The 328 Group formally handed over the 17th Dornier 328 turboprop to Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) to be used by the United States Military in a ceremony at the 328 Group’s facilities in Operpfaffenhofen, Germany on July 9th, 2013. The ceremony marked the completion of a four-year contract worth more than US$200m, including spare parts
Nordic Aviation Capital reported that profit from ordinary operating activities increased 63% in 2012/13, from US$125.6m to US$204.4m. The operating profit, including aircraft value adjustments, increased 51%, from US$95.0m to US$143.7m. These results are in line with company expectations. The 2012/13 annual accounts, which ended 30.06.13 showed an increase in revenues of 51% up from
Component Control released that Pacific Southwest Instruments (PSI), an industry-leading aircraft instrument repair station for general aviation, corporate, commercial and rotorcraft, has selected Quantum Control MRO management software to manage repair, overhaul and exchange services for a broad spectrum of supported flight systems. For over 30 years, PSI has maintained FAA and EASA Certified Repair
REVIMA, a leading Landing Gear MRO service provider is reinforcing its Support Services for Line Replaceable Units (LRU): 100% of A320 Landing Gear Hydraulic & Electrical accessories can now be tested, repaired or overhauled in house at REVIMA. Overall more than 75% of LRUs installed on Landing Gears supported by REVIMA are repaired in house
AJW Aviation has signed the consignment agreement for a B767-200 aircraft from Aviation Capital Group (ACG) for part out. The teardown process took place in Victorville, CA with the part-out starting on the 9th September and parts subsequently made available from mid-October 2013. A provisional fit list has already been compiled with parts available for
BOC Aviation announced an order with Airbus for 25 A320 Family aircraft, including 12 NEOs, scheduled for delivery from 2015 to end of 2019. The order comprises A320 and A321 variants for both CEOs and NEOs. This comes on following an earlier order for 50 A320 family aircraft, signed in December 2012. BOC Aviation will make
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has extended its heavy maintenance agreement with Thomson Airways. The extension to the long term agreement will see MAEL’s highly experienced engineering team perform medium and heavy C Checks on Thomson Airways’ Boeing 757 and Boeing 767 aircraft at its maintenance facilities within the UK.
ICBC Financial Leasing, a subsidiary of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), has entered into an agreement under which IAE International Aero Engines AG’s V2500 engines will power 17 firm and three option A320 series aircraft. This brings the total number of V2500 engines ordered by ICBC Leasing to 37. The new deal
SR Technics, part of the Mubadala Aerospace MRO network, has signed a contract with Aeroflot to install the Airbus ALNA V2 (AirLine Network Architecture) on three of the airline’s Airbus A330-200 aircraft. The In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC) system installation will be carried out alongside scheduled C-Checks, thus optimizing aircraft down time and maximizing Aeroflot’s
Premier Aviation and Air Canada reported the signing of a five-year agreement for the provision of airframe maintenance in support of Air Canada’s fleet of 60 Embraer E-190 and E-175 aircraft. With the addition of a second line of maintenance at Premier Aviation’s Trois-Rivières, Quebec facility now in place, the work performed for Air Canada
