The long range Falcon 7X will soon become the first business jet certified to operate at Daocheng Yading, the world’s highest commercial airport. The certification campaign at Daocheng, situated in China’s Sichuan province at an altitude of 14,470 ft (4,411 m), was initiated at the request of Chinese customers and is intended to meet demand
Boeing and leasing company Avolon have finalized an order for six 787-9 Dreamliners and five additional 737 MAX 9s, valued at more than $2.1bn at list prices. Avolon announced a commitment to purchase the airplanes during the 2014 Farnborough Airshow in July. This marks Avolon’s first order for the super-efficient 787 Dreamliner and will increase
Intrepid Aviation announced the acquisition of one A330-300 equipped with two General Electric CF6-80E1A4 engines. The aircraft (MSN 1367) was manufactured in late 2012 and has since been on lease to China Airlines. This is the second A330-300 aircraft Intrepid has acquired on lease to the Taiwan-based airline.
AerData, the provider of lease management, records management and engine fleet planning software announced that Air Astana, the domestic and international carrier of Kazakhstan has selected AerData STREAM software. STREAM (Secure Technical Records for Electronic Asset Management) is the industry’s foremost web-based solution used by some of the world’s largest airlines, lessors and MROs to
Embraer and Republic Airways signed a contract for the sale and purchase of 50 firm E175 jets. The value of the firm order, which will be included in Embraer’s 2014 third-quarter backlog, is estimated at US$2.1bn, based on 2014 list prices. The aircraft will be operated for United Airlines under the United Express brand. Deliveries
OEMServices opens in Dubai in September its new service center dedicated to the aerospace market. Located in Jebel Ali Free Zone, near Dubai and Abu Dhabi airports, this new center will benefit from a strategic location in the Middle East. The nearly 2.000 m² warehouse, fully furnished and air-conditioned, will host the OEMServices operations (AOG
Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services, (Boeing Shanghai) and Russia-based Nordwind Airlines, a charter airline with headquarters in Moscow, are expanding their business cooperation by signing a new maintenance agreement that will include heavy checks, pylon modifications, full painting, landing gear replacement, avionics upgrades and cabin modifications on seven 767-300ERs that will enter service this month. Nordwind
AWAS has delivered an additional two new A320 passenger aircraft on lease with Spring Airlines in China. These aircraft come from AWAS’existing pipeline order with the manufacturer and will assist with Spring’s growth needs: domestically and to new, planned-regional routes such as Singapore. AWAS also delivered on lease to Vietjet, the fourth planned new A320
StandardAero and Airteam, of Pretoria, South Africa, have signed a partnership agreement to provide PT6 engine maintenance through a co-branded foothold in the Southern African region. The new partnership is expected to be fully up and running by the end of September, 2014 and all engine services will be performed at either Airteam’s Wonderboom Airport
Gogo, a leading global aero communications service provider, has received a bid award letter from Vietnam Airlines to provide in-flight connectivity services on Vietnam Airlines’ fleet of Boeing 787 aircraft and a majority of Vietnam’s Airbus A350 aircraft. The aircraft will be outfitted with a mix of Inmarsat’s new GX Aviation Ka-band service and their
