Avianca, the Colombia-based airline, has taken delivery of its first Sharklet equipped A320 becoming the first Latin American carrier to take benefit of the new fuel-saving wing-tip devices. The A320, powered by CFM engines, was delivered in Toulouse, France. Sharklets are made from light-weight composites and are 2.4 meters tall. They are an option on
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has won another contract for its rate-per-flying-hour aircraft spares support service to bring the total value of business from this service to £35m over the past twelve months from seven airlines. The latest contract is with Eastern Airways of the UK and covers a three-year support deal for the airline’s fleet
Boeing and Icelandair announced a firm order for 16 737 MAX airplanes, valued at more than $1.6bn at list prices. The order, originally announced as a commitment for 12 airplanes in December 2012, has been increased to 16 airplanes and includes 737 MAX 8s and 9s, as well as purchase rights for eight additional 737
ST Aviation Resources has signed a joint venture agreement with CaterhamJet Holdings and EVIA Aviation to set up CJS Aviation. Established in Singapore with a fleet of regional jets, CJS specialises in private aircraft management and leasing in the Asia Pacific region. The issued and paid up capital of CJS will be US$10.5m (approximately S$13m),
Air Pacific, Fiji’s national airline has contracted Air France Industries KLM Engineering and Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) to provide support for its incoming A330-200 fleet. The agreement includes technical fleet management services, component repair, and availability via dedicated logistics support, access to AFI KLM E&M’s dedicated regional A330 spares pool, and the supply of an
Precision Conversions has reached an agreement with Goodyear, Arizona based AeroTurbine, MRO Facility, to provide 757-200PCF Freighter and 757-200PCC Combi modifications for the company. Additional services provided by AeroTurbine will include regular maintenance checks, aircraft painting and avionics modifications. AeroTurbine is a wholly owned subsidiary of International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC). Precision Conversions currently has
Spirit AeroSystems reported fourth quarter and full-year 2012 financial results reflecting record revenue on higher ship set deliveries and solid core program operating performance. Spirit’s fourth quarter 2012 revenues were $1.426bn, up from $1.219bn for the same period of 2011 as the company benefited from higher production deliveries during the quarter. Operating income for the
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has received Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the MD80SF Passenger to Freighter Conversion. The STC, ST02434LA includes the conversion of the MD81, MD82, MD83 & MD88 models of which there were 779 passenger units manufactured. The prototype aircraft is an MD82SF MSN 49470 built in
2012 proved to be another outstanding year for CFM International (CFM) with the company logging orders for 898 commercial, military and spare CFM56 engines and firm orders and commitments for more than 1,100 LEAP engines for a combined value of $23.5 billion U.S. at list price. To date, CFM has logged total orders and commitments
Lufthansa Technik Switzerland (LTSW) in Basel has been unable to sustain its operations and will be closing its two Line Maintenance and Logistics Services businesses on 30th April 2013. This plant closure will lead to 31 redundancies. Another 29 employees will have the opportunity to stay on as employees of SWISS at the Basel site.
