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PPG begins full-scale production of OPTICOR advanced transparency material

PPG Industries’ aerospace transparencies group has begun full-scale commercial production of OPTICOR advanced transparency material at its Sylmar facility. The company transferred pilot operations from the PPG Glass Business and Discovery Center near Pittsburgh to expand production of the high-performance plastic for lightweight aircraft windows. PPG created Opticor advanced transparency material and expanded its availability

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TALSCO receives FAA approval for A320 Family landing gears

HAECO’s landing gear overhaul facility, Taikoo (Xiamen) Landing Gear Services (TALSCO) in Xiamen, China, has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to perform landing gears repair and overhaul services for the A320 family (A319 /A320 /A321). TALSCO has acquired two ship sets of A320 landing gears, these new additions to its pool of

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AWAS closes $120m Pre-Delivery Payment Facility

Dublin based aircraft lessor, AWAS, has closed a revolving $120m Pre-Delivery Payment (PDP) Facility. The loan is fully underwritten by Investec Bank and will be used to finance the pre-delivery payments of 20 A320 Family aircraft in AWAS’ order pipeline with Airbus that deliver over the next two years.

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GE Aviation's H80 turboprop engine receives type certification in Brazil and Argentina

GE Aviation’s H80 turboprop engine has received type certification from the Brazilian Civil Aviation agency (ANAC) and the Argentine aviation authority (Administración Nacional de Aviación Civil). These certifications follow type certifications for the H80 engine from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. GE Aviation Czech will manufactured the H80

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A J Walter Aviation takes ownership of half a million ft² warehouse

A J Walter Aviation’s new campus will see the development of a significant global HQ and logistics centre close to Gatwick Airport in the UK. The site is on a footprint of over 60 acres and will provide a purpose-built HQ office and storage facilities for AJW’s extensive range of Airbus and Boeing components, engines

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Philip Morris Capital Corporation sells six B757-200 aircraft

Philip Morris Capital Corporation, Stamford, CT, (PMCC) has sold six B757-200 aircraft. SkyWorks Leasing, LLC advised PMCC and arranged the sale. SkyWorks Leasing LLC is a leading independent aircraft remarketing firm and provides turn-key third party portfolio asset management, remarketing and technical advisory services for owners and operators of commercial aircraft. SkyWorks professionals manage a

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Air Pacific returns to profit

Air Pacific, the national airline of Fiji, has achieved a significant milestone in its transformation plan, posting a return to profit for the first time in three years, with its financial results for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2012. Despite a challenging aviation market over the last 12 months, Air Pacific Ltd. and Air

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Eznis Airways receives first Boeing 737-700 aircraft

International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) announced that it delivered a Boeing 737-700 aircraft to Eznis Airways, the largest Mongolian privately owned airline. The new aircraft will expand Eznis Airways’ international operations and be used to better serve the country’s rapidly growing air traffic demand. As of the first quarter of 2012, inbound and outbound international

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