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
AWAS has reached an important milestone in its almost 30 continuous years of serving global airlines’ fleet needs: the addition of the 300th aircraft into its active fleet with the recent delivery of a new Airbus A320-200 with factory-fitted, end of wing sharklets to Thai Airways.
At its Chief Executive Board (CEB) Meeting held in London on June 23rd, 2014, the CEOs of the Star Alliance network unanimously approved the membership of Air India, clearing the way for the National carrier to become the first Indian airline to join a global airline alliance. The integration teams at Air India, Star Alliance
On June 20, 2014 the Aviation Register of Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC AR) confirmed the capability of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft to execute automatic landing under CAT IIIa ICAO. This Supplemental Type Certificate allows the SSJ100 landing in complicated weather conditions when runway visibility does not exceed 175m, including landing with up to 10
Airstream has arranged the sale of an ERJ-145EU to Novoair of Bangladesh. This is the third ERJ145 aircraft that Airstream has sold to Novoair, a newly established operator flying scheduled services linking major centres in the region. The aircraft, serial number 300, was originally acquired by British Regional Airlines in the UK under a finance
