Compass Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of Trans States Holdings, announced it will operate 20 new 76-seat Embraer E175 aircraft owned by American Airlines. Compass expects to begin taking delivery of the aircraft and start scheduled service under the American Eagle brand and livery in the first quarter of 2015. The agreement also provides American
Euravia Engineering has received TCCA Approval No.814-03. This new approval completes Euravia’s International Accreditations for PT6 Engine Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul, Engine Sales / Exchange and Mobile Repair Team services for all PT6 Engine Operators throughout Canada. Euravia’s TCCA Approval will enhance and underpin Euravia’s existing MRO activities across Canada.
CFM International has initiated ground testing of the first LEAP-1B engine at Snecma (Safran) facilities in Villaroche, France. The testing launches a two-year program that will culminate in engine certification in 2016 and entry into commercial service on the Boeing 737 MAX airplane in 2017. The LEAP-1B engine, which is the exclusive powerplant for the
C&L recently acquired Ontic Houston’s TKS program, expanding its Hawker offerings for repair and support services. The acquisition includes all of Ontic’s TKS inventory and gives C&L over 200 TKS panels available on flat rate exchange. This reduction in Ontic’s capabilities places C&L as the largest Hawker structural repair and overhaul facility currently in operation.
The wings of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet’s (MRJ) first flight test aircraft have been mated with the fuselage at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ final-assembly factory. The wing-body combination marks another major milestone toward MRJ’s completion. Mitsubishi Aircraft took delivery of the pylon from Spirit AeroSystems and the PurePower PW1200G engine from Pratt & Whitney and will
The first built-in-Brazil EC725 was provided to the Brazilian Navy last Friday, marking a major milestone in Airbus Helicopters’ cooperation with the country to supply mission-ready multi-role rotorcraft for its three military services and to develop a capable national helicopter industry. The aircraft’s handover occurred at the new rotary-wing center of excellence operated by Airbus
Boeing and Global Eagle Entertainment have signed a new technical services agreement (TSA) to evaluate Global Eagle Entertainment’s (GEE) satellite-based connectivity solution for line-fit offer ability to airlines worldwide. The TSA is an important milestone in offering airline customers the option to purchase the GEE connectivity system pre-installed on new delivery Boeing 737 and 787
Altair reported that Aernnova, an aerostructures company, has heavily extended its use of Altair’s computer-aided-engineering (CAE) software suite HyperWorks. The company assumes integral management of large aircraft sections and provides engineering services, composites and metallic parts as well as maintenance and support services. As one of the most important Tier 1 suppliers to the aerospace
Ameco Beijing obtained its AS/EN9100 certificate of registration, issued by SAI Global, a globally recognized certification body. Validating that Ameco Beijing operates a Quality Management System which complies with the requirements of ISO 9001:2008+AS9100C, EN9100:2009, in the scope of design and manufacturing of installation kits for aircraft modification and cabin parts. The AS/EN9100 is a
Aeronautical Engineers announces that it has delivered the second of five B737-400SF freighters to Southern Air who will operate for DHL Express in the Americas. The second aircraft is a standard gross weight B737-400SF built in 1997 and was converted at Commercial Jet’s Dothan facility, which is one of five authorized AEI Conversion Centers worldwide.
