Since its foundation in 1991, MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg, has now overhauled a total of 5,000 engines, of which 3,500 are engines from Pratt & Whitney Canada, 500 CF34 engines and 1,000 industrial gas turbines. In addition, the company has supported its customers with many on-site and field visits as well as module repairs. “We are
As a tier-1 company in the European aerospace industry, Liebherr-Aerospace has chosen the SCM solution “AirSupply”. The corresponding agreement was signed in Toulouse, France, on 23 October 2012 by Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SAS and SupplyOn AG. “AirSupply” enables companies in the aerospace industry to manage their collaboration processes with suppliers even more transparently and reliably.
Norwegian (NAS) reported a pre-tax profit of almost NOK900m. This is the company’s best ever result, an improvement of NOK187m from previous year. New aircraft have saved the airline NOK28m in fuel costs compared to the third quarter in 2011. However, these savings are offset by an additional bill of NOK25m – a result from
Boeing has acquired Miro Technologies, a privately held software company specializing in enterprise asset and supply chain management; maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services; and Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) management for government and commercial customers worldwide. Miro will become part of the Global Services & Support (GS&S) business within Boeing Defense, Space & Security. Miro expands
Liebherr-Aerospace began delivery of the first flap actuation system for the Bombardier Learjet 85 programme in August 2012 and thus achieved an important milestone. The flap system is designed, manufactured, tested, qualified and integrated by Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH, Lindenberg (Germany), Liebherr’s centre of excellence for aerospace flight control/actuation and landing gear systems. The first Safety
Precision Air, the Tanzania-based airline, has selected Sabena technics for the component support of its new fleet of ATR -600s. This selection marks the extension of an existing 5-year contract signed with Sabena technics in 2010. Their collaboration being a success, Precision Air has decided to trust the MRO provider with its future ATR-600s. This
The Paris office of international law firm Stephenson Harwood, has advised new client, Air Côte d’Ivoire (ACI), on the delivery of two A319 aircraft. Air Côte d’Ivoire is a new African start-up airline based in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Formed on 15 May 2012, ACI is a joint venture between the government of Côte d’Ivoire (65%),
Alaska Air Group reported third quarter 2012 GAAP net income of $163.4m compared to $77.5m in 2011. Excluding the favorable impact of mark-to-market fuel hedge adjustments of $21.2m ($13.1m after tax) the company reported record third quarter 2012 net income of $150.3 million compared to net income excluding special items of $131.1m in 2011. Alaska
JetBlue Airways reported its results for the third quarter 2012. Operating income for the quarter was $113m, resulting in an 8.6% operating margin, compared to operating income of $108m and a 9.0% operating margin in the third quarter of 2011. Pre-tax income of $73m in the third quarter compared to pre-tax income of $56m in
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS announced delivery of a leased Boeing 737-300F to Spain’s Swiftair S.A. to expand the carrier’s fleet. Swiftair operates cargo flights in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East with a fleet of more than 30 aircraft.
