Cirrus Aircraft announced the expansion of its Grand Forks, N.D. facility to accommodate a new autoclave oven in preparation for production of the Vision SF50 jet. Modifications to the Grand Forks facility began in May and the autoclave was delivered on June 275th, when the installation process will begin. The building housing the autoclave will
Embraer Executive Jets reported that a Phenom 300 light executive jet will join the fleet of China’s Erdos General Aviation in the third quarter of 2013, marking the first aircraft of this model sold in the China market. The Phenom 300 was certified by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) last November. Established in
Nepal’s Shree Airlines has placed an order for eight helicopters from Eurocopter’s Ecureuil family – comprising five AS350 B3e and three EC130 T2 – for use in search and rescue, aerial work, disaster relief missions and heli-tourism. With this major acquisition, Shree Airlines becomes the largest Ecureuil operator in South Asia. Shree Airlines, a leading
Werner Aero Services has purchased two Airbus A319 aircraft bearing serial numbers 0976 and 1010 from Wells Fargo Bank and CIT Aerospace International. The aircraft are powered by IAE V2524-A5 engines. They were last operated by TAM Airlines in Brazil. “We are very excited to announce this purchase. It is in line with our strategy
Willis Lease Finance increased its revolving credit facility to $450m from $430m. The credit facility is available to Willis Lease on a revolving basis through November 2016. This and other credit facilities support the company and its subsidiaries in financing its lease portfolio, which stood at over $1bn as of March31, 2013.
Nordic Aviation Capital confirmed that it has sold one Fokker 50, MSN 20162 to Air Panama. Nordic Aviation Capital A/S is a global aircraft leasing company dedicated to the worldwide sale, purchasing and financing of commercial jet and turboprop aircraft.
AWAS has delivered one new A320 passenger aircraft to Vueling, the Spanish low cost airline. This second A320 delivery from AWAS is from the lessor’s existing new order pipeline and is factory – fitted with advanced Sharklets. .
Airbus has awarded Honeywell the contract for the powerhouse operation for the A320 Family Assembly Line Airbus is establishing in Mobile, Ala. Honeywell will be responsible for designing, building, operating and maintaining the facility that will supply all utilities to the new assembly line, including power distribution and backup generation, heating, cooling, chilled and drinking
Universal Asset Management reported the planned arrival of a Boeing 747-400 to their Tupelo, MS disassembly facility at the Tupelo Regional Airport (TUP) for immediate disassembly and sale. The jet airliner will be inducted through UAM’s End-of-Life Recycling Process.
GE Aviation will start testing this summer on a high pressure compressor (HPC) rig for the GE9X engine that will power Boeing’s 777X aircraft. GE plans on spending $200m in 2013 on maturation testing of technologies for the new GE9X engine. The high pressure compressor rig will be a 90% scale of the full-size HPC
