Boeing and Jetstar Airways celebrated the delivery of the carrier’s first 787 on October 8th, which is also the first Dreamliner for Australia. “Today is a historic milestone for the Qantas Group and Jetstar as we welcome the most advanced passenger aircraft ever constructed to the fleet,” said Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce. “In just
Lufthansa Technik Malta (LTM), a subsidiary of Lufthansa Technik, is expanding its hangar capacity for maintenance and overhaul work on Airbus widebody aircraft. With the addition to the smallest of the three hangars in Malta, which has been used to date only for narrowbody aircraft, the building will be able to accommodate aircraft up to
Boeing has delivered the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) fifth CH-147F Chinook helicopter one month ahead of schedule and only three months after the arrival of the first in June, expanding Canada’s military cargo capability while continuing the Chinook program’s history of excellence. Boeing is scheduled to deliver two more CH-147Fs this year and another
CIRCOR Aerospace celebrated the grand opening of their Corona, California Machining Center of Excellence on Friday, September 20th. The state of the art machining facility holds the critical machining processes for the West Coast fluidic control, actuation, and landing gear product lines. Completed in June of 2013, the new facility has 72,000ft² of manufacturing floor
Following Air Lease Corporation’s investment grade ratings and strengthened credit profile, the company announced that one of its banks has agreed to revise and improve the terms for approximately $170m of secured debt related to the financing of six ALC aircraft. Under the terms of the agreement, the bank has agreed to reduce the interest
Universal Asset Management, a global leader in aviation asset management, aircraft disassembly and commercial aviation aftermarket component sales, announced that UAM Holdings, a corporation wholly owned and operated by Keri Wright, has acquired 100% of Universal Asset Management and its wholly owned subsidiary, Universal Air Repair. The transaction will enable Universal Asset Management to build
Japan Airlines (JAL) has signed a purchase agreement for 31 A350 XWBs (18 A350-900s and 13 A350-1000s), plus options for a further 25 aircraft. This is JAL’s first ever order for Airbus aircraft. It is also the first order Airbus has received from Japan for the A350 XWB, confirming its continuing success with world leading
General Dynamics C4 Systems received the first production order from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for new software-defined, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) CM-300/350 UHF and VHF air traffic control (ATC) radios, related accessories and training materials. The $25m order will begin a new chapter in ground-to-air communications as the next-generation radios deliver crisp, clear
International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) has signed a 12-year lease agreement with SriLankan Airlines (SriLankan), the national carrier of Sri Lanka, for three A350-900 aircraft. The aircraft will support the airline’s long-haul fleet renewal.
Flying Colours Corp. the Canadian completions, refurbishment and maintenance specialist has broken ground on the first phase, of a three phase expansion plan, at its Peterborough, Ontario headquarters. An investment of over $3.5m will expand the company’s footprint and increase its large cabin completion and maintenance capabilities at its Peterborough Airport facility. With the steel
