Universal Asset Management reported the arrival of three aircraft to their Tupelo, MS disassembly facility at the Tupelo Regional Airport (TUP) for immediate disassembly and sale. An Airbus A300 previously operated by Monarch Airlines, an Airbus A330 previously operated by Malaysia Airlines, and an Airbus A340 previously operated by Lufthansa will be inducted into UAM’s
AWAS has delivered a new Airbus A320-200 passenger aircraft to Aeroflot from its new order pipeline. This is the sixth of eight A320s that the lessor will deliver to Aeroflot and the first to have factory-fitted end of wing Sharklets to improve fuel burn and operational performance. These new A320 aircraft which Aeroflot has contracted
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has delivered the first of four B737-400SF freighters to FarnAir Europe based in Allschwil, Switzerland. The aircraft is a high gross weight B737-400SF (MSN 28492) built in 1996 and was converted at Commercial Jet’s Miami facility, which is one of five authorized AEI Conversion Centers worldwide. This is AEI’s 2nd of an
The San Marino Aircraft Registry has appointed two highly experienced airworthiness designate inspectors. One is based in Zurich and the other in Hong Kong, to meet the needs of aircraft owners and operators promptly, therefore being extremely cost-effective. The airworthiness inspectors have been chosen for their practical approach to problem solving and their extensive experience
Boeing announced the selection of its Everett, Wash., site as the location for a new composite wing center for the 777X program. Boeing evaluated criteria that were designed to find the wing fabrication location that would best support the 777X business plan. The new composite wing center will be located north of the Everett factory
AerData, the provider of software and services for the aviation industry announced that Engineering Holding, Russia’s largest domestic MRO provider, is to acquire STREAM aircraft records software. STREAM (Secure Technical Records for Electronic Asset Management) is the industry’s foremost web-based solution used by some of the world’s largest airlines, lessors and MROs to manage aircraft
MTU Aero Engines AG has built on the record year of 2012 with its business figures for 2013: MTU improved its all-time high in revenues to €3,741.7m (2012: €3,378.6m), and is thus fully in line with its revenue forecast of around €3.7bn. Earnings matched the record level of 2012: At €377.3m, operating profit clearly met
Fokker Services, part of Fokker Technologies, opened its brand new component maintenance facility in Singapore. The facility is co-located with the existing airframe heavy maintenance facility at Seletar AeroSpace Park, Fokker Services Asia. The shop’s capabilities are focused on regional aircraft types including ATR 42/72, Bombardier Dash 8 and Fokker, as well as narrowbodies such
AAR’s aircraft maintenance operation in Lake Charles received certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to work on European aircraft. It’s the latest milestone for the facility, which opened in September and specializes in wide-body aircraft. The Lake Charles repair station previously handled European aircraft under a short-term approval granted through AAR’s EASA-certified maintenance,
Boeing and Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) have successfully completed the Mid-Life Upgrade modification on the first of four E-3F Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, for the French Air Force. The upgrade is part of a Foreign Military Sale in 2010 between France’s Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA)
