Flying Colours Corp., the Ontario, Canada-based aviation company has been granted a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its new CRJ ExecLiner Corporate Shuttle programme. The STC, which was confirmed in June 2013, covers the interior modifications for the CRJ ExecLiner Shuttle format developed internally by Flying Colours Corp.
Air China has its Airbus fleet fitted with in-flight Wi-Fi system by Ameco Beijing. The company has recently returned its second modified aircraft to the customer on schedule. Being authorized by CAAC and EASA, Ameco now is capable of in-flight Wi-Fi installation on Air China fleet with the key technique in Electromagnetic Interference/Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMI/EMC)
Macquarie Group announced the launch of Macquarie Rotorcraft Leasing, a helicopter operating leasing business that will focus on the growing, worldwide demand for commercial helicopters servicing offshore oil and gas, medical transport, search and rescue, and the executive transport markets. As part of the formation, Macquarie also announced the following executive appointments: Jeffrey Pino has
AgustaWestland delivered a GrandNew light twin helicopter to Eichsfeld Air Gmbh of Germany. Based in Berlin, this aircraft will enable Eichsfeld Air to resume its rotorcraft operations, performing missions across Germany as well as to the UK and Switzerland. The helicopter will also be operated in Cote d’Azur (France) and Sardinia (Italy) during the summer
During the second quarter of 2013, Embraer delivered 22 jets to the commercial aviation market and 29 to the executive aviation market, for a total of 51 aircraft. On June 30, 2013, the firm order backlog totaled US$17.1bn, an increase of US$3.8 bn over the first quarter, reaching the Company’s highest backlog value since the
US Airways Group released that its shareholders approved the merger agreement with AMR Corporation (AAMRQ), the parent company of American Airlines. The merger agreement was approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of US Airways stock, which represented over 99% of the votes cast by US Airways
AJW Aviation has completed the part-out of an A319, MSN 1066, purchased from Latin American airline Avianca. The 850 parts recovered have already been certified and fed into the AJW inventory reserves for sale, exchange and loan.
Due to increased demand for consultation in the areas of market access / market strategies, supply chain problems, preparation of trade fairs, training of directors and supervisory boards and especially concerning the middle class of German air, space and defense industries, Aero Placement has introduced these projects to a separate company. It reacts to, among
DVB Bank was the exclusive financial advisor to Marubeni Corporation (Marubeni), in a landmark transaction for the acquisition of 15.25% stake in Aircastle Limited (Aircastle) for US$209m, through issuance of new shares. The transaction was announced on 6 June 2013 and closed on 12 July 2013 after having received regulatory approvals from the US and
GA Innovation China announced that it successfully passed its audit by SAI Global, and its quality system is accredited and able to operate to AS9120, the highest level of organizational and quality assurance certification standard available for aerospace companies. Based on ISO 9001, AS9120 includes additional aerospace-specific requirements that are identified within the body of
