With the certification of the new Prodigy Touch Avionics Suite for the Phenom 300 by ANAC – Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, Embraer Executive Jets revolutionizes the interface between pilots and avionics, giving pilots the first touchscreen-controlled glass flight deck, specifically designed for light turbine aircraft. Prodigy Touch, a
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, released that a final assembly line for the new generation AW169 helicopter will be established at its AgustaWestland Philadelphia facility located at Northeast Philadelphia Airport in the United States of America. The first Philadelphia built AW169 helicopter will be inducted into the final assembly in May 2014 and will be delivered
NetJets, a Berkshire Hathaway company and a leader in private aviation, took delivery of its first NetJets Signature Series Phenom 300 aircraft – the first light cabin NetJets Signature Series aircraft, to enter the marketplace. NetJets formally accepted the aircraft at a special delivery ceremony at Embraer Executive Jets’ Customer and Delivery Center in Melbourne,
Aerosphere Aviation Services (AASI), a provider of stock materials for Boeing, Douglas, Airbus and Regional aircraft’s, will significantly improve the speed and agility of operations through Quantum Control’s highly scalable and secure Oracle database. Quantum Control software includes a range of logistics and business modules to efficiently manage AASI’s high-volume rotable, consumable, and expendable stock
Crane Aerospace & Electronics, a Crane Co. segment, have signed an Authorized Repair Facility Agreement with ST Aerospace Systems. Under the terms of the agreement, ST Aerospace will serve as an authorized repair facility in Singapore for a variety of Crane products for use on commercial aircraft. These include fuel pumps, proximity sensors, transformer rectifiers,
For the first quarter 2013, Spirit Airlines’ adjusted net income was $32.8m. GAAP net income was $30.6m. For the first quarter 2013, Spirit achieved an operating margin, excluding special items, of 14.4%. Operating margin on a GAAP basis was 13.4% for the first quarter 2013. Spirit ended the first quarter 2013 with $483.5m in unrestricted
In the first quarter of 2013 (1Q13), Embraer delivered 17 commercial and 12 executive (8 light and 4 large) jets; representing a reduction of 4 commercial and 1 executive jets delivered in the same period of 2012, firm order backlog grew to US$13.3bn, mainly as a result of an improvement in the order environment in
United Airlines announced an agreement to add 30 Embraer 175 regional jets to the United Express fleet. Under an agreement with Embraer, United will purchase the aircraft with deliveries in 2014 and 2015. These aircraft will be operated by a United Express partner to be announced later. The Embraer 175 is the first 76-seat regional
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has signed a contract and will enter into an agreement, with Flybe UK, for the provision of Bombardier Q400 and Embraer 175/195 line maintenance in the UK at Birmingham, Manchester, London Gatwick and East Midlands airports. Commencing on Wednesday May 1st 2013, the agreement will also include the provision of Bombardier
Macquarie AirFinance, a global aircraft leasing company based in Dublin, Ireland, has completed deliveries of three Boeing 737-800W aircraft to Mexico City-based operator AeroMexico, Israeli flag carrier EL AL and Czech Republic-based operator Travel Service. All three aircraft were purchased by Macquarie AirFinance from Tyrolean Airways, without leases in place at the time of agreement,
