Etihad Airways has signed a contract with Airbus to equip 17 of its future A320s on order with Airbus’ fuel saving Sharklets. The new wingtip devices measure 2.5 metres tall, replace the aircraft’s current wingtip fence and will reduce fuel burn particularly over longer distances. Deliveries of the Sharklet-equipped A320s to Etihad Airways will begin
Air Lease Corporation has entered into lease agreements with China Southern for 18 new jet aircraft from ALC’s orderbook delivering in 2013, 2014, and 2015. The aircraft include twelve new Boeing 737-800s, four new Airbus A320-200s, and two new Airbus A321-200s, all of which are signed on 12-year lease terms.
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has reached an agreement to sell its P&WC (A’Asia) Brisbane, Australia, MRO facility to Vector Aerospace Corporation. The sale applies to the assets and facility associated with its PT6A engine repair and overhaul facility located in the area. As part of the transaction, Vector’s newly purchased facility will be appointed
Employees from Finnair Technical Services walked out on Tuesday June 5th, after the employee unions rejected Finnair’s proposel of financial support and re-employment support packages for employees who are at risk of redundancies, due to Finnair’s plan to outsource its engine and component services to SR Technics. According to the unions the industrial action will
Eclipse Aerospace, manufacturer of the world’s first very light jet (VLJ), announced the official launch of initial production of the new model Eclipse 550 twin–engine jet. Now armed with an established supply chain, a new FAA production certificate, and a certified airframe, Eclipse is officially back in production with deliveries beginning in 2013. Eclipse plans
Pratt & Whitney and Russia’s Irkut Corporation signed a definitive agreement to offer the Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1400G engine on Irkut’s MC-21 family of aircraft. This secures the PurePower engine as the only western powerplant offered on the new narrow body program. Pratt & Whitney and Irkut Corporation selected Short Brothers plc, a subsidiary
FedEx Corp. announced its decision to permanently retire from service 18 Airbus A310-200 aircraft and 26 related engines, as well as six Boeing MD10-10 aircraft and 17 related engines. The majority of these aircraft are currently parked and not in revenue service. As a consequence, a non-cash impairment charge of $134m ($84m, net of tax)
MTU Aero Engines’ Saudi Arabian partner MEPC inaugurated a new facility on May 5th, in a move to strengthen its position as a provider of military engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for the whole Middle East region. The new facility houses a modern, larger maintenance shop 18.000 m² in size, that offers enough
Air Transport Services Group announced that its ABX Air subsidiary has deployed two Boeing 767 freighter aircraft with DHL under short-term ACMI arrangements in support of DHL’s U.S. air network. ATSG said a 767-200 and a 767-300 freighter aircraft are supplementing 18 Boeing 767 freighter aircraft (14 of which are owned by ATSG) that ABX
Boeing reported its first new airplane delivery to Air Lease Corporation (ALC) from their order placed during the 2010 Farnborough Air Show. The Los Angeles-based leasing company took delivery of a Next-Generation 737-800, which will be leased from ALC and operated by Korean Air. ALC has 94 airplanes remaining on order including 77 737-800s, five
