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
Jet Aviation Basel was recently contracted by an undisclosed client for the VIP cabin interior completions of a BBJ1 aircraft. The aircraft will be delivered green to the Basel Completions Center in the first quarter of 2014. “The customer has selected the Basel Completions Center based on the scope of our in-house capabilities and the
Delta Air Lines reported the establishment of its first Latin American Delta Technical Operations Line Maintenance Division (TechOps) at Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The operation deployment will involve 26 new employees including technicians, supervisors, material services and one manager. “We are committed to continue growing in the Brazilian market and
AAR has been selected by GE Aviation as an Authorized Service Center to retrofit the main landing gear door actuators on A318, A319, A320, and A321 aircraft with improved hydraulic actuators. AAR will handle the work at its Landing Gear Services MRO facility in Miami. That 128,000-ft² site added tooling capabilities and manpower to ensure
GE Aviation has finalized plans to break ground this year on an advanced composite component factory near Asheville in Western North Carolina. The new 125,000-ft² (next to an existing GE Aviation machining plant) will produce engine components made of advanced ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials. GE could begin hiring at the new CMC components plant
