SAS Scandinavian Airlines and Lufthansa Technik have signed a 7-year component supply contract, effective from March 15th, 2013, for the carrier’s complete fleet of about 140 aircraft. Spare parts shall be supplied to the airline’s home bases at Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo. The contract also includes IT-integration services, whereby both parties shall exchange ordering and
AeroMexico Connect has taken delivery of the first of three EMB 170 aircraft on lease from Republic Airways in a deal arranged by Skyworld Aviation. Serial number 17000019 (now XA-ACP) arrived with its new operator on 19th June and the second aircraft, serial number 17000042, will follow during the next week. The remaining aircraft, serial
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) announced delivery of a leased Boeing 737-300SF freighter to a new customer, Northern Air Cargo. Privately held Northern Air Cargo, based in Anchorage, Alaska, operates scheduled freight service to destinations in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest as well as charter freight service to other locations throughout North America. The carrier
Avinco, a leading provider of large commercial aircraft remarketing, sourcing and investment management services, arranged the sale of two leased E190s to Avolon on behalf of JetBlue. Both aircraft are on long term lease to Azul, Avinco acted as remarketing agent for JetBlue. The Irish lessor took delivery of the two 2008 vintage aircraft (MSNs
FL Technics Spare Parts, a part of the global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services FL Technics, has recently purchased four Bombardier CRJ 200 aircraft to be torn down for parts and components. The disassembled aircraft components will be used to establish a wide range of regional aircraft spare parts and components
Rolls Royce confirmed that it completed the restructuring of its participation in International Aero Engines (IAE) Collaboration, which produces the V2500 engine for the Airbus A320 family of aircraft. Rolls-Royce has sold its equity and programme shares in the IAE Collaboration to Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. company, for a consideration of $1.5 billion.
FLY Leasing, a global lessor of modern commercial jet aircraft, has sold one Boeing 737-700 and two Airbus A320-200s from its portfolio. The B737-700 was manufactured in 2001 while the A320s were both manufactured in 1995. “These dispositions are in line with our strategy of selling older aircraft and reinvesting in younger models to maintain
Colombian based low-cost airline VivaColombia, established in association with Irelandia, IAMSA, Colombian Group Bolivar and Grupo FAST, has chosen A J Walter Aviation, a leading independent aircraft specialist, to provide component power-by-the-hour support. Starting with three A320s, VivaColombia expects the fleet to grow to five aircraft within 12 months. Based at Medellin, the airline will
THAI Smile, the new light premium regional sub-brand of Thai Airways International (THAI), has taken delivery of its first aircraft, an Airbus A320, in Hamburg, Germany on Friday 28th June. The delivery sees the THAI group become a new operator of the A320 Family, which joins an existing fleet of widebody Airbus aircraft flying with
Airbus said it will establish a manufacturing facility in the United States to assemble and deliver A320 Family aircraft. Located at the Brookley Aeroplex in Mobile, Alabama, it will be the company’s first U.S.-based production facility. Airbus stressed that the assembly line, which will create jobs and strengthen the aerospace industry, is part of its
