ATR and the Austrian carrier InterSky have signed a Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA) for a period of 5 years. The agreement covers the supply of spare parts and maintenance services for the 2 brand new ATR 72-600s of the airline. The very first ATR -600 was delivered to the airline earlier this month, with the
India’s GoAir, ‘The Fly Smart Airline”, wholly owned by the Wadia Group, has taken delivery of its first Sharklet equipped A320 aircraft financed by ACG (Aviation Capital Group) under a sale and leaseback arrangement which will see the aircraft added to ACG’s growing portfolio of Airbus A320 family aircraft. The aircraft is part of an
Boeing Commercial Airplanes fourth-quarter revenue increased to $14.2bn and full-year revenue increased to a record $49.1bn on higher delivery volume. Fourth-quarter operating margin was 8.9% and full-year operating margin was 9.6%, both reflecting the dilutive impact of 787 and 747-8 deliveries and higher period costs partially offset by the higher volume and lower R&D. During
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) Board of Directors appointed the new President Mr. Andrey Kalinovsky, replacing Mr. Vladimir Prisyazhnyuk. Mr. Kalinovsky will take up his duties on February 1, 2013. During the same Board of Directors’ meeting Mr. Mikhail Pogosyan — President and Chairman of the Executive Board of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) — was
Bombardier Aerospace increased its aftermarket service network for business aircraft customers with the addition of a Line Maintenance Facility (LMF) in Nigeria. ExecuJet Nigeria in Lagos has been named an LMF for Challenger 300, Challenger 604, Challenger 605, Global 5000, Global 6000, Global Express and Global Express XRS business jets. The facility will complement ExecuJet’s
Boeing has begun assembly of the first Next-Generation 737 to be built at the rate of 38 airplanes per month. Over the past two years, production of the 737 has risen more than 20%, from 31.5 to 38 airplanes a month. In 2014, the rate will go up again to 42 airplanes a month. On
India’s largest airline, IndiGo has taken delivery of its first A320 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing tip devices, becoming the first Indian carrier to do so. Sharklets are newly designed wing-tip devices that improve the aircraft’s aerodynamics and significantly cut the airline’s fuel burn and emissions by four per cent on longer sectors.
Revima APU and World Airways (a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Aviation Holdings), a provider of passenger and cargo charter operations, have extended their existing APU Maintenance Support Contract. The extended agreement covers APU Maintenance Support for the World Airways B747-400 and MD-11 Aircraft into 2016.
Air Lease Corporation intends to commence a public offering of $400.0m in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2020. The interest rate and other terms of the Notes will be determined at the time of the pricing of the offering and will depend on market and other conditions. The Company intends to use
Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services (AMES) completed the replacement of the aft pressure bulkhead of a Boeing 767-200 freighter aircraft for customer ABX Air. Boeing selected the candidate aircraft and worked closely with the AMES team to ensure the accuracy and applicability of the Service Bulletin. The aft pressure bulkhead is an integral, dome-shaped section
