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.
Embraer, Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras S.A. and TRIP Linhas Aéreas signed a renewal and expansion contract for the Pool services, on support for more than 350 spare parts and all repairable components of the hydraulic, mechanical, pneumatic, electronic and propulsion systems for their E-Jets. The renewal means the agreement will be extended until 2020, representing
Bombardier Aerospace announced the start of production at its transitional facility in Morocco. Following a graduation ceremony held on February 1st at the Institut des Métiers de l’Aéronautique (IMA), 18 aircraft assemblers began production of the first Bombardier components to come out of its Moroccan manufacturing facility. Following the initial announcement in November 2011 of
The first Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) with Interjet colours was rolled out today from the SuperJet International’s paint hangar in Venice (Italy). The aircraft, Manufacture Serial Number 95023, is the first aircraft to be delivered to the Mexican carrier Interjet, which is the launch customer in the western market. In total Interjet ordered 20 SSJ100
Apollo Aviation Group (Apollo Aviation) and Sciens Capital Management LLC jointly announced that Apollo Aviation raised approximately $595m from a broad array of investors for its second aviation fund, Sciens Aviation Special Opportunities Investment Fund II (SASOF II). SASOF II is managed by Apollo Aviation, a full service commercial aircraft asset manager jointly owned by
Pegasus Airlines has entrusted KLM UK Engineering, a KLM subsidiary operating within the AFI KLM E&M network, with a Lease hand back including painting and a C-Check on one of its Boeing 737 New Generation aircraft. This is the second time that KLM UK Engineering has carried out heavy maintenance on a Boeing 737NG belonging
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) signed a purchase-and-leaseback transaction with a new customer, Interjet, a Mexican low-cost carrier, for six new Airbus A320 aircraft. GECAS delivered two of the aircraft in December 2012. The remaining aircraft are scheduled for delivery in 2013. All six aircraft are the last from the airline’s order book with Airbus
GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS) has signed a purchase-and-leaseback transaction with Volaris for seven new Airbus A320 aircraft. The aircraft come from the airline’s existing orderbook with Airbus and will be delivered in 2013 and 2014.
