Werner Aero Services has completed its teardown of its recently purchased A319 aircraft. The components have been recertified and are being made available through Werner Aero’s leasing and pooling programs. “We are extremely pleased to have such a large array of components available to support the family of our Airbus customers” said Mike Cazaz, CEO
During the third quarter of 2013 (3Q13), Embraer delivered 19 jets to the commercial aviation market and 25 to the executive aviation market, for a total of 44 aircraft. On September 30, 2013, the firm order backlog totaled $17.8bn.
Eirtech Aviation has won a major contract with WestJet, for the installation and maintenance of advanced warning cabin pressurisation systems for Canada’s second largest airline. The work scope will be carried out on WestJet’s Boeing 737 fleet. Ireland’s Eirtech Aviation was chosen for presenting a solution that was both time-saving and also cost-effective, enabling the
AJW Technique, and Honeywell International have signed an Authorized Service Center Agreement and a Purchase Parts Agreement structured around a 5 year term. This will allow the new state-of-the-art AJW Group facility in Montreal, Canada to undertake the maintenance, repair and overhaul of specific products underpinned by direct access to Honeywell technical data and spare
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has been selected by FITS Aviation of Sri Lanka to provide two firm MD82SF 12 Pallet Configuration conversions. The first aircraft is an ex Alitalia MD82, (MSN 53217) built in 1993 and will soon be undergoing freighter modification at AEI’s Authorized Conversion Center, Commercial Jet, Inc. which is located in Miami, Florida.
The second A350 XWB to fly, MSN3, has successfully completed its first flight that lasted approximately five hours. MSN3 – similarly to MSN1 – has no cabin but is equipped with heavy flight test installation. The first A350 XWB to fly (MSN1) took off on 14th June, and has to date flown some 330 flight
GA Telesis Composite Repair Group has received accreditation under ISO 9001/AS9110, Quality Management Systems – Requirements for aviation maintenance organizations as certified by QMI-SAI Global Certification Services. This certification covers the maintenance, repair and overhaul of aircraft nacelles and structural airframe parts. This achievement gives GA Telesis Composite Repair Group visibility in the Online Aerospace
FLY Leasing Limited (FLY), a global lessor of modern commercial jet aircraft, taken delivery of a new B787-8 aircraft. The aircraft was acquired through a purchase and leaseback agreement with LATAM previously announced in July. The purchase was financed with funding from a European bank and FLY’s own cash.
Bombardier officially opened its new wing manufacturing and assembly facility in Belfast. Following the addition of close to 1,000 employees to its Northern Ireland workforce over the last two years, Bombardier announced that it will create at least 250 more employment opportunities over the next 12 months, to cater for its expanding aircraft programmes and
According to Airbus’ new Cargo Global Market Forecast, world-wide air freight traffic will grow by an average of 4.8% annually over the next 20 years, almost doubling the required global freighter fleet to nearly 3,000 aircraft. This projected growth is driven by numerous positive global trends in economic activity, including world trade, private consumption, and
