Finnair has entered into an agreement with a Japanese aircraft leasing company NBB to sell and leaseback two new Airbus A321 Sharklet aircraft. The transaction was arranged by US-based lessor BBAM. The lease periods are 12 years. Finnair has ordered in total five Airbus 321 Sharklet aircraft from Airbus. The first aircraft was delivered to
Air Lease Corporation announced the long term lease of one Boeing 737-700 jet aircraft (MSN 33015) to Georgian Airways, based in Tbilisi, Georgia. The aircraft is scheduled for delivery to Georgian Airways in October, 2013. Georgian Airways is the designated national airline of Georgia, operating extensive scheduled services to many destinations in Europe, the Mediterranean,
JETS, one of Europe’s leading independent business aviation maintenance and technical support organisations, and part of Germany’s 328 Group, has become an Authorised Service Centre for Dassault Aviation. The agreement endorses the company to undertake line maintenance on the Falcon 900 and 2000 at its expanding London Biggin Hill MRO facility and play an important
Arkefly, a premier Dutch charter airline under the German travel conglomerate TUI, has selected TP Aerospace Solutions to provide its Brake For Less (BFL) Program, which will provide the operator with guaranteed brake availability at all times and significant cost savings while entirely eliminating turn-around-time dependency, risk of unexpected high repair cost and general OEM
AAR has signed a long-term general terms agreement with Liebherr-Aerospace. Under terms of the deal, Liebherr-Aerospace will provide full support of AAR’s nose-to-tail comprehensive solution on the Airbus fleet. In addition, Liebherr-Aerospace will grant access to technical documentation, spare parts, and technical support to AAR maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) repair centers in Garden City,
Improved safety in poor visibility conditions is an advantage that pilots at Eurocopter in Donauwörth are now able to enjoy. The onsite helicopter landing pad at Eurocopter’s headquarters in Germany is the first helipad in Europe to make use of Localizer Performance with Vertical (LPV) guidance, a highly precise, GPS-supported instrument approach procedure. The new
Avianca, a leading airline in Latin America, has selected Panasonic Avionics’ eX1 IFE system for its new fleet of Airbus A320 family aircraft. eX1, the most advanced IFE system for single-aisle aircraft, will be installed on 28 of Avianca’s new narrowbody fleet. It will feature Hi-Definition (HD) screens throughout each aircraft, with 11 inch energy-efficient,
Aegean, a Star Alliance member, signed with Aviointeriors, Italy, a procurement contract for their new lightweight economy class seats Columbus Two to retrofit the A320 family fleet. The seats will be delivered starting from March 2014 to have the aircraft ready in service with the new cabin configuration before the 2014 summer season.
Gama Aviation, the global business aviation services provider announced a further expansion of its European based charter fleet with the addition of a Gulfstream G550 to its UK Air Operator Certificate. With its long-range capability, Gama’s G550 easily links Europe with Los Angeles, Tokyo and Johannesburg at a cruising speed of Mach 0.80. The G550
Embraer Executive Jets presented its China Executive Aviation Market Outlook 2014-2023 at the Chinese International Business Aviation Show (CIBAS) 2013, in Beijing, China. The Company forecasts that a total of 805 executive jets will be in demand the Chinese market over the next decade. The large-cabin business jet class is expected to represent 51% of
