China’s Tibet Airlines has taken delivery of its first A319 assembled at the Airbus Tianjin Final Assembly Line (FALC). The A319 delivered today is the fifth A319 to join the all Airbus fleet operated by lhasa based Tibet Airlines. The airline received its first Airbus A319 in July 2011 in Hamburg, Germany. The newly delivered
SR Technics has secured a contract with Orbest. The Spanish-based airline, which operates charter flights to Europe and the Caribbean, has chosen SR Technics’ Malta facility to carry out two C-Checks on its Airbus A320 aircraft. The first aircraft was inducted in early October 2012, and the second will arrive in Malta in January 2013.
China Airlines has selected Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (Safran group) for the exchange and overhaul of landing gear on fourteen A330 and one A340 aircraft. This agreement will start in 2013 till 2017. The A330/A340 landing gears will be overhauled in Messier-Bugatti-Dowty’s MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) facility in Singapore. Messier-Bugatti-Dowty’s MRO division offers a range of landing
Airbus’ A350 XWB static test airframe has moved into the facility where it will undergo testing to validate the structural design of this next-generation jetliner. The airframe rolled out of the A350 XWB final assembly line at Toulouse, Blagnac Airport and was transferred to the L34 static test hall situated across the airport in the
BOC Aviation has signed an agreement with Bangkok Airways for the lease of an A320 aircraft that was manufactured in 2005 and equipped with IAE V2527-A5 engines. This is the first transaction between BOC Aviation and Bangkok Airways. Bangkok Airways is a niche carrier serving regional destinations in Asia from its base at Suvarnabhumi Airport
AFI KLM E&M signed a long term repair and maintenance contract covering Vladivostok Air’s A320 engines. This is an addition to the previous contract inked in 2009, which originally only concerned the Russian carrier’s fleet of A330s. In parallel with this addition, a dedicated clause to the contract was signed with Vladivostok Air for a
Airstream International Group has completed the sale of two ERJ-145EU aircraft to NovoAir (Bangladesh) on behalf of Aircraft Solutions. NovoAir is a new start-up company planning scheduled domestic operations from its base in Dhaka with the Embraer regional jet. Both aircraft have undergone extensive return to service maintenance at Exeter and engines at Standard Aero
On November 19, The MITRE Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), agreeing to support CAAS’s development and implementation of a Centre of Excellence for Air Traffic Management, which will engage in research and development activities to seek solutions for the complex aviation infrastructure and air traffic
BOC Aviation has concluded a deal with PT Lion Mentari Airlines (“Lion Air”) for six Boeing 737-800 and three 737-900ER aircraft. The first aircraft, a 737-900ER, was delivered to the airline in November, the remaining eight aircraft are scheduled to deliver through to the first quarter of 2014. This deal marks the first time that
IBS Software has entered into a contract with Lufthansa Cargo AG, the airline cargo service provider in the Lufthansa Group, for the implementation of iCargo solution. The solution will manage the airlines’ entire air cargo movement worldwide. The contract is one of the largest IT system deals by Lufthansa Group. IBS’ new generation iCargo system
