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
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
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
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
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
AJW Technique has been granted DGCA Type Certificate Approval by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Indonesia. This approval comes only three months after the formal opening of the multi-skilled AJW Technique Component Repair and Overhaul facility in Montréal. AJW Technique is fast developing a reputation for its commitment to quality. The facility was
AAR announced a six-year extension of an agreement to provide supply chain services for Mesa Air Group, regional jets. The extension, which continues through 2021, covers maintenance and repair services for the Phoenix-based regional airline’s existing fleet of CRJ 700/900, as well as nine additional aircraft. The original contract was awarded to AAR in August
Eurocopter has successfully demonstrated new landing procedures relying on augmented satellite guidance that can be tailored to more completely comply with the local environmental requirements. These new landing procedures were validated with a twin-engine Eurocopter EC155 during flight tests performed as part of the company’s participation in the Green Rotorcraft Integrated Technology Demonstrator program –
Boeing and Silk Way Airlines, a cargo carrier based in Baku, Azerbaijan, announced an order for two Boeing 747-8 Freighters valued at $704 m at current list prices. Silk Way Airlines currently operates Boeing 747-400 Freighters and 767-300 Freighters. It is considered as one of the leading cargo airlines in Central Asia providing full-fledged services
The A350 XWB MSN1 has performed well during the first 92 flight test hours already achieved since its maiden flight on June 14th 2013. The A350 XWB flight test campaign will total around 2,500 flight hours with a fleet of five development aircraft. During the first four weeks of the flight test campaign, ten Airbus
