Maldivian operator Villa Air (FlyMe) and Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey (LTAA) signed an agreement to provide MRO support for Villa Air’s fleet of PW127F engines. Villa Air as part of the Villa Group started their operation in October 2011 with two ATR 42-500 aircraft powered by the PW127F engines. Under the contract LTAA will provide
Pacific Aerospace Resources & Technologies (“PART”) announced its agreement with Boeing in terms of its GoldCare program to perform MRO Maintenance Services and Aircraft Transition Services, which includes all scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activities at PART’s facilities in Victorville, California, USA. Boeing defines all of these services either independently or with its customers. This is
BOC Aviation’s net profit after tax for the financial year ended 31 December 2011 hit US$201m, 20% higher than the US$168m achieved the previous year. Total assets as at 31 December 2011 were US$7.6bn, up by 14% compared to the prior year while shareholders’ equity rose 15% to US$1.5bn. During the year, the Company focused
Aircraft lessor AWAS has delivered two new A320-200 passenger aircraft to IndiGo, India’s largest low cost airline. In late 2011 AWAS and IndiGo entered into a purchase and leaseback agreement for four Airbus A320 passenger aircraft that the airline had previously ordered from the manufacturer. The remaining aircraft will be delivered later in the first
Nuremburg, Germany-based Aero-Dienst, has been named an authorized service center for GE’s CF34-3 engine, which powers the Bombardier Challenger 600 series. As an authorized service center, Aero-Dienst can perform line maintenance and engine maintenance as well as provide warranty support and facilitate access to both GE parts and technical support. Aero-Dienst has been one of
GAMECO has become a CAMAC (Civil Aviation Maintenance Association of China) certified civil aircraft parts distributor since mid-March 2012, in addition to GAMECO’s traditional role as a repair station certified by various airworthiness authorities (CAAC, FAA, EASA, etc.). Being certified as an aircraft parts distributor demonstrates that GAMECO’s Materials Management System has grown up to
Embraer and British Airways signed a contract for the sale of one more EMBRAER 190 (E190) jet. The aircraft will be operated by London City Airport (LCY)-based BA CityFlyer, British Airways’ wholly owned regional subsidiary. When delivered during the third quarter of 2012, it will bolster the airline’s total fleet size to 14 E-Jets.
Macquarie AirFinance has purchased one Embraer 190 AR aircraft from Jetscape Aviation Group. The aircraft, originally delivered in 2009, is powered by General Electric 34-10E7 engines and is subject to a long-term lease to Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras, S.A.
IndiGo has recently signed an agreement with Lufthansa Technik Philippines for a series of C4 lease return checks for seven of its A320 aircraft. The first aircraft is scheduled for lease return check on June 2012. The remaining contracted A320s will follow until the end of the year 2012.
The UK Ministry of Defence has signed an agreement for the acquisition of one C-17 Globemaster III, bringing the Royal Air Force (RAF) fleet of the airlifters to a total of eight. Boeing is scheduled to deliver the eighth C-17 later this year. RAF C-17s had surpassed 50,000 flight hours in December 2009, when the
