GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) announced delivery of two new leased Airbus A320 aircraft to Mexican low-cost carrier Interjet. The aircraft were the last of six delivered to Interjet as part of a purchase-and-leaseback transaction with GECAS. All aircraft were from the airline’s orderbook with Airbus signed in 2006.
Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services and Aeroflot Russian Airlines have agreed to the airline’s 15th 767 C-check for induction this month at Boeing Shanghai’s facility at Pudong Airport. The new agreement celebrates and continues a successful business cooperation that began in 2010 with the launch of Boeing Shanghai’s 767 and 777 maintenance support programs. Boeing Shanghai’s
Jet Aviation Teterboro received approval from the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) to perform base and line maintenance on Gulfstream G650 aircraft. Jet Aviation’s Teterboro repair station is now authorized by the FAA to provide base, line, repair and overhaul maintenance support to Gulfstream G650 aircraft. This authorization also extends to Jet Aviation’s Cayman AMO, Bermuda
Boeing has selected GKN to manufacture the Advanced Technology Winglet for the 737 MAX. Production of the winglets will take place at the GKN site at Cowes on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom, with final assembly at GKN’s facility in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Already a market success, the 737 MAX has more
Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Astronics Corporation, will be supplying Bell Helicopter with the Secondary Electronic Power Distribution System (EPDS) for the new Bell 525 Relentless. Astronics designs and builds modern electrical distribution systems, which safely and efficiently manage aircraft power. The secondary EPDS selected by Bell Helicopter employs Astronics’ electronic circuit
CPI Aerostructures has received purchase orders totaling more than $15m from the Boeing Defense, Space & Security unit for assemblies for the A-10 aircraft. These represent follow-on orders for CPI Aero’s previously announced long-term requirements contract to support Boeing’s A-10 Wing Replacement Program (WRP). The A-10 WRP multi-million dollar contract between Boeing and CPI Aero
Ducommun has received a multiyear contract from Parker Aerospace to produce complex printed circuit board assemblies for use in the fuel management system of the Airbus A350 family of commercial aircraft. The award has a potential value in excess of $20m over the contract period, and is expected to begin production in mid-2014. Ducommun also
AerData, the provider of software and services for the aviation industry announced Cargolux Airlines International S.A., as the latest Airline 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 and
AJW Aviation, a leading independent complete aircraft spares support specialist, has signed a five year power-by-the-hour contract with European airline WOW air. The initial contract is to provide on-going support for one of the airline’s A320 aircraft. WOW air which is based in Iceland, is the country’s only low-cost carrier since acquiring its predecessor Iceland
BOC Aviation has delivered the first of six Embraer E190 aircraft to KLM subsidiary, KLM Cityhopper, under an operating lease agreement. The remaining five E190 aircraft from BOC Aviation will be delivered between December 2013 and April 2014.
