AWAS announced today that it has delivered one 767-300ER widebody passenger aircraft from its existing portfolio on lease to EuroAtlantic Airways, based in Portugal. Founded in 1993, EuroAtlantic airways is a registered non-scheduled international Airline with significant ACMI (aircraft , crew, maintenance, insurance) and charter contracts operating diverse routes in the North Atlantic (USA and
Boeing delivered a Next-Generation 737-800 to Iraqi Airways, the first of 30 that the airline ordered in 2008, marking a milestone in its relationship with the airline. With this delivery, Iraqi Airways currently has 39 Boeing airplanes on order, including 29 Next-Generation 737-800s and 10 787 Dreamliners.
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, reported second quarter 2013 financial results reflecting continued strong demand for large commercial aircraft, strong mature program operating performance, and the impact of new program charges. Spirit’s second quarter 2013 revenues were $1.521bn, up 13% from $1.341bn for the same period of 2012, driven by higher production volumes and non-production revenues. Operating
DVB Bank SE presented its results for the first six months of 2013. Consolidated net income before taxes for the first half of the year was 6.2% lower than in the previous year (H1 2012: €70.8m). The year-on-year change was due to a non-recurring effect in the first half of 2012: namely, the sale of
Aerosource has signed a five year contract with Bombardier Aerospace’s Component Repair and Overhaul (CR&O) team based in Wichita, KS, covering aftermarket repair and overhaul of Air Driven Generators, Integrated Drive Generators and APU Generators for Bombardier CRJ and Challenger aircraft. The contract, which was signed at Aerosource’s facilities in New Jersey, has been structured
The first production Airbus Military A400M new generation airlifter for the Turkish Air Force (TAF) has made its maiden flight, marking a key milestone towards its delivery. The aircraft, known as MSN9, took off from Seville, Spain, on August 9th. The A400M programme for the TAF is also making good progress at the Airbus Military
Precision Conversions announced that the company has won a contract to provide Air China Cargo, (a Joint Venture between Air China and Cathay Pacific Airways), a total of four full 15-cargo position 757-200PCFs. The first aircraft was inducted for modification at the Taikoo Aircraft Engineering maintenance facility in Xiamen on July 31st. The second aircraft
Rockwell Collins has reached a definitive agreement to acquire ARINC Incorporated, a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group, and a leader in communications and information processing solutions for the commercial aviation industry, for $1.39bn. The transaction will bring together two leading players in the growing field of aviation information management, combining ARINC’s trusted networks and
AAR has signed an agreement with the Chennault International Airport Authority to open its 6th North American aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility in Lake Charles, Louisiana, at the Chennault International Airport. AAR will occupy approximately 520,000 ft² of MRO service and administrative space at the facility, capable of supporting maintenance operations for all
Avcorp Industries has received a purchase contract from Boeing for the production and supply of Tunnel Cover Assemblies for the CH-47 Chinook Helicopters. Each shipset of Tunnel Covers consists of several large and complex metal bonded aerostructures. These Tunnel Covers act as access covers to the driveshaft, which runs between the two main rotors of
