American Airlines is beginning the process to recruit and hire approximately 1,500 new pilots over the next five years, American’s largest pilot hiring in more than a decade. American will open the job posting Oct. 1, with the first new-hire class expected to begin training this winter. American’s ability to welcome new pilots is a
Alaska Airlines and Boeing announced that the carrier is exercising options to purchase five Boeing 737-900ER (extended range) aircraft. The five new aircraft are worth $481m at Boeing’s current list price. Two of the aircraft will arrive in 2015 followed by two more in 2016 and one in 2017. This order supplements the 31 aircraft
SAS reported that an agreement has been signed to sell 80% of the shares in Widerøe’s Flyveselskap AS (Widerøe) to an investment group consisting of Torghatten ASA, Fjord1 AS and Nordland Fylkeskommune. The transaction was expected to be completed during September 2013. SAS has now transferred 80% of the shares in Widerøe to the investment
Boeing (BA) and Delta Air Lines celebrated the delivery of the carrier’s first Next-Generation 737-900ER (Extended Range). The delivery is part of Delta’s 100-airplane order placed in 2011 to renew its single-aisle fleet with more fuel-efficient airplanes. The Boeing 737-900ER is the newest member of the Next-Generation 737 airplane family. It has the highest capacity
AJW Aviation has signed a three year repair management power-by-the-hour agreement with Las Vegas based airline, Allegiant Air. The comprehensive support contract is for Allegiant’s new fleet of A320 family aircraft, three of which have already been delivered. Significant fleet growth is planned as this highly successful, low-cost airline increases routes and frequencies across the
Aircell, a leading provider of in-flight connectivity equipment and services for the business aviation market and a division of Gogo, announced the ATG 2000, a new equipment package that provides Gogo Biz in-flight Internet and voice service for the business aviation market. Joining the existing family of Gogo Biz equipment packages, the ATG 2000 is
Shannon Engine Support (SES) is expanding its extensive spare engine portfolio with the addition of a mix of 29 LEAP-1A/-1B engines, scheduled to begin delivery in 2016. The order is valued at more than $375m U.S. at list price. SES is the largest lessor of CFM56 and LEAP spare engines in the world. The company
AAR has ramped up a third line of maintenance to support Air Canada’s fleet of commercial aircraft as part of a multiyear agreement to perform maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) at its Duluth repair station. The expansion solidifies AAR’s position in the region and moves the Company closer to its goal of employing as many
WestJet has entered into a definitive purchase agreement for 65 737 MAX aircraft from Boeing. This order was previously announced on August 29, 2013 as a letter of intent to purchase. This purchase agreement includes commitments for 25 MAX 7 and 40 MAX 8 aircraft with substitution rights to the 737 MAX 9, with deliveries
Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services has been awarded its first 777 heavy maintenance contract through an agreement with Russia-based Orenair. Boeing Shanghai will perform a C-check on one of Orenair’s 777-200ERs in October 2013. Boeing Shanghai received U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and European Aviation Safety Agency authorization to conduct 777 maintenance services in 2012. The maintenance,
