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
Turkish Airlines, the largest airline in Turkey, has signed a contract for up to 117 A320 Family aircraft (25 A321ceo, 4 A320neo, 53 A321neo and options for 35 additional A321neo aircraft). This order is the largest ever placed by a Turkish carrier. The engine selection will be made at a later date. Turkish Airlines already
Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, reported a net profit of US$1m for the 2012 financial year. The positive result comes just 12 months after Etihad Airways acquired a 40 per cent stake in the airline and was awarded a five year management contract. The profit follows three years of significant
Air Pacific (soon to be Fiji Airways) has successfully taken ownership and delivery of its first-ever brand-new wide body aircraft, the Airbus A330-200. The aircraft is the first of three ordered by the airline in October 2011—the other two are scheduled to be delivered in May and November, respectively. The transfer of title and delivery
