Korean Air took delivery of the airline’s first 747-8 and 777 Freighters. Korea’s flagship carrier is the first Boeing customer to order both variations of the new 747-8 airplane and is also a key supplier partner on this new airplane program.
Embraer performed the first engine run for the Legacy 500, on January 17th, at the Company’s headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil. This was the second major milestone in the development of the midsize executive jet program, following the aircraft’s roll out, on December 23, 2011. A series of preparatory evaluations – such as APU tests
Air Nostrum of Valencia, Spain took delivery it’s 75th Bombardier commercial aircraft at Bombardier’s Mirabel facility in Québec. The aircraft, a CRJ1000 NextGen regional jet, was accepted by Miguel Ángel Falcón, General Manager, Air Nostrum. The 75th aircraft follows nine CRJ1000 NextGen, 11 CRJ900, and 35 CRJ200 regional jets, as well as 19 Q300 turboprops that have
Air Namibia, the Windhoek based national airline of the Republic of Namibia, has ordered two new Airbus A319 aircraft. Air Namibia already operates two leased A319s on regional routes, and two A340-300 aircraft on its international route between Windhoek to Frankfurt, Germany.
Global Aviation Holdings, the parent company of World Airways, North American Airlines and other subsidiaries, announced that to achieve a cost and debt structure that is industry competitive it has commenced a financial restructuring through the voluntary filing of petitions to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the United States District Court for the
American Airlines outlined a business plan to transform the airline and restore it to industry leadership, profitability and growth. The plan targets an annual financial improvement of more than $3bn by 2017, including $2bn in cost savings and $1bn in revenue enhancements. The additional cash flow will enable American to renew its fleet and to
AeroTurbine has entered into an exclusive ten-year Supply Chain Agreement supporting Pluna Airlines’ fleet of CRJ900 aircraft. This agreement designates AeroTurbine to be responsible for providing material support for an initial 13 CRJ900 aircraft. AeroTurbine’s comprehensive support includes providing onsite aircraft parts inventory, pool stock access in the United States, and complete repair vendor management.
Luxair has opted for AFI KLM E&M’s maintenance solutions to support the APU’s equipping its fleet of 737s. The 5-year contract includes repairs and can be extended to the loan of a spare APU while repairs are carried out.
Spirit Airlines has finalised its firm order for 75 Airbus single-aisles including 45 A320neo aircraft. The original Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was announced at the 2011 Dubai air show. The airline has not yet announced its engine selection. Spirit’s order for 45 A320 neo aircraft was booked in December 2011. The firming up of the
GE Aviation and StandardAero announced the opening of the new $50m aircraft engine testing, research and development centre (TRDC) in Winnipeg. The announcement caps off a 12-month developmental partnership launched in February 2011 between the two companies. The new centre will perform icing certification testing on GE’s jet engines, as well as develop advanced testing
