civil helicopters to the oil company Rosneft by 2025. The supply will be provided mainly through HeliVert, a joint venture between Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland and Russian Helicopters (a subsidiary of the corporation Rostec). HeliVert will be responsible for the final assembly (at
Boeing and Azerbaijan-based airline Silk Way West announced that the two companies are finalizing terms and working toward a purchase agreement for three 747-8 Freighter airplanes. When finalized, the contract will be valued at more than US$1.1bn at current list prices. The order will be posted on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website once all contingencies
Air Lease Corporation announced the pricing of its public offering of US$600m in aggregate principal amount of 3.750% unsecured senior notes due 2022 (the “Notes”). The Notes were offered to the public at a price of 99.289% of par. The sale of the Notes is expected to close on January 14th, 2015, subject to satisfaction
Thomas Global Systems confirmed its long-term support for the FCD-66 cathode ray tube (CRT) based cockpit display used on the Airbus A319/320/321 and A330/340 aircraft. The FCD-66 is the primary cockpit flight display in these aircraft. The company’s long-term support program for FCD-66 is underpinned by its secure supply of new CRTs and its long
GE Aviation has been selected by Guangzhou Hangxin Company/AVICopter to provide the Health & Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) for their AC313 helicopter fleet in China. The fleet of civilian AC313 helicopters is designed to carry 27 passengers and two crew in the transport role. It also has been designed to be used for VIP transport,
In July last year the FAA ordered a temporary ban on flights in and out of Tel Aviv after rockets landed close to Ben Gurion Airport, though the EASA did not invoke a total ban. In August, EASA demanded airlines to be cautious when operating in Syrian airspace and the FAA prohibited US airlines from
