Airbus exceeded commercial targets in 2013, achieving a new record of 626 aircraft deliveries (493 A320 Family aircraft, 108 A330, 25 A380) to 93 customers (15 new) and a new industry record of 1619 gross orders (377 A320ceo, 876 A320neo, 77 A330, 239 A350 XWB, 50 A380) beating the previous record in 2011 by 11
Airbus successfully performed the ultimate load test of the A350 XWB’s wing in December 2013, applying loads up to 1.5 times higher than those the aircraft would ever encounter in its entire in-service life. At ultimate load, the A350 XWB wingtip deflection exceeds five metres. This test was performed on the A350 XWB static test
UK-based passenger aircraft seat manufacturer Acro Aircraft Seating has signed an agreement with low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines to supply 30 shipsets of its Superlight seat. The deal which is worth an estimated £6m marks the company’s second major US client and equates to 5000 economy class seats including retrofitting five Spirit Airlines’ Airbus A319 aircraft
ATR Customer Support activities achieved outstanding results in 2013. The European regional aircraft manufacturer has signed this year 15 Global Maintenance Agreements (GMA) covering a total fleet of more than 160 additional aircraft. The cumulated value of all these contracts is over US$330m. This escalating success is due to ATR’s determination to build its own
AviaAM Leasing, a WSE listed global aviation holding company engaged in commercial aircraft acquisition, leasing and sales has been successfully developing its cooperation with airlines from the CIS region. AviaAM Leasing has delivered one Boeing 737-500 aircraft to Aurora Airlines, two Bombardier CRJ200s and two Airbus A321-200s to Yamal Airlines as well as one Boeing
The rebranding of Eurocopter as Airbus Helicopters, effective January 8th, marks a new era in the history of the company, which joins Airbus and Airbus Defense & Space within the new Airbus Group. Airbus Helicopters will benefit from and enrich the Airbus brand as it develops, manufactures, markets and supports a diversified and highly capable
BAE Systems announced the appointment of Jerry DeMuro as president and CEO of BAE Systems, effective February 1st, 2014. He succeeds Linda P. Hudson, who in August 2013 announced her intention to retire from the company in 2014. He will be appointed as an executive director of BAE Systems plc and will serve on BAE
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, a leading global provider of outsourced aircraft and aviation operating solutions, confirmed completion of previously announced agreements to acquire three Boeing 777 Freighters for its dry-leasing subsidiary, Titan Aviation. The 2011-vintage aircraft were acquired from affiliates of Guggenheim Aviation Partners, LLC and are currently on long-term lease to a European express
AWAS has delivered one 757-200 freighter aircraft on lease to Cargojet, a leading Canadian cargo airline that recently celebrated its 10th year of service. The aircraft is from AWAS’ existing portfolio.
Wencor Group has entered into significant long-term supply agreements with two major U.S. airlines. Both agreements leverage Wencor Groupʼs broad Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) parts portfolio and PMA development capabilities to reduce the component maintenance costs for these two leading airline partners. The first contract includes more than 500 PMA parts for use in components,
