Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has formally launched a Passenger to Freighter Conversion Program for Bombardier’s CRJ100 and CRJ200 aircraft. The program has been studied for over a year and the aircraft will be marketed as CRJ100 and CRJ200 Special Freighter (SF) aircraft. The program development costs are being fully funded by AEI. The modification touch labor
Republic Airways reported full year 2012 net income of $51.3m, a $203.1m improvement from the full year 2011 results of a net loss of $151.8m. The Company also reported fourth quarter 2012 net income of $12.6m, a $136.1m improvement over the fourth quarter 2011 net loss of $123.5m.
Pratt & Whitney completed the first phase of an assembly-floor transformation project at its Middletown, Conn., facility that prepares the Engine Center to produce its portion of PurePower PW1100G-JM engines for the Airbus A320neo and increases production capacity for the F135 engine powering the F-35 Lightning II for the U.S. Military. The PurePower PW1100G-JM engines
Etihad Airways has concluded a transaction with Jet Airways to purchase the Indian carrier’s three pairs of Heathrow slots for $70m. The purchase is part of a sale and lease back agreement signed on Turesday, Febr. 26th. Jet Airways will continue to operate flights to London utilising these slots. As previously advised, Etihad Airways continues
The first Sky Aviation Sukhoi Superjet 100 arrived in Indonesia. The aircraft, Manufacture Serial Number 95022, is the first of twelve SSJ100 aircraft ordered by the Indonesian carrier. Built by Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) in its Komsomolsk-on-Amur assembly line, the aircraft completed its interiors’ installation and painting in Ulianovsk site and finally flew to
Airbus’ consolidated revenues increased by 17% to €38,592m (FY 2011: €33,103m), reflecting strong commercial aircraft deliveries. The Airbus consolidated EBIT more than doubled to €1,230m (FY 2011: €584m). Airbus Commercial revenues amounted to €36,943m (FY 2011: €31,159m), driven by record commercial deliveries of 588 (FY 2011: 534), including 30 A380s. A total of 585 deliveries
JetBlue Airways has signed a letter of intent with Airbus to acquire 110 ship-sets of retrofit Sharklets for the airline’s in-service A320 aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled to start in 2014. Just last week, JetBlue Airways unveiled the first of its A320 aircraft to be outfitted with Sharklets. Sharklets are newly designed wing tip devices that
The first A350 XWB – MSN001 – now showing its completed wings, has moved to its next phase of ground testing, from Roger Béteille A350 XWB FAL “Station 30” to the Clément Ader area “Station 18” in Toulouse. The aircraft is structurally complete and shows the installed winglets, belly fairing panels, main landing gear doors.
Honeywell Aerospace has extended its strategic partnership with China Eastern Airlines, signing several agreements to increase the safety, efficiency and performance of its growing fleet of aircraft. Through these agreements, Honeywell will provide a range of avionics products for 58 new Boeing 737NG aircraft, scheduled to be delivered over the next five years. Honeywell will
JorAMCo won its first maintenance service contract with the Kazakhstan based airline Air Astana. JorAMCo will, among other things, perform C-checks on three of Air Astana’s Embraers 190. The first-time collaboration between the two companies is set to take place in March and June of this year, and with JorAMCo’s experience and expertise in delivering
