Eirtech Aviation has expanded its global footprint, with the announcement it will begin painting aircraft in the former Alitalia Paint hanger at Rome’s Fiumicino Airport. The company, which is based at Shannon Airport in Ireland, is a leading aviation services provider with operations in Shannon, Dublin, the Czech Republic, Dubai and now Italy. The state-of-the-art
Beginning in 2014, Eurocopter will install the necessary industrial capabilities to upgrade the American Eurocopter plant in Columbus, Mississippi, to a final assembly and test site for Eurocopter AS350 helicopters, the top-selling civil helicopter in the U.S. market. The plan was developed with two main objectives in mind: First, as a way to offset the
Santos Dumont, the aviation technical consultancy and asset manager, announced that it is to redeliver eight aircraft on behalf of LOT Polish Airlines (‘LOT’). Santos Dumont is a leading provider of aircraft redelivery services and has redelivered over 120 aircraft for airlines and lessors around the world. Santos Dumont will redeliver four Boeing 737-400 and
The partnership between Fokker Services, part of Fokker Technologies, and StandardAero broadens the range of services offered in the FLYFokker program by adding engine services to the services pallet. These services include engine familiarization and engine borescope training, dedicated 24/7 Field Service teams, accessory overhaul and test capability and rental engine support. The FLYFokker program
Kelly Aviation Center Montreal, a Lockheed Martin Canada division, has signed its first six contracts to perform aircraft engine maintenance for airlines, charter airlines, aircraft brokers, and aftermarket suppliers. The announcement was part of the facility’s grand opening celebration that was attended by local and provincial government officials and business leaders, current and potential customers
Following a recommendation by the Deutsche Lufthansa AG Executive Board headed by Dr Christoph Franz, the Supervisory Board approved the purchase of 59 ultra-modern aircraft for the Group at its meeting on September 18th. 34 Boeing 777-9Xs and 25 Airbus A350-900s will be added to the Lufthansa Group’s wide-body fleet. The first of these new
Boeing and Air Lease Corporation have completed an order for 30 787-10 and three 787-9 Dreamliners. The order, valued at $9.4bn at list prices, fulfills the commitment originally announced during the 2013 Paris Air Show in June.
Boeing will complete production of the C-17 Globemaster III and close the C-17 final assembly facility in Long Beach, Calif. in 2015. “Ending C-17 production was a very difficult but necessary decision,” said Dennis Muilenburg, president and chief executive officer of Boeing Defense, Space & Security. Boeing will continue after-delivery support of the worldwide C-17
IFE Services, one of the leading in-flight entertainment (IFE) companies, has been retained by Thomson Airways as its content service provider. IFE Services has been Thomson Airways’ IFE supplier for over five years and will now continue to provide the airline with a rich content mix of Blockbuster Hollywood movies, TV programmes, radio channels and
GE Capital Aviation Services and Boeing completed an order for 10 787-10 Dreamliners. The order completes the commitment originally announced during the 2013 Paris Air Show in June and builds momentum in the airplane leasing market for the 787-10. The GECAS deliveries begin in 2019.
