The GE9X engine for the Boeing 777X aircraft will feature fewer and thinner composite fan blades than any GE widebody engine in service. To do this, GE is designing a new composite fan blade using next-generation carbon fiber composite material. “It has been a decade since GE designed a new composite fan blade for the
BOC Aviation agreed to purchase two GE90-115B-powered Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The engine order is valued at close to $140m list price. Snecma of France and IHI Corporation of Japan are revenue-sharing participants in the GE90 program. The GE90-115B engine is part of GE’s “ecomagination” product portfolio — GE’s commitment to implementing innovative, cost-effective technologies that
Gogo, a leading global aero-communications service provider, has signed a definitive agreement with Aeromexico, Mexico’s global airline, to provide in-flight Internet and wireless in-flight entertainment service on at least 58 Embraer and Boeing 737 aircraft operated by Aeromexico. Gogo previously announced, in December 2013, that it had agreed on the principal terms and conditions with
GA Telesis announced the closing of a new asset financing for a major European airline. The ten-year $100m transaction marks the third asset based financing transaction the company has closed in the last twelve months. Asset financing becomes yet another service that GA Telesis can provide operators and other investors in aviation assets, along with
AJW Aviation has signed a ten year PBH extension with Lithuanian airline, Avion Express. “The continuation of this agreement recognises the dependable on-going power-by-the-hour support that AJW provides for this part of our European operation. It covers all twelve A320 aircraft; offering full ATA coverage and on-site stock” said David Masson, Chairman of Avion Partners.
Air Services, a Directional Capital company specializing in off-wing services, announced the completion of the requirements for the Cessna Citation NDI Certification Program and was again named an Authorized Independent NDI Facility. With this certification, Air Services has access to all equipment and materials needed to perform NDT inspections and testing on all models of
Pilatus Aircraft announced its partnership with TASL, a Tata Group Company, for the assembly of PC-12 aero structures at its facility in Hyderabad, India. The long-term contract between Pilatus and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) has been signed for a ten-year period and provides for delivery of the first complete PC-12 NG aero structure during
White Stag Aircraft Leasing announced the placement of one Airbus A-320 Aircraft, with a second delivery scheduled during fourth quarter 2014. Both units shall operate long term lease contracts in agreement with the same domestic operator.
HAECO Cabin Solutions, a subsidiary of the HAECO Group, has received Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The PMA designation authorises the facility to produce and sell approved PMA parts directly to aircraft operators and aircraft parts distributors. John Mansfield, Programme Manager at the San Antonio facility, said: “This approval enables
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing arm of GE, announced delivery of a leased Airbus A320 aircraft to its new airline customer VietJet Air. VietJet Air, a private, low-cost carrier, operates a fleet of 15 aircraft to destinations in Vietnam as well as Singapore, South Korea and Thailand.
