As of January 13th 2012, 328 Design GmbH has signed an agreement with Turkish Technic to work together on design projects. The first project for this collaboration is a GIV interior conversion. The skills and experience of 328 Design’s aircraft interior engineers will be utilized to certify the designs and materials selected by Turkish Technic
Australian aerospace company TAE, announced the purchase of the NAS Services APU, starter generator and electrical component maintenance capability from Cobham Aviation Services in Adelaide. Complementing the purchase, TAE has also obtained approval from Hamilton Sundstrand to be the regional Authorised Repair Facility (ARF) for the APS500 and APS1000 APUs from the Dash 8, Fokker
Saudi Arabian Airlines took delivery of the first two Boeing 777-300ERs (extended range) and announced an order for eight additional 777-300ERs valued at $2.4bn at current list prices. This order was previously accounted for on Boeing’s Orders and Deliveries website in 2011.
Silver Airways Corp. announced that it will relocate its maintenance department from its home base in Fort Lauderdale to a new, state-of-the-art facility at Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV). Silver Airways’ new maintenance facility covers 61,000 ft² and is located on the southwest quadrant of Gainesville Regional Airport. It consists of approximately 45,000 ft² of airconditioned hangar space.
During the 11-month period ended December 31, 2011, Bombardier Aerospace delivered 245 aircraft compared to 256 aircraft deliveries in the previous fiscal year (February 1, 2010 to January 31, 2011). This delivery total is essentially in line with the 240 aircraft delivery guidance that was provided in February 2011 although with a different mix of aircraft. For the
Goodrich Corporation and Hawaiian Airlines have signed an extension to their existing Prime Solutions® nacelle maintenance agreement to support the airline’s fleet of 18 Boeing 717-200 aircraft powered by Rolls-Royce BR715 engines. The existing nacelle flight hour agreement provides maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, management of spare parts, rotables and dedicated Goodrich technical support.
CFM International (CFM) had a record year in 2011, logging orders for 1,500 commercial, military and spare CFM56 engines and commitments for 3,056 LEAP engines for a combined value of $51.7bn at list price. CFM International, a 50/50 joint company of Snecma (Safran group) and GE, produces the highly popular CFM56 engine family. CFM is developing
GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS) delivered two new Airbus A320 aircraft to TACA Airlines to help them with fleet growth. The aircraft come from TACA’s existing order book with Airbus and are part of a purchase-and-leaseback transaction with GECAS announced in February 2010. They will be operated by TACA’s subsidiary in Costa Rica, and will
On January 23rd, Aeroflot accepted delivery of its fifth Sukhoi Superjet 100, MSN 95015 from Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC). The aircraft is ready to start commercial operation on Aeroflot’s domestic and international route network.
Thales, a leader in in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) systems, and British Airways announced the completion of a new component repair agreement. Initially the partnership will focus on British Airways’ repair work, but will expand to include other Thales TopSeries customers in the future. The repair facility will be based at British Airways Avionics Engineering in
