AeroCentury, an independent aircraft leasing company, announced the purchase of a new ATR 42-600 aircraft. The aircraft was purchased from an existing Indonesian customer immediately upon delivery from ATR and simultaneously leased back to the customer.
Pratt & Whitney has signed an additional $6bn in long-term agreements since May. In total, Pratt & Whitney has signed more than 135 agreements with a projected spend of $16bn to support the company’s expected production increase. The agreements, which are with key product suppliers from around the world, will help the company increase capacity
Sikorsky Aircraft unveiled the first of two S-97 RAIDER helicopter prototypes on October 2nd, signaling the start of activities in the program’s test flight phase and a major step toward demonstrating the new – and first – armed reconnaissance rotorcraft featuring X2 Technology designed for military missions. Based on Sikorsky’s rigid X2 rotor coaxial design,
Vector Aerospace Corporation one of the world’s leading independent providers of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, signed a five year agreement with Orange County Sheriff’s Department to conduct maintenance, repair and overhaul on their AS350 and UH-1H helicopters. “Signing this contract with Orange County Sheriff’s Department highlights Vector’s ability to provide tip-to-tail MRO
Only days after 77 members of the US House of Representatives pushed for the total ban on all forms of phone calls being made from airplanes, the FAA have decided to demand that cockpit displays in over 1300 Boeing aircraft be replaced over the next five years. The reason why these particular aircraft have been
International Jet Management (IJM) will become the first operator in Europe of a new Bombardier Challenger 350 business jet. For maintenance, overhaul and repair services, IJM and Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS) signed an agreement. Christoph Meyerrose, LBAS’ Managing Director said: “LBAS was the first maintenance provider for Challenger 300 aircraft in Europe and has
Avanti Air GmbH & Co. KG based at Siegerland-Flughafen in Germany will start operations with one Fokker 100 aircraft in January 2015. In the last 5 to 6 years the aircraft has been operated by OLT Express and will be used by Avanti Air for wet-lease and charter flights. Sinah Gotthardt, Manager Sales, Marketing, PR:
AJW Aviation, a specialist in transforming aviation efficiency, has signed a five year power-by-the-hour contract with new start-up Salvadorian operator, VECA Airlines. The contract will be managed by AJW’s Miami base and will cover the supply of spare parts for the airline’s fleet, providing essential support for the El Salvador flag carrier. VECA Airlines was
Andrew C. Levy, President and COO of Allegiant Travel Company, has resigned from his executive positions with the company and will step down from the Allegiant board. For the past 13 years, Mr. Levy has led Allegiant in a variety of roles, including most recently as President, Chief Operating Officer and Board Member and previously
Final assembly of the first A350 XWB for Vietnam Airlines has begun at the Roger Béteille Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France. Scheduled for delivery in mid-2015, the aircraft will see Vietnam Airlines become the first Asian airline to fly the A350 XWB and the second operator in the world of the all-new, fuel-efficient
