Hawthorne Global Aviation Services was selected as an authorized Honeywell Avionics dealer, providing installation, sales and service for a full range of Honeywell Avionics products at its FBO and Part 145 repair station located at Long Island MacArthur Airport in Islip, NY. As an authorized Honeywell Avionics dealer, Hawthorne offers a range of avionics installation
Boeing projects the world’s airlines should see reasonable liquidity and pricing for new-aircraft delivery financing in 2013 even as jet builders ramp up production to meet demand, the manufacturer announced in London on December 4th, in issuing its fifth annual finance market forecast. “We expect that despite economic and political challenges, global air travel will
A new Full Flight Simulator (FFS) for training on the SSJ100 aircraft arrived for installation at the SuperJet International (SJI) Training Center in Venice (Italy), close to the International Marco Polo airport. The SSJ100 simulator, produced by L3 Communications, formerly Thales, fully replicates the aircraft cockpit with state-of-the-art visual and motion system, enabling pilots to
FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, and Ariana Afghan Airlines, the national carrier of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, have announced the signing of the Letter of Intent in relation to a comprehensive long-term strategic cooperation between the two companies. The new partnership will begin with the establishment
Boeing reached a record for year-to-date 737 deliveries with the delivery of the 377th Next-Generation 737 on December 4th. The delivery of the airplane, a 737-900ER (Extended Range) with Boeing Sky Interior for United Airlines, topped the previous record of 376 deliveries set in 2010. In October, the 737 also broke its own record for
Airbus has achieved on schedule certification for its new fuel-saving Sharklets for the A320 with CFM engines. This certification received from the European airworthiness authorities (EASA) will be followed very soon by the US FAA. For the flight test campaign, A320 Family aircraft with both CFM56 and V2500 engines have recently taken to the skies
Qatar Airways and Airbus have signed an amendment to convert its existing firm order for twenty (20) A350-800s, forty (40) A350-900s and twenty (20) A350-1000s to forty three (43) A350-900s and thirty seven (37) A350-1000s. Qatar Airways’ total order for A350 XWB aircraft remains at eighty (80) aircraft.
Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), the Scandinavian flag-carrier has entered into a $125.2m senior secured loan facility covering three A330-300 aircraft (s/n’s 496, 515 and 568) with an East Asia-based Global Insurance Company as sole facility provider. Tranches covering the two Aircraft have been drawn down as the initial ECA-backed loans matured, with the third and
Gama Group, the global business aviation services provider, announced the award by Transport Canada of a Foreign Air Operator Certificate (FAOC) enabling Gama Aviation to operate flights to, from and within Canada. The award of a Canadian FAOC to Farnborough, UK based Gama Aviation Ltd is part of its programme of continuing investment in expanding
GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS) delivered a new leased Airbus A330-300 aircraft to XL Airways France. The aircraft comes from GECAS’ existing order book with Airbus and expands the airline’s fleet. This is the first A330-300 joining the XL Airways France fleet.
