In the first nine months of 2013, MTU Aero Engines recorded a 13% rise in revenues to €2,778.1m (1-9/2012: € 2,468.0m). The company generated an operating profit of €270.5m (1-9/2012: €278.0m) with an operating margin of 9.7% (1-9/2012: 11.3%). Net income amounted to €166.3m after €173.1m in the equivalent period last year. “With the results
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) reported the delivery of the first of eight new leased Airbus A321-200 aircraft to EVA Air. All eight aircraft come from GECAS’ existing order book with Airbus. GECAS will deliver the remaining leased A321s to EVA through 2014 as part of the airline’s fleet expansion plans.
Building on its success as an original equipment manufacturer (OEM), NORDAM has won a second transparencies contract with French aviation leader Dassault. In addition to manufacturing the cabin window assemblies for Dassault’s Falcon 900/2000, NORDAM’s Tulsa, Okla.-based Transparency Group will provide cabin windows for its large cabin, long-range business jet. Siegfried noted that the company
Dassault Aviation has selected Liebherr-Aerospace as supplier of the air management system for the new Long-Range Large Cabin Falcon 5X business jet. The Falcon 5X is Dassault Aviation’s next generation twin-engine business aircraft program. Liebherr’s scope of supply covers the design, development, manufacturing and service of the air conditioning system together with the cabin pressure
Comlux Aviation Services has successfully delivered an ACJ319, the Head of State of Malaysia aircraft operated by Jet premier One. Since the arrival of the aircraft in June 2013, the dedicated engineers, technicians and craftsmen of Comlux have performed the maintenance tasks required for C4 and the 6-year checks and have reworked major parts of
BizJet International, Lufthansa Technik’s US subsidiary based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has inducted its first Rolls-Royce Tay Mk611-8C engines into facility for maintenance. “We are well underway in achieving a significant services role with the induction of our first two Rolls-Royce Tay 611-8C Midlife inspections and completing the first half of correlating our test cell for
Two of the industry’s leading international business jet and executive helicopter sales brokerages respectively – Avpro, in the USA and Heli Asset in Europe, announced the creation of a new division within Avpro to focus on helicopter sales and acquisition services. This creates the world’s leading independent helicopter sales and acquisition service, supported by Avpro’s
Flexjet, LLC is doubling its recent Learjet 85 aircraft order of 30 aircraft by converting 30 options into firm orders for a total of 60 business jets valued at approximately $1.2bn, based on the 2013 list prices. The options were originally purchased on September 5, 2013 as part of the historic order for up to
Pratt & Whitney AeroPower has been selected to provide its APS500[D] auxiliary power unit (APU) for the Falcon 5X business jet – Dassault Aviation’s largest, most powerful twin-engine jet to date. Pratt & Whitney AeroPower is partnering with Safran Microturbo ( a Safran company) for this project. Dassault unveiled the launch of the Falcon 5X
The VivaAerobus Group has signed a purchase agreement for 52 Airbus A320 Family aircraft (40 A320neo and 12 A320ceo), representing the biggest Airbus aircraft order by a single airline in Latin American history. VivaAerobus, a Mexican low-cost carrier, will announce the engine selection at a later date. VivaAerobus, part-owned by IAMSA, one of Mexico’s largest
