BOC Aviation is pleased to announce Volaris as a new customer. Volaris has agreed to lease four new A320-200 aircraft to be delivered by May 2014. Volaris is leading low-cost carrier in Mexico, growing from an initial fleet of four aircraft in 2006 to a fleet of 44 aircraft today. The airline offers flights to
Pentagon 2000 Software, reported that Spirit Aeronautics has begun implementation of the flagship ERP and MRO software system. The fully-integrated system is being implemented to support a wide range of business operations including materials management, MRO, Heavy Maintenance, Accounting and Financials.
Airbus and Thales have signed a long-term service agreement in support of Airbus Flight Hour Services (FHS) and Tailored Support Package (TSP) programmes for A320, A330, A340, A380 and A350XWB aircraft. This component support agreement covers the procurement of Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) spare parts and component services including test, repair and overhaul, loans, exchanges
An improved version of the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine has passed its European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) type test. The Trent 900 EP2 engine, offering a further fuel burn improvement of up to 0.8%, will become the new build standard for the engine next year once full certification is achieved. The Trent 900 EP2 improvements
Indonesian Aerospace (IAe) has delivered the first complete main fuselage assembly it has produced for Eurocopter EC725 and EC225 helicopters, marking a significant milestone in the companies’ industrial partnership. This no. 1 assembly – consisting of the integrated upper and lower fuselage sections – was built at IAe’s Bandung, Indonesia facility in West Java. It
According to the latest Airbus Global Market Forecast (GMF) the Brazilian air travel market will need 1,324 aircraft by 2032 to address the country’s rising international and domestic air travel requirements. The 896 single-aisle, 353 twin-aisle and 75 very large aircraft (VLA) are forecast to help meet the rising demand from domestic and foreign carriers
Cardiff Aviation has partnered with Serco to provide painting and surface finishing services to commercial and government organisations in the aerospace, engineering and automotive sectors from their facilities at St Athan, Aerospace Business Park, South Wales. The new partnership combines Cardiff Aviation’s industry expertise and rapidly developing maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services with Serco’s
On Wednesday, November 27th, 2013, Doric took a further Airbus A380 under management. The aircraft carries the manufacturer‘s serial number 133 and is leased to Emirates. This is the fourth A380 acquired by a subsidiary of the listed aircraft investment company Doric Nimrod Air Three Limited. Doric’s asset management portfolio has a volume of US$8bn.
DVB Bank SE announced the issuance of a benchmark bond: On Monday, November 25th, 2013, DVB Bank successfully launched and priced its second €500m senior unsecured benchmark transaction in 2013. Since May 2012, DVB has been establishing its benchmark curve, starting with a three-year maturity followed by two issues with five-year maturity. By means of
Pattonair, Supply Chain Business and a leading Global Aerospace and Defence service provider and United Precision Products, a provider of precision machined and threaded product based in Detroit, Michigan, have signed a 3 year agreement under which UPP will manufacture and supply Pattonair with products in support of its global customer base. The agreement will
