IAE International Aero Engines AG reached a new production milestone when it shipped its 6,000th V2500 engine from the Pratt & Whitney Middletown Engine Center. The engine will be delivered to JetBlue Airways under the wing of an Airbus A321ceo aircraft in March. JetBlue started operations in February 2000 with a V2500-powered A320. They are
Aeromexico has ordered Split Scimitar Winglets for its Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 aircraft. APB’s newest program is the culmination of a five-year design effort using the latest computational fluid dynamic technology to redefine the aerodynamics of the Blended Winglet into an all-new Split Scimitar Winglet. The unique feature of the Split Scimitar Winglet is that it
GA Telesis Engines Services (GATES) has successfully upgraded and tested its first General Electric CF6-80C2B1F aircraft engine in its test cell after installing the latest and most current adapter technology. This dynamic enhancement gives GATES the capability to overhaul all CF6-80C2B engines for Boeing aircraft, including the B1F, B4F, B6F, and B7F engine models. “This
Sabena technics has been awarded the design and VIP cabin integration contract for a new Boeing Business Jet 737-700. The VIP completion teams have already started the design and engineering and are looking forward to welcoming the aircraft in Sabena technics’ facility in Bordeaux in March 2015. This signature grants Sabena technics with the «
Air Services, a Directional Capital company specializing in off-wing services and commercial maintenance, have concluded a general terms agreement with Liebherr-Aerospace for support of the landing gears on the Embraer E-Jet 170/175/190/195 family aircraft and the nose landing gear on the ERJ-145 aircraft.
AerCap Holdings released that its adjusted net income was $74.9m for the fourth quarter of 2013, and $299.m for the full year 2013. Adjusted earnings per share were $0.66 for the fourth quarter of 2013, an increase of 16% over the fourth quarter of 2012 and adjusted earnings per share for the full year 2013
StandardAero has signed an exclusive, multi-year agreement with Air Mauritius for engine maintenance support on their fleet of Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PW 127M engines which power their ATR 72 aircrafts. The exclusive contract supports all scheduled and unscheduled events. Work will be performed at StandardAero’s European Service Center in Tilburg, The Netherlands and at
AAR has been awarded a contract from the United States Air Force for the production and repair of 463L cargo pallets. The contract has a two-year base period valued at $133m in revenue and an estimated value of $323m over the five-year term. The cargo pallets will be manufactured and maintained by AAR’s Mobility Systems
Thales released that new orders for the Aerospace segment amounted to €4,130m in 2013, compared to €4,051m in 2012. Excluding the impact due to the disposal of activities in 2012 (civil fixed-wing aircraft simulation and Diehl Aircabin), Avionics order intake remained generally stable, as the continued growth of on-board avionics activities, both original equipment and
Cirrus Aircraft delivered 276 new aircraft in 2013, nearly a 10% increase over 2012, marking its best aircraft shipment performance since 2008. With these results, Cirrus Aircraft’s annual market share has grown to an all-time high of 37%. “The key driver to this past year’s outstanding performance was Cirrus owners’ and pilots’ strong response to
