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Fokker Services provides Dash8 100 aircraft interior upgrade

Fokker Services has contracted with a Dash8 100 aircraft operator in the Asia Pacific region for the provision of a comprehensive passenger cabin upgrade package. The upgrade will consist of full refurbishment of the existing passenger cabin sidewall panels, luggage bins and lavatory linings, a noise suppression kit, which will reduce passenger cabin noise levels

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Safran posts record 2012 results

Full-year 2012 adjusted revenue was €13,560m, up 15.5% year-on-year (8.6% organic). Adjusted recurring operating income of €1,471m (10.8% of revenue), rose 23.7% year-on-year. After a net charge of €(50)m for one-off items, mainly related to M&A transaction and integration costs, adjusted profit from operations was €1,421m. Adjusted net income – group share up 55% from

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FL Technics, SCAC and SuperJet International sign M.o.U for MRO Services on SSJ100 fleet

FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, and Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC), the Russian civil aviation manufacturer and the developer of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 project, along with SuperJet International, a joint venture between Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica Company, (51%) and Sukhoi Holding (49%), managing SSJ100 sales and

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UTC Aerospace Systems selected by Thai Airways for wheels and carbon brakes

UTC Aerospace Systems has been selected by Thai Airways International to supply the wheels and carbon brakes for its new fleet of 14 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. UTC Aerospace Systems will provide the equipment through its Wheels & Brakes business in Troy, Ohio. The first aircraft was delivered in August 2012. The 777-300ER carbon brakes, delivered

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Transport Canada certifies Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1500G engine for Bombardier CSeries aircraft

Pratt & Whitney has successfully achieved Transport Canada type certification of its first PurePower Geared Turbofan engine – the PW1500G engine that will power Bombardier’s CSeries aircraft. Pratt & Whitney has conducted over 4,000 hours of rigorous engine testing since the initial engine began testing in September 2010. The PW1500G engine test program included 340

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Aircastle announces fourth quarter and full year 2012 results

Aircastle Limited reported fourth quarter 2012 net income of $29.8m and adjusted net income of $36.4m. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2012 was $32.9m and adjusted net income was $57.0m. The fourth quarter results included total revenues of $176.6m an increase of 13%, versus $156.9m in the fourth quarter of 2011. For

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Maldivian and Lufthansa Technik sign component support contract

Maldivian, national carrier of the Republic of the Maldives, owned and operated by Island Aviation Private Limited, and Lufthansa Technik, have signed a 3-year contract for comprehensive component support for the airline’s first Airbus A320 aircraft which entered into service in November 2012. It is the first time that Lufthansa Technik supports a customer from

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Nordwind Airlines entrusts CF6-80C2 engines to AFI KLM E&M

Russian charter carrier Nordwind Airlines has signed an engine support contract with AFI KLM E&M covering the CF6-80C2 power plants equipping the carrier’s six Boeing 767-300ERs. The agreement covers engine repair and overhaul services as well as availability and lease support.

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MTU Maintenance wins contract to maintain Southwest’s CFM56-3 engines

MTU Maintenance Canada and Southwest Airlines have signed an exclusive long term agreement for the maintenance of Southwest’s CFM56-3 engines. With its exclusive Boeing 737 fleet, Southwest Airlines is one of the largest CFM56 operators in the world and an important customer for MTU Maintenance. Under the agreement, MTU Maintenance will provide Southwest Airlines with

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