In line with the airline’s efforts to develop and strengthen its flight network, especially in the domestic sector, Garuda Indonesia, the national airline of Indonesia, announced its brand new sub-brand “Explore” along with the introduction of the airline’s ATR72-600 aircraft into its fleet, on November 25th, 2013. Garuda Indonesia will operate “Explore” flight through ATR72-600
Southern Air Holdings has awarded MTU Maintenance an exclusive long-term maintenance and lease engine provisioning contract covering all present and future General Electric (GE) CF6-80C2 engines in Southern Air’s 747-400 freighter fleet. The contract with the U.S. based cargo carrier is valued at over $100m.
Iberia, the Spanish carrier, has taken delivery of its fifth A330-300 from BOC Aviation. The aircraft is the first to carry Iberia’s new livery and is named after Spanish King Juan Carlos I. Iberia, an International Airlines Group (“IAG”) airline, has now taken delivery of nine Airbus aircraft out of 12 leased from BOC Aviation,
Palm Beach Capital, a middle market private equity firm based in West Palm Beach, FL, has acquired 60% of the membership interests of CTS Engines, LLC, from Neff Capital Management, which will retain a 40% ownership. Brian Neff, the Managing Partner of Neff Capital Management, will remain as Chief Executive Officer of the company. Additional
Airbus won a total of 160 orders and commitments at the 13th Dubai Airshow worth US$44bn, underlining the strong appeal of its widebody aircraft. The A380 and A350 XWB in particular, were demonstrated to be spot-on with customer requirements and expectations. The order intake includes 142 firm orders worth US$40.4bn (50 A380, 40 A350-900, 10
Wesco Aircraft Holdings reported revenue for the fiscal fourth quarter was $234.3m, showing an increase of 10.5% compared to $212.2m in the prior year period. The increase in the North America segment was 9.8% over the prior year. Wesco again demonstrated strong international growth during the quarter with revenues in the Rest of World segment
Alenia Aermacchi has completed the assembly of the first C-27J battlefield airlifter for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). At the company’s Turin plant, the aircraft’s wing was mated with the fuselage and the engines, landing gear, and other major components were installed. The aircraft is currently undergoing equipment installation and functional tests in preparation
Vector Aerospace UK has completed its first component repair contract for a major commercial fixed wing airline operator. Vector Aerospace’s five year growth strategy has highlighted the commercial aviation market as a prime sector for development – leveraging its experience and knowledge in defence to achieve similar results in the civil market. “Defence remains at
AerSale will be providing “C” check maintenance services for one of NASA’s Airborne Science Program workhorses – the DC-8-72 flying laboratory. The aircraft has been flown to AerSale’s maintenance facility in Roswell, New Mexico, where it is to undergo major inspection and maintenance servicing. AerSale will provide maintenance as part of the aircraft’s new Low
Accelya Kale Solutions Limited, part of the Accelya Group – a leading provider of airline financial and business intelligence solutions to the airline industry, released that Hawaiian Airlines, the largest carrier in Hawaii, USA, has chosen Accelya Kale’s passenger revenue accounting solution, REVERA PRA, to re-engineer their passenger revenue accounting process. The solution has been
