Nextant Aerospace, maker of the Nextant 400XTi, the world’s only remanufactured business jet, has announced Jet Aviation Geneva as an authorized service center for Europe. Signed at EBACE, the contract will see Jet Aviation Geneva provide maintenance services for Nextant’s growing fleet of aircraft across the continent. Just last month the companies signed a similar
British Airways will take delivery into the UK of its first two 787s on consecutive days, June 26th and 27th, followed by its first A380 on July 4th. Keith Williams, chief executive, said: “The delivery of these exciting aircraft opens a new chapter in British Airways’ history. We are proud to be leading the way
Rolls-Royce has been selected by Singapore Airlines Group to power 50 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft with Trent 1000 engines. The announcement, which includes long-term TotalCare service support, is worth $4bn at current list prices. Thirty Boeing 787-10X aircraft will be operated by Singapore Airlines. The airline’s subsidiary, Scoot will operate 10 Boeing 787-8 and 10
Embraer selected important suppliers for the second-generation E-Jets, whose commercial launch should occur this year. This new family of jets is expected to go into service in 2018. Intertechnique, a company belonging to the Zodiac Aerospace Group, will supply the systems for engine and APU fuel feed, pressure refueling, fuel transfer, fuel tank inerting and
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL), has signed a line maintenance technical handling agreement with Sunwing Airlines. With immediate effect MAEL will provide support for the Canadian based airline’s Boeing 737NG aircraft operating at Leeds Bradford airport.
ATR, the European manufacturer of turboprop aircraft, and Rheinland Air Service GmbH (RAS), a German company specializing in aircraft maintenance, signed a service and collaboration agreement appointing RAS a new member of ATR’s network of partner maintenance centers. Adding RAS to ATR’s MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) network attests to the compliance of its maintenance
Aircastle has entered into a definitive agreement with Marubeni Corporation (“Marubeni”) providing for the issuance of approximately 15.25% of the Company’s common shares, after giving effect to the issuance, at a price of $17.00 per share, for gross proceeds of approximately $209m. The closing of the issuance is expected to occur during the second or
Werner Aero Services, a global leader in the aviation industry, has increased its ATR72 spare parts holdings in Singapore. The company has located a substantial pool of rotables which is available on an exchange basis. This initiative will provide customers in the region with considerable savings of time and money. “It is our vision to
SR Technics, part of the Mubadala Aerospace MRO network, and the French airline Aigle Azur will establish a joint venture (JV) to provide all line and light maintenance activities for the airline’s Airbus A320 and future A330 fleets. Operations will start in July in Paris-Orly. This will be the main country hub for SR Technics
Bombardier Aerospace and WestJet reported the delivery of the first of 20 Q400 NextGen turboprop airliners ordered by WestJet. The aircraft will be operated by the new regional carrier, WestJet Encore and will serve multiple destinations, beginning in Western Canada in its first year of service. WestJet also holds options for 25 additional Q400 NextGen
