GE Aviation has been selected by The Boeing Company to provide the Common Core System (CCS) and the Enhanced Airborne Flight Recorder (EAFR) for the Boeing 777X aircraft. Selecting the GE common core system and enhanced airborne flight recorder enables Boeing to bring the latest generation of proven capabilities from the 787 to the 777X.
HAITEC Aircraft Maintenance GmbH was recently granted its Maintenance Organization Approval from Germany’s Civil Aviation Authority (Luftfahrt-Bundesamt LBA) for its VIP Maintenance Division. VIP Maintenance commenced operations on November 20th, 2014, in its 4,300 m² hangar dedicated to VIP customers at the Airport Erfurt-Weimar, welcoming the first Gulfstream G550 owned by Silk Way Airlines, based
AirAsia X, the long haul affiliate of Asia’s largest low cost airline, has placed a firm order with Airbus for 55 A330neo aircraft. This is the largest single order to date for the best-selling A330 Family and reaffirms AirAsia X’s position as the biggest A330 airline customer worldwide, having now ordered a total of 91
Per Wennberg, nominated to Finnair’s Shareholders’ Nomination Board by Skagen funds, has decided to resign the Board following the decision of Skagen funds to sell their shareholding in Finnair. Skagen funds was one of the three largest shareholders of Finnair. According to the rules of the Shareholders’ Nomination Board, the shareholder eligible to appoint the
Global Eagle Entertainment, a worldwide leading provider of content, connectivity and digital media solutions to airlines, has been selected by WestJet to manage its inflight content services. WestJet is currently overhauling its existing inflight entertainment (IFE) system and replacing it with a wireless IFE solution. Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) will provide a broad array of
Canada Jetlines (Jetlines) signed a definitive purchase agreement with Boeing to acquire up to twenty-one Boeing 737 MAX aircraft for delivery commencing in 2021. The Agreement includes five firm orders, purchase rights for an additional sixteen 737 MAX and some conversion rights to the 737-8 MAX aircraft. “This Agreement with Boeing is a major milestone
All flights in and out of London were cancelled for nearly two hours on Friday afternoon owing to what has been confirmed as a major computer glitch at the NATS Swanwick air traffic control centre. Transport secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, stated that: “Disruption on this scale is simply unacceptable and I have asked NATS for a
Alpha Star Aviation Services and AFI KLM E&M signed an amendment to the component support contract covering Alpha Star expansion group’s airbus fleet. The deal was closed during the Middle East Business Aviation (MEBA) 2014 trade show in Dubai. The two partners signed in 2013 an agreement covering support for repairs and access to a
SAS has secured a Pre-Delivery Payment Financing Facility (PDP Facility) covering a portion of the pre-delivery payments that SAS is making under the aircraft order with Airbus. The PDP Facility covers certain payments in relation to two Airbus A330-300 Enhanced and six Airbus A320NEO aircraft and is structured as a revolving credit facility under which
As a part of its US$2bn investment to give customers a world-class travel experience, American Airlines will upgrade its regional fleet by adding Gogo inflight wireless services to all two-class regional jets. Nearly 250 of American’s regional aircraft will have inflight wireless Internet service installed by 2016. “We’re investing in a more competitive and consistent
