The Fuerza Aerea de Chile (FACH) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a Supply Based Logistics contract to support F110-GE-129 engines for its GE-powered Lockheed Martin F-16 fleet. Under terms of the agreement, GE will provide spare parts, line and shop replaceable units through 2016. “This MOU underscores the longstanding relationship we have
Air France took delivery of the 60th Boeing 777 passenger jetliner. The airplane, a 777-300ER model, landed in Paris on April 4th. Air France, a member of Sky Team, will operate this 777-300ER between Paris and the French Overseas Departments in the Indian Ocean and the Caribbean regions, including Fort de France, Pointe a Pitre
Boeing released that CanJet, Canada’s newest full-service charter airline, is the first Canadian customer for the Boeing landing gear exchange program with a service contract covering CanJet’s 737-800 airplanes. Participants in the landing gear exchange program receive fully overhauled and certified landing gear shipsets during scheduled gear maintenance cycles, giving customers an alternative to the
AAR has been awarded a 10-year contract by Alaska Airlines (Alaska) to provide component repair and management services for its fleet of 87 Boeing 737-700, 800 and 900 aircraft in a new cost-per-flight-hour program.AAR will test, repair and overhaul components with guaranteed turn times, providing Alaska with reduced repair costs and increased component reliability. AAR
Airbus SAS and Lufthansa Technik AG have renewed their existing cooperation by signing a new Total Component Support TCS® contract for the Airbus Beluga fleet consisting of five A300-600 ST aircraft. The first component supply contract for the A300-600 ST fleet was signed in 1995. The new agreement is now valid up to 2025. The
Delta Air Lines’ maintenance division, Delta TechOps, has signed a multi-year exclusive agreement with Atlas Air, to provide maintenance and support services for three of the company’s Boeing 767-300ER passenger aircraft. Atlas Air is a unit of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, a leading global provider of outsourced aircraft and aviation operating services. The new agreement
Boeing will establish Boeing Research & Technology-Brazil, a research and technology center in Sao Paulo, that will work with the country’s leading researchers and scientists to develop aerospace technologies. Boeing Research & Technology-Brazil, which will open later this year will serve as a hub for collaboration between Boeing and Brazilian R&D organizations, including government agencies,
Southern Air Holdings reported the addition of two Boeing 777Fs to its fleet. With these additions, Southern Air will operate four 777F aircraft, the most advanced twin-engine freighter. Southern Air has taken delivery of its third 777F and will take delivery of its fourth on April 25th from Boeing. The new aircraft will be immediately
GE Aviation has signed a 15-year OnPoint solution agreement with SkyWest Airlines for material to support its 150 CF34-8C5B1 engines that power the airline’s Bombardier CRJ700 aircraft. The material agreement is valued at more than $360m over the life of the contract.
Sabena technics and airBaltic, which have already been cooperating on component repair for some years, have decided to extend their successful collaboration to aircraft structures repair. Within the scope of this contract, Sabena technics will provide loans and repairs to airBaltic for its B737 CFM56-3 thrust reversers. In order to guarantee its customer a high
