Boeing has rolled out the first Next-Generation 737 built at the new production rate of 38 airplanes a month. Panamanian customer Copa Airlines will take delivery of the 737-800 in early April. The airplane will now undergo functional, systems and flight testing over the next three weeks before being delivered.
Wizz Air Ukraine, a Ukrainian low-cost airline, has taken delivery of an A320 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing tip devices, becoming the first Ukrainian carrier to do so. Sharklets are newly designed wing-tip devices that improve the aircraft’s aerodynamics and significantly cut the airline’s fuel burn and emissions by four per cent on
Eclipse Aerospace celebrated a major production milestone – the first power up of the new production Eclipse 550 Twin-Engine Jet. The first production Eclipse 550 aircraft successfully powered up its two Pratt & Whitney PW610F engines, and the aircraft systems came on line on March 18th, at the company’s facility in Albuquerque, N.M. Eclipse Aerospace
Unique Airmotive Services (UAS) received FAA145 certificate and operational specifications for the repair and overhaul of a wide range of Auxiliary Power Units (APU’s), Accessories and Line Replacement Units. This approval will allow UAS to pursue a number of Domestic and International Airlines as well as Maintenance and Repair Organizations (MRO’s) for the repair and
Turkish Airlines (THY) ordered additional GE CF6-80E1 engines to power its new two firm Airbus A330-300 aircraft, with options for an additional three A330 aircraft. The maintenance, repair and overhaul of these additional CF6-80E1 engines will be covered under THY’s a 12-year OnPoint solutions agreement, which was announced in November. The total value of the
Aviation Technical Services and Aviointeriors have agreed to develop a business relationship in support of seat installation activity of Aviointeriors seats for airline customers. This agreement marks a first step in building a relationship that will provide airlines with seamless support for seat installation on both newly delivered aircraft and in services fleets. It combines
Ryanair signed an agreement with Boeing to purchase 175 new Next Generation 737-800 airplanes. When finalised, the deal will be worth nearly $15.6bn at current list prices, and will allow Ryanair to grow its airline to more than 400 airplanes, serving more than 100 million passengers per year across Europe by the end of the
FADEC Alliance, a joint venture between aircraft engine electronic control specialist FADEC International (Sagem-BAE Systems) and GE, has been named CFM International’s exclusive supplier for the LEAP engine family. “The FADEC Alliance JV was created on November 29, 2012 in a drive to get GE more involved in the design and production of Fadec units
Rolls-Royce has opened a £50m London Heathrow Service Centre to provide round-the-clock specialist maintenance and support for aero engines. The 95,000 ft² facility, larger than Wembley football pitch, includes a state-of-the-art engine workshop four times larger than the previous Rolls-Royce service centre at Hatton Cross, Heathrow. In the new centre, engineers will be able to
Indonesia’s Lion Air has placed a firm order with Airbus for 234 A320 Family aircraft, comprising 109 A320neo, 65 A321neo and 60 A320ceo. The deal sees the carrier become a new customer for Airbus. The order was finalised on March 18th at a special ceremony at the Elysée Palace in Paris in the presence of
