TRU Simulation + Training, a Textron company, has acquired ProFlight, a leader in innovative and advanced pilot training. Based in Carlsbad, Calif., ProFlight is an FAA-approved Part 142 training center specializing in Cessna Citation CJ Series training, Cessna Conquest Series training, and offers an innovative continuous currency program that provides pilots greater training flexibility and
Expanding Guernsey, Channel Islands-based regional carrier Aurigny Air Services took delivery of an E195 which will be used to add capacity on the carrier’s Guernsey – London Gatwick route. The E195 is configured with 122 slim seats in a single-class layout and is the first commercial jet for the airline. Aurigny will fly up to
Associated Aircraft Group, the East Coast’s premier executive helicopter service, has announced the addition of its fifth Sikorsky S-76 helicopter to its fleet of managed aircraft. The addition of this helicopter increases the total AAG fleet to nine aircraft throughout the Northeast. AAG has the largest fleet of Sikorsky S-76 aircraft available for charter and
VAS Aero Services, a global leader in aviation logistics and aftermarket services, announced it has entered into a five-year surplus parts management and distribution agreement with Southwest Airlines to manage the airline’s surplus parts inventory from its fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft. This agreement will give VAS’s global 737 Classic and Next Generation customer base
The assembly of Airbus’ first A320neo has been completed following painting of the aircraft and the mounting of Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM engines. MSN6101, which will be the first A320neo to fly, will soon start its ground tests to prepare for first flight. The flight test campaign for the A320neo will kick-off in September 2014,
Flatirons Solutions released that LATAM Airlines Group, the leading airline in Latin America, has selected its manufacturer-independent, content lifecycle management (CLM) solution to manage LATAM’s maintenance and engineering documentation for the group’s Boeing and Airbus fleets of more than 300 aircraft. The choice of Flatirons’ suite of products enables LATAM to meet technical documentation requirements
AviaAM Leasing reported the delivery of a Boeing 737-700 to one of major Kazakhstan’s carriers – SCAT Airlines. The aircraft is the first Boeing 737-700 in the carrier’s fleet. Under the latest cooperation, AviaAM Leasing has conducted cabin renewal and livery change works, as well as increased the aircraft’s maximum take-off weight and enhanced the
A customer, who has requested to remain unidentified at this time, has placed a firm order for 16 Bombardier CRJ900 NextGen regional jets and has also taken options for eight additional airliners of the same type. Based on the list price for the CRJ900 NextGen aircraft, the firm order is valued at approximately US$727m. The
BAE Systems announced a reorganisation of its portfolio of interests in a number of industrial companies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and an enhancement of its existing relationship with Riyadh Wings Aviation Academy (Riyadh Wings). Through a number of transactions, the reorganisation will bring together shareholdings of the BAE Systems group and Riyadh Wings
GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A., the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America, has closed a financing of US$68m with Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (“Ca-Cib”), guaranteeing 12 proprietary spare CFM56-7B engines, with the possibility of increasing an additional US$100m for future proprietary engine deliveries. The financing is over seven years at a
