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Thomson Airways selects ASC to provide wheels and brakes support on new Boeing 787s

Airline Services Components Limited (ASC) has been selected by Thomson Airways to provide maintenance support on the Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (MBD) wheel and electrically actuated brake equipment, installed on the airline’s fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners. This agreement will initially cover all eight 787 Dreamliners Thomson Airways is set to receive. Thomson Airways is the first UK

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UTair takes delivery of first Airbus A321

UTair, one of Russia’s leading carriers, took delivery of its first Airbus aircraft. The brand-new A321 was handed over at a ceremony held at Airbus in Hamburg, Germany. The aircraft is part of a firm order for 20 A321s signed by UTair in July 2012, which is today the largest single order for this type

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AMR Corporation reports net profit of $357m for 2nd quarter 2013

AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013. AMR reported consolidated and mainline passenger revenue of $5.6bn and $4.9bn, respectively – the highest passenger revenue for the second quarter in company history. Net profit was $357m, excluding reorganization and special items, a $262m improvement year-over-year.

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Air Lease Corporation announces lease placements with Jet Time

Air Lease Corporation announced long term lease agreements with Jet Time (Denmark) for one Boeing 737-700 aircraft scheduled for delivery in November 2013, and two new ATR 72-600s scheduled for delivery in April and May 2014. Jet Time A/S is a Danish Airline. The company was certified by the Danish aviation authorities and began operating

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Ameco provides line maintenance services to seven new customers

In the first half year of 2013, Ameco Beijing inked contracts with seven international customers to provide line maintenance services in Beijing Capital International Airport. With the new customers, the number of Ameco’s international 3rd party line maintenance customer is up to more than 50. By the middle of July, the seven new customers have

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WestJet Encore signs Total Component Support deal with Lufthansa Technik

WestJet Encore, WestJet’s new regional carrier, has signed a Total Component Support (TCS) deal with Lufthansa Technik, to provide component repair and pool access support for its new and growing fleet of Q400s. Under a multi-year agreement, Lufthansa Technik will maintain components removed from WestJet Encore aircraft and provide replacements from its extensive pool of

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ILFC signs final agreement for up to 100 Embraer E-Jets E2s

Embraer and International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) have signed the final agreement for 50 firm E-Jets E2 orders: 25 E190-E2s and 25 E195-E2s. The firm order has an estimated value of US$2.85bn at current list prices. The contract, announced as a Letter of Intent (LOI) at the Paris Air Show, in June, also contains options

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Okay Airways takes delivery of one new Boeing 737-800

International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) delivered a new Boeing 737-800 to Tianjin-based Okay Airways Company Limited (Okay Airways), which will allow the airline to expand services to meet the growing demand within its flight route network. The aircraft is powered by two CFM 56-7B26E engines and will operate on the airline’s routes linking Tianjin with

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Pegasus selects LEAP-1A engine for A320neo fleet

Pegasus Airlines has selected CFM International’s advanced LEAP-1A engine to power its new fleet of 75 firm, 25 option A320neo/A321neo aircraft. The airplane order was announced in December 2012 and the airline is scheduled to begin taking delivery of the aircraft in 2016. Total LEAP orders now stand at more than 5,300 engines. The Istanbul-based

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