Citilink, the low cost subsidiary of Garuda Indonesia has placed a firm order with Airbus for 25 A320neo. The contract, signed in December 2012, represents the first direct purchase by Citilink from Airbus. It follows an order placed in 2011 by Garuda Indonesia for 15 A320ceo and 10 A320neo aircraft for operation by Citilink. Citilink
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has firmed up an order for 25 more widebody aircraft from Airbus, comprising five of the world’s most efficient, high capacity aircraft, the A380, and 20 A350-900s. The deal was completed in 2012 and follows an agreement in October 2012. Singapore Airlines has placed three consecutive orders for the A380, making it
Embraer delivered 23 commercial and 53 business jets during the fourth quarter of 2012, thus closing out the year with 106 airplanes delivered to the airline market and 99 to executive aviation. At the end of the year, the firm order backlog stood at US$12.5bn. This backlog total includes a 20 E-Jets order (5 E175
Boeing purchased a new building in Salt Lake County, Utah. Employees at the new site, located in West Jordan, will focus on fabrication of composite horizontal stabilizer components for the 787-9. The new site, located 20 miles from Boeing’s fabrication and assembly site in Salt Lake City, was purchased from Masco (MAS). Terms of the
AJW Group is significantly increasing the size of its engine lease portfolio to service its fast growing presence in the engine lease market. A J Walter Leasing and A J Walter Aviation have recently added CF6-80C2 x 3, CFM56-3C1 x 5 and a PW4056-3 to the lease portfolio of PW2040 and CFM56 series engines. Firmly
IFE Services reported that it is TAM Airlines’ new in-flight entertainment (IFE) provider. From March 2013, IFE Services will provide Brazil’s airline with a broad selection of top Hollywood, classic and Latin American movies as well as popular TV programmes and great music. Passengers will be able to enjoy the content on the audio visual
The painting of the first Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) for Lao Central airline was completed in Ulianovsk facility (Russia). The aircraft, manufacture serial number 95026, is the first aircraft to be delivered to Lao Central, which is the second customer for the SSJ100 in the Southeast Asia together with Sky Aviation. In December 2012 SCAC
Boeing will consolidate its El Paso facilities and reduce the workforce there by the end of 2014. The move is part of the company’s strategy to increase affordability for government customers and become more competitive in an increasingly global marketplace. The 370 workers at the site manufacture electronics for a variety of Boeing products. Anticipated
Fokker Elmo B.V., part of Fokker Technologies, has successfully started manufacturing Electrical Wiring harnesses for engine nacelles made at GKN Aerospace Cowes, for a range of military transport and commercial aircraft as well as business and private jets. Fokker Elmo is already supplying GKN Aerospace with Airbus A320 wing wiring. The new contract confirms Fokker
THAI Smile, a subsidiary of THAI Airways, will become the first Airbus A320 commercial operator to benefit from Airbus’ Flight Hour Services Tailored Support Package (FHS-TSP) following a contract signed between THAI Airways International and Airbus. The contract, which will run for 15 years, provides an extensive scope of A320 line replaceable units (LRUs) and
