Boeing and Belarus flag carrier Belavia Airlines have reached an agreement on an order for three Next-Generation 737-800 airplanes. Valued at $272m at current list prices, this is the first direct purchase of Boeing airplanes for Belavia.
Wizz Air will have a new aircraft maintenance hangar in Budapest within a year’s time according to the agreement signed on Tuesday, June 24th, by Budapest Airport and Wizz Air. The signing of the new lease agreement for 15 years was timed to coincide with the 10th anniversary of Wizz Air’s operations in Hungary and
Hawker Pacific Aerospace opened its new ARC (Airframe Related Component) shop in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Thereby the landing gear specialist broadens its product portfolio by adding services for thrust reversers. The facility has already received the first five thrust reverser units (V2500) of launch customer Spirit Airlines. Dedicated to ARC services, Hawker Pacific Aerospace’s Fort
SR Technics and Swiss AviationSoftware have jointly implemented integrated system interfaces between AMOS and SR Technics’ SAP. The new functionalities cover customer requirements for an “all in one” system solution and will improve efficiency, transparency and ultimately on-time-delivery. Four interfaces mark the start of further interface functionalities planned for upcoming AMOS releases between fall 2014
PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO) announced the redelivery of a 737-400 PTF (MSN 25163) for SwiftAir’s new partner in West Africa, Air Ghana. The freighter, which was delivered last month, has entered service and is the first of several converted freighters planned for delivery over the next three years for the new cargo operation. The
Bombardier Aerospace has received certification from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its Challenger 350 business aircraft. Transport Canada certification was granted on June 12, 2014.
Piedmont Aviation Component Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TAT Technologies, has signed a four year APU maintenance agreement with ExpressJet Airlines covering its CRJ-200 fleet of 88 aircraft 36-150RJ APU. The agreement’s total value may reach $12m. For many years, Piedmont has been an industry leader in providing MRO services to the series 36-150 APU’s
Flying Colours Corp., the Canada-based completions, refurbishment and maintenance specialists, has received approval from the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA) to carry out maintenance work on business aircraft registered in the State of Qatar. The approval, which was awarded on June 17th, means that a full range of regular and line maintenance work can be
Alitalia and Etihad Airways have agreed the principal terms and conditions of a proposed transaction whereby Etihad Airways will acquire a 49% equity stake in Alitalia. The airlines will now move to finalise the transactional documents, that will include the agreed upon conditions, as soon as possible. The conclusion of the investment is subject to
Heliconia Group has chosen to implement ADSoftware’s AirPack MRO software solution, following the company’s latest Business Intelligence and Data Exchange technology upgrade. Heliconia has implemented all the six AirPack modules with the main focus being on maintenance management, logistics and airworthiness management in accordance with EASA and FAA standards. “ADSoftware’s solution has given us a lot
