ILFC delivered a new Boeing 737-800 to Southeastern China-based Xiamen Airlines. This aircraft is the last of four new B737-800s, which have been delivered by ILFC to the airline during the current year as part of a long-term lease agreement.
FL Technics, a global provider of comprehensive aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has announced its plans to invest almost US$4m into high-tech aircraft maintenance equipment at its newly-launched MRO hangar in Kaunas, Lithuania. The latest equipment will support new FL Technics 8000 m² MRO centre in servicing both narrow and wide body modern aircraft,
Bombardier Aerospace reported that Nantong Tongzhou Bay Aviation Industry has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to acquire 30 firm Q400 NextGen aircraft, as it prepares to launch commercial airline operations in China through an airline to be named “Sutong Airlines.” Sutong Airlines, to be based in Nantong, Jiangsu plans to operate an all-Bombardier fleet
AFI KLM E&M has been awarded CCAR 145 approval by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for its components maintenance shop located in Shanghai. After a final audit carried out in the week of 18-24 November, during which the Chinese authorities inspected management systems, processes, technical manuals, and technician qualifications, the workshop was granted
SR Technics, part of the Mubadala Aerospace MRO network, and Garuda Maintenance Facility AeroAsia (GMF) have signed a five-year service agreement for component repairs in Jakarta, Indonesia. Under this agreement, GMF will act as SR Technics’ regional support workshop for approximately 150 part numbers, and will develop its existing in-house repair capabilities accordingly. SR Technics
Lufthansa Technik and Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) signed a comprehensive engine support contract. The German company will look after the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines of the six Airbus A310s in PIA’s fleet. The five-year contract covers spare engine support, engineering services, logistics and repair and overhaul. The new partnership follows the recent signing of
Bombardier reported the closing of the sale of Flexjet’s activities to Flexjet, LLC, a newly-created company funded by a group led by Directional Aviation Capital. The previously announced total consideration of US $185m, following purchase price adjustments, is now estimated at US $195m, including the assumption of an estimated US $70m of customer advances by
FL Technics, a global provider of tailor-made solutions for aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul, successfully develops its Line Maintenance support network by launching two new Line Stations in Lviv, Ukraine and Kutaisi, Georgia. The company also plans to open a Line Station in Benghazi, the second largest city in Libya. The new stations at Lviv
Mesa Air Group signed an 11-year OnPoint solution agreement for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of its 138 CF34-8 engine fleet. The agreement is valued at $350m over the life of the agreement. Mesa currently operates 71 aircraft with approximately 396 daily system departures to 77 cities, and recently announced an additional 30 CF34-powered ERJ175
Aeronautical Engineers released that Kahala Aviation of Ireland has converted one of two options secured in April 2013 to a firm order. The third aircraft is a high gross weight B737-400 (MSN 25372) built in 1992 and is currently undergoing freighter modification at AEI’s Authorized Conversion Center, Commercial Jet Services in Dothan Alabama. The B737-400
