At ITP headquarters (Zamudio, Bizkaia), ITP and Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines, signed a collaboration agreement for manufacturing, engineering and maintenance work for the PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine. This will mean estimated sales of more than €2.5m over the life of the program. As put forward in their strategic plan 2011-2015, ITP has entered
In the third quarter of 2012 (3Q12), Embraer delivered 27 jets to the commercial aviation market and 13 to executive aviation. Total deliveries at the end of September total of 83 commercial and 46 executive jets, seven more than for the same period of 2011.
Low cost carrier Volaris, one of the fastest growing airlines in Mexico, and Lufthansa Technik have recently signed a 6-year component supply contract, completely effective from September 1st, 2012, for the carrier’s fleet of currently 37 aircraft of the A320 family. Within the framework of the TCS contract, Lufthansa Technik’s experts will take care of
Sabena technics signed a five-year integrated services contract with Donbassaero, one of Ukraine’s largest carriers, for its fleet of nine Airbus A320. Within the scope if the contract, Sabena technics will provide Donbassaero with component support, logistics services, as well as pool access and implementation of a Main Base Kit. In the next years, Donbassaero
Macquarie AirFinance, a global aircraft leasing company based in Dublin, Ireland, announced that it has delivered an Airbus A319-100 on lease to the newly established national airline of the Ivory Coast, Air Côte d’Ivoire. The aircraft, a CFM56-5B5/P-powered, 2004-model, MSN 2213, configured in 12 Business and 96 Economy seats, will be based in Abidjan, and
Lufthansa Technik AG and CFM International have signed a new cooperation agreement for the support of CFM56 engines. Under the terms of the agreement, CFM and Lufthansa Technik will jointly develop component repairs, overhaul technology and other technical support for their respective maintenance, repair and overhaul operations. CFM will supply OEM replacement parts, component repairs,
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, one of the leading low-cost carriers in Europe, and Lufthansa Technik AG have recently signed a contract for a Total Base Maintenance Support TBS. The contract runs over a period of five years and covers Base maintenance services for Norwegian’s growing Boeing 737-800 fleet, which already comprises 55 aircraft of this
Alaska Airlines placed the largest order in its history, announcing the purchase of CFM engines to power 50 new Boeing 737 aircraft. The announcement includes firm orders for 13 Boeing Next-Generation 737-900ER airplanes powered by CFM56-7B engines, in addition to 20 737 MAX 8 and 17 737 MAX 9 airplanespowered by the advanced LEAP-1B engines.
Turkish Airlines has placed an order for 15 A330-300s, their seventh order for the A330 family of aircraft and their twentieth Airbus order overall. The aircraft will be operated on medium and long haul routes from the Turkish Airlines hub in Istanbul. Turkish Airlines placed their first order with Airbus in 1984, and now operate
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced that ITC-Aerospace of Japan has placed an order for two AW169 light intermediate helicopters. The aircraft will be leased to private operators. The contract was signed during a ceremony held at Japan Aerospace 2012 in Nagoya. This contract marks the entrance of the AW169 helicopter into the Japanese market. ITC-Aerospace
