CFM International has completed design freeze for the advanced LEAP-1B engine, the exclusive powerplant for the Boeing 737 MAX, paving the way for the first full engine to test in mid-2014. This milestone is effectively the point at which the engine configuration is set, or frozen. This now allows CFM to finalize and release detailed
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has delivered two new Airbus A320 aircraft to Jetstar Japan as part of a purchase-and-leaseback transaction. Jetstar Japan inaugurated its low-fare domestic service in 2012 and currently operates a fleet of nine Airbus A320 aircraft to five destinations.
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has opened a line maintenance base at Singapore’s Changi International Airport, the carrier’s eighth outside Abu Dhabi. Equipped with the latest technology, the new facility will perform all scheduled and non-scheduled line maintenance for Etihad Airways’ daily flights operating to Singapore from both Abu
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, a leading global provider of outsourced aircraft and aviation operating solutions, confirmed the placement of its eighth Boeing 747-8 Freighter into ACMI service. The aircraft will fly on behalf of Etihad Cargo, the cargo arm of Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, pursuant to a multiyear aircraft,
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings reported first quarter 2013 financial results reflecting continued strong demand for large commercial aircraft and strong core program operating performance. Spirit’s first quarter 2013 revenues were $1.442bn, up 14% from $1.266bn for the same period of 2012, driven by higher production volumes and model mix. Operating income was $145m, up from $122m
Aircastle reported first quarter 2013 total revenues of $176.2m, an increase of $11.3m, or 7% versus the previous year. The increase reflects $8.2m of higher lease rental and finance lease revenues, $4.2m of higher maintenance revenues associated with unscheduled lease terminations, and $4.3m of higher other revenues from interest on debt investments and additional revenue
Rolls-Royce has acquired Hyper-Therm High Temperature Composites (Hyper-Therm HTC, Inc), a producer of state-of-the-art composite materials, including ceramic matrix composites (CMCs), engineered coatings and thermal-structural components. Hyper-Therm HTC will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rolls-Royce, and will be based in Huntington Beach, California. The site will serve as the hub for technical development of CMCs,
Air Lease Corporation (AL) announced long term lease agreements with Korean Air for two new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, which are scheduled for delivery in November 2014 and May 2015.
MTU Aero Engines is adding a new chapter to the success story of the turbine center frame for the GEnx engine: In the past four years, Germany’s leading engine manufacturer has moved from one milestone to the next in quick succession, and has now shipped the 200th module. “We’ve accomplished this milestone in record time,”
The holiday charter company Small Planet Airlines is replacing its old Boeing 737-300s with newer Airbus A320 aircraft. Small Planet Airlines redelivered two old Boeing 737-300 aircraft to the leasing company at the end of last year and will return the remaining two after this summer season. From then on, the company will operate an
