The Board of Directors of Rockwell Collins authorized the company to purchase an additional $500m of Rockwell Collins common stock. With this announcement, the amount of share repurchases authorized available as of February 7th, 2013 was $604m.
Hong Kong Aviation Capital (HKAC) delivered a new A320, to Jetstar Japan on February 18th, as the second of four A320 aircraft that it will lease to the airline. This is the first aircraft in Jetstar Japan’s fleet, the first A320 aircraft in Japan as well as the first A320 in HKAC’s fleet equipped with
AMAC Aerospace has been granted Maintenance Organisation Approval, MOA, by the Moscow-based State Civil Aviation Administration of Russia. The approval, which was awarded towards the end of last year, allows AMAC to carry out base and line maintenance work on all Russian-owned small to mid size/narrow body aircraft up to Boeing 737NG and Airbus Corporate
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) has adopted a new noise stringency level for commercial airplanes. The milestone achieved at the CAEP meeting last week lowers the current standard by seven decibels. Having now been agreed by the ICAO CAEP, the new stringent noise standard will be presented for
American Airlines is undertaking a modernisation and complete rebrand of their aircraft fleet. AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings, with a dedication to providing innovative and reliable solutions to customers worldwide, is providing the paint system and technical expertise to assist with the new look. The fleet makeover shall incorporate the painting of over 600 aircraft with Aerodur
Marking a key milestone in India’s development of modern heliborne resources to support lifesaving missions, AVIATORS signed a firm order for an initial batch of seven Eurocopter EC135 aircraft for helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) operations. A second order is expected to be carried out later this year and rapid growth is anticipated in the
AWAS has agreed to place nine A320 aircraft from its new order pipeline with Thai Airways, the flag carrier of Thailand. These aircraft will be used for the expansion of Thai’s successful regional subsidiary, ThaiSmile. Furthermore Aeroflot, the flag carrier of Russia, has agreed to lease an incremental 6th new A320 passenger aircraft from AWAS’
Eurocopter expanded its global industrial footprint and enhanced the company’s presence in Mexico with the inauguration of a new manufacturing center of excellence at Querétaro, which is to produce high-technology aircraft structural metallic components. Located at the Aerotech Industrial Park adjacent to Querétaro Intercontinental Airport, this 12,000 m² facility will be the single-source production site
AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines, and US Airways Group announced that the boards of directors of both companies have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement under which the companies will combine to create a premier global carrier, which will have an implied combined equity value of approximately $11bn based on the price
Honeywell’s SmartPath has been selected by Airservices Australia as the country’s first Ground-Based Augmentation System (GBAS) to improve operational efficiency and decrease air traffic noise at Sydney Airport. Designed to overcome the limitations of traditional Instrument Landing Systems (ILS), a ground-based instrument approach system that relies on radio signals and lighting, GBAS augments Global Navigation
