Embraer has selected Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower Geared Turbofan engine as the exclusive power for its new second generation of the E-Jet aircraft family. Planned to enter service in 2018, the Embraer E-Jets equipped with PurePower PW1700G and PW1900G engines will offer significant reductions in fuel burn, emissions, noise and operating costs compared to today’s
Dublin based aircraft lessor, AWAS, has delivered a Boeing 747-400 factory freighter (ERF) with extended range capability to new customer Southern Air. The aircraft is part of AWAS’ existing fleet. The 747-400ERF offers superior payload-range capability compared to standard 747-400Fs. In addition, its main deck nose door allows for the loading of outsized items such
Embraer made its debut in Bangladesh, with the official inauguration of two ERJ 145 jets purchased by NovoAir, a new scheduled operator. NovoAir, an aviation services and solutions provider in Bangladesh with experience in passenger and air cargo transportation as well as travel and holiday services, has purchased these two pre-owned ERJ 145 jets for
Lockheed Martin Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT), has entered into an agreement to purchase certain assets of the engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) business of Aveos Fleet Performance, located in Montreal, Canada. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed and are not material to Lockheed Martin. The closing of
The Austrian carrier InterSky took delivery of their first ATR 72-600 aircraft ordered in 2012. This is also the first ATR aircraft that will fly in the livery of an Austrian airline. The new aircraft was welcomed at Friedrichshafen Airport, the company’s main operating base, strategically situated in the southernmost part of Germany. Although headquartered
As of 7th January 2013, Wolfgang Prock-Schauer will take over the post of Chief Executive Officer of Air Berlin PLC from Hartmut Mehdorn, who has been in the position on a transitional basis since 1st September 2011. At the same time Prock-Schauer will become an Executive Director on the Board of Directors of Air Berlin
The Diehl Group, Nürnberg, Germany, has acquired Thales’s minority interest (49%) in Diehl Aircabin GmbH, Laupheim, Germany. Thus, Diehl Aircabin is from now on fully owned by Diehl. Diehl Aircabin mainly supplies commercial air transport aircraft manufacturers with cabin interior lining (panels, hatracks…), air conditioning ducts and crew rest compartments. Diehl Aircabin’s operations are to
Hawaiian Airlines signes a Memorandum of Understanding with airframe manufacturer Airbus to acquire 16 new A321neo aircraft between 2017 and 2020, with rights to purchase an additional nine aircraft. The long-range, single-aisle aircraft will complement Hawaiian’s existing fleet of wide-body, twin-aisle aircraft used for long-haul flying between Hawai’i and the U.S. West Coast.
BOC Aviation has signed agreements for the lease of four new A320-200 aircraft to Vueling Airlines. All aircraft will be equipped with IAE V2522-A5 SelectOne engines and are scheduled to be delivered in the first half of this year.
GE Aviation and SeaCast, Inc. have established a 50/50 joint venture, Montana Precision Products, to produce jet engine components at SeaCast’s facility in Butte, Montana. SeaCast, which has its headquarters in Marysville, Washington, produces castings and specialty components. The joint venture in Butte will produce tubes, ducts and small structural castings for GE jet engines.
