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Macquarie AirFinance assists with establishment of Air Cote D'Ivoire

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

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Lufthansa Technik, CFM International enter into joint cooperation agreement

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,

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Alaska Airlines expands CFM-powered Boeing 737 fleet

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.

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Turkish Airlines orders another 15 Airbus A330 aircraft

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

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ITC-Aerospace orders two AW169 Helicopters

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

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ILFC enters into $2.3bn committed unsecured credit facility

International Lease Finance Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of American International Group (AIG), announced today that it has entered into a new $2.3bn committed unsecured revolving credit facility, replacing its $2.0bn unsecured revolving credit facility entered into in January 2011. The new facility, which is available for general corporate purposes, further enhances the company’s strong

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Spirit AeroSystems ACS signs spare parts agreement with Ethiopian Airlines

Spirit AeroSystems and ­­­­Ethiopian Airlines announced the signing of a supply agreement whereby Spirit Aftermarket Customer Support (ACS) will provide thrust reverser, fuselage, and wing component spare parts for Ethiopian Airlines’ fleet of Boeing aircraft. This multi-year contract will enable Ethiopian Airlines to obtain predictable and competitive pricing for all parts in the Spirit catalog

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Monarch Aircraft Engineering launches web based part search and RFQ tool

Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL), continues to innovate and lead the industry with the development of an advanced parts locator and RFQ tool. With a stock portfolio valued at over $100m, which is optimally located across UK airports, customers will be able to search for components and consumables by part number and/or description 24 hours

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