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
Embraer Defense & Security signed a contract to acquire the remaining 50% of Atech Negócios em Tecnologia S.A. shares, as part of its acquisition strategy. Since the Company had already acquired 50% of Atech, in April 2011, it now becomes the only shareholder of Atech. The conclusion of the deal is subject to meeting certain
An agreement signed by Eurocopter and Waypoint Leasing offers value and flexibility to helicopter lessees through the companies’ enhanced commercial and marketing resources. The agreement, announced at London’s Helitech International exposition, enables Waypoint to offer its client base the full capabilities of Eurocopter’s comprehensive Parts-by-the-Hour (PBH) support services. Eurocopter’s Parts-by-the-Hour program provides highly adaptable and
AFI KLM E&M is contracted to maintain A320 engines of airline Aigle Azur, which operates a fleet of 12 aircraft of this type. The outcome of a year’s negotiations, the long-term agreement covers shop visits, overhauls and repairs for the CFM56-5B power plants.
As aviation becomes increasingly accessible in all parts of the world, future Journeys will increasingly be made by air particularly to and from emerging markets. According to Airbus’ latest Global Market Forecast (GMF) in the next 20 years (2013-2032), air traffic will grow at 4.7% annually requiring over 29,220 new passenger and freighter aircraft valued
FLY Leasing, a global lessor of modern commercial jet aircraft, has purchased another brand new Boeing B737-800 aircraft. The aircraft is on a long-term lease to a leading Asian airline. The purchase was financed with FLY’s unrestricted cash and its acquisition facility.
