During the first quarter of 2014 (1Q14), Embraer delivered 14 jets to the commercial aviation market and 20 to the business aviation market, for a total of 34 aircraft, compared to 29 aircraft delivered in the same period of 2013. On March 31st, 2014, the firm order backlog totaled US$ 19.2bn, an increase of US$
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has announced its strongest ever passenger and cargo volumes for a first quarter, together with US$1.4bn in total revenues during the three-month period, marking a year-on-year increase of 27%. A total of 3.2m passengers travelled with Etihad Airways during the first quarter of 2014, over
Completion & Service center Comlux America, based in Indianapolis IN, has been awarded the maintenance and refurbishment contract for a BBJ based in Asia. The BBJ is expected to arrive at the Comlux America facility during the 2nd quarter of 2014 and will spend 4 months on site. The undisclosed owner of the BBJ is
In May 2014, Ameco Beijing will open a hangar dedicated for VIP and business jet completions and maintenance. Ameco Beijing transformed this hangar from a former painting hangar. The hangar can accommodate a wide-body aircraft or three narrow-body aircraft simultaneously and was equipped with advanced completion equipment and security systems. The Beijing-based MRO specialist also
BOC Aviation added Grupo Aeromexico as a new customer with the lease of three new Embraer E190 aircraft for delivery between April and June this year.
ITP Group, through its affiliate ITP Externals, and Rolls-Royce have reached an agreement to renew their contract to supply pipes for several different types of Rolls-Royce next generation engines within the next five years. The agreement extends the constant supply that has flowed since April 2008 under the terms of the first stage of the
Delta TechOps, Delta Air Lines’ maintenance division and Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) provider business, is deepening its long-standing relationship with Hawaiian Airlines to provide an integrated component exchange and repair program for Hawaiian’s fleet of 12 Boeing 767 aircraft. Delta TechOps has provided its Complete Fleet services for Hawaiian since 2009 across its Airbus
Embraer Executive Jets names Hong Kong-based Metrojet as the first Authorized Service Center for its midsize Legacy 500 in Greater China. The amendment to the parties’ Authorized Service Center Agreement of 2011 was signed in a ceremony held on April 14th, at the 2014 Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE) in Shanghai, China. This
Airbus has launched a new version of its popular corporate jet, the ACJ319, offering customers simplicity, speed and savings in the cabin. Called ACJ319 Elegance, the new version complements today’s fully customisable version. Cabin outfitting of the Airbus ACJ319 Elegance will be carried out by the company’s Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC) subsidiary in Toulouse,
Lhasa based Tibet Airlines from the Tibetan Autonomous Region of China has taken delivery of its first A319 with Sharklets. The aircraft which was handed over at the Airbus Tianjin Delivery Centre (ATDC) joins Tibet Airlines’ existing fleet of eight existing A319s. The aircraft is the 165th assembled at Airbus’Tianjin Final Assembly Line (FALC). The
