Aviation Technical Services (ATS) has expanded its Airbus service offerings with an Airbus 330 modification program for longtime customer Hawaiian Airlines as part of the airline’s previously‐announced Extra Comfort premium economy seating. The interior passenger reconfiguration, which began in 2013, has been installed by ATS on five of the airline’s 12 aircraft to‐date and is
Rolls-Royce reported the first run of the Trent 1000-TEN, which will power all variants of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The engine, which is scheduled to be certified to 78,000lbs thrust by the end of 2015, will offer commonality for customers operating a combination of 787 Dreamliner models and provide margin to Boeing requirements for 76,000lbs
The domestic and regional subsidiary of Fiji Airways, Fiji Link took delivery of its first brand new ATR 72-600 on operating lease from Singapore-based aircraft leasing company Avation PLC. The acquisition of the new ATR is part of the airline’s dynamic expansion plan to support network growth on its domestic and regional routes in the
Wesco Aircraft Holdings announced the commencement of a public offering of 6,000,000 shares of its common stock by an affiliate of The Carlyle Group. In addition, the underwriter will have a 30-day option to purchase up to 900,000 additional shares from Carlyle. Upon completion of the offering, Carlyle will beneficially own approximately 24.1% of the
Robinson Helicopter Company received Transport Canada’s certification for the R66 Turbine Police Helicopter. Robinson’s R66 Police model is specially configured for law enforcement and meets the latest FAA crashworthiness regulations. The R66 Police helicopter combines R66 power, altitude performance, and payload with the latest in surveillance technology. Turn-key ready, the R66 police comes standard with
JorAMCo will provide heavy maintenance services to Indian carrier Jet Airways, on four Airbus A330 of its fleet between May and July of this year. The work scope includes C checks in addition to cabin refurbishment. This collaborative effort is a continuation of the 2013’s program where JorAMCo has completed three maintenance checks. Jet Airways
Santos Dumont, the aviation technical consultancy and asset manager, announced that it is to redeliver one Boeing 737-400 aircraft on behalf of Globus Airlines. The aircraft MSN 25168 is being redelivered to ILFC. The aircraft is scheduled to be redelivered in October 2014.
Delta will grow its A320 Family with an order for 15 A321ceo (current engine option) aircraft to offset jet retirements. The airline has selected CFM56-5B engines from CFM International to power the newly ordered A321ceo aircraft, which are scheduled for delivery starting in 2018. CFM International is a 50/50 joint company between Snecma (Safran) and
The Airbus A350 XWB has started a campaign of Early Long Flights with cabin crew and passengers. The A350 (MSN 002) test aircraft equipped with cabin, took off on the first of two Early Long Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac on June 2nd. The two flights will be operated in a real airline environment with Air France
Following Air New Zealand’s 2009 order for A320 Family aircraft, the airline has selected the added efficiency and performance of the NEO with an order for three A321neo, 10 A320neo and one additional A320ceo aircraft. The agreement marks the first time Air New Zealand has ordered the larger A321 aircraft and the NEO. Engine selection
