The SEGERS GROUP has entered into an agreement to acquire PROPTECH Portsmouth Limited, a privately owned FAA and EASA certified aircraft propeller repair and overhaul MRO located in Portsmouth, England. When the acquisition process is completed, Proptech will become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Segers Group. The acquisition follows Segers Group’s strategic initiative to
Aviation training centre Baltic Aviation Academy continues its rapid expansion and enters another aviation training market by being approved by the Civil Aviation Authority of Philippines (CAAP). According to the certificate, Baltic Aviation Academy complies with the requirements of the Philippine Civil Aviation Regulations and Implementing Standards Part 3 to provide the following type rating
Thomas Cook has recently selected Thales to provide a set of avionics solutions including Flight Management System, Surveillance products and the new On-Board Airport Navigation System (OANS) on their new Airbus A320 and A321. Under the terms of this agreement, Thomas Cook will be among the first airlines in the world to equip their Single
Lockheed Martin received an aircraft maintenance and logistics contract with an initial funding value of $5m from the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., to provide field and sustainment-level maintenance for U.S. Army helicopters. Under the contract, Lockheed Martin will lead the Army’s Regional Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Central Operations at Fort Campbell, Ky., home
Air Lease Corporation executed an amendment to its Bank Warehouse Facility. This facility, as amended, provides ALC with financing of up to $1bn. ALC is able to draw on the amended facility during an availability period that was extended to June 2015 with a subsequent 4 year term out option. The interest rate on the
Rolls-Royce has won an order worth $1bn at list prices, from Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) for Trent XWB and Trent 700 engines and long term TotalCare services. The Trent XWBs will power eight Airbus A350-900 aircraft and the Trent 700s will power four A330-300s.
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI), has been selected by Yangtze River Express/HNA to provide three firm B737-400SF 11 Pallet Configuration conversions. The aircraft are all high gross weight B737-400’s, MSN 28759 built in 1998 will be the first to undergo freighter modification in early July 2013 at AEI’s Authorized Conversion Center, Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services.
MTU Aero Engines is expanding its facility in Rzeszów in the south of Poland: MTU Aero Engines Polska, located in the Polish Aviation Valley, will add a new, 9,200-m² building, which will increase the area occupied by buildings by 50%. The total investment that will go into the project amounts to some €40m. “The expansion
Recently-formed Tunisian carrier Syphax Airlines has decided to entrust component maintenance for its first A330 to AFI KLM E&M. The two groups have already been working together at Roissy-CDG as part of a line maintenance agreement. The component support services delivered by AFI KLM E&M include repairs, dedicated access to the spares pool, and the
Philippine Airlines (PAL) have selected an extensive range of Thales Avionics equipment for their 44 A321s and 20 A330s. The package includes the TopFlight FMS (Flight Management System) for which a new software version is being supplied for PAL’s new aircraft. Release 1A, certified on the Airbus A320 and A330 Family, provides new capabilities such
