Luis Gallego, chief operating officer at Vueling, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Iberia’s new subsidiary airline, Iberia Express, which will start operations at the end of March 2012. Gallego became Chief Operating Officer of Vueling in 2009, when the airline merged with clickair. At Vueling, Gallego was responsible for flight operations, training, quality and
Jackson Square Aviation (“JSA”) has closed a $265m secured credit facility, which provides the company with committed long-term debt capacity. This facility provides JSA with a vital financing source to acquire modern, fuel-efficient aircraft for lease to its airline customers. JSA will finance eight aircraft currently owned or in its committed pipeline, for delivery through 2012. The facility is
Taikoo Spirit AeroSystems Composite, the composite joint venture between HAECO and Spirit AeroSystems, has received two GE90 (Boeing 777) thrust reversers from Spirit AeroSystems, Wichita, US. The two thrust reversers will be overhauled according to CMM and all applicable SB’s will be accomplished. Upon completion, they will be used to secure business specifically in the
GKN Aerospace announced the company’s intention to establish a new aerospace components assembly facility in Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA. The new GKN Aerospace facility will perform assembly operations for the recently-awarded production contract for the HondaJet, (announced 11/14/11) the development work for which is currently performed at the company’s Alabama facility. This work will involve assembly
TAM MRO, TAM’s maintenance unit located close to São Paulo, has renewed its certificate to provide services to airplane components and on aircraft registered on the Bermudas, a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic. The new authorization from the BDCA (Bermuda Department of Civil Aviation), the country’s aviation authority, is valid until March 2013.
CAE, InterGlobe Enterprises, and Airbus held a ground breaking ceremony for a new pilot and maintenance technician training centre in Delhi, India’s National Capital Region. The CAE-Interglobe joint venture is expected to start offering pilot and maintenance training solutions in 2013 and will eventually be able to train up to 5,000 pilots and technicians annually
Boeing’s Next-Generation 737-900ER reached 100 deliveries with the delivery to Tajikistan-based Somon Air. Somon Air is the country’s first private full-service carrier. This is the airline’s second 737-900ER delivered with the Boeing Sky Interior.
Air Lease Corporation announced that it has signed lease agreements for 13 additional aircraft. ALC placed the following new aircraft from its order book: Two Embraer 175s leased to Belavia (Belarus). Four ATR 72-600s leased to Passaredo (Brazil). Two Airbus A320-200s leased to S7 Airlines (Russia). Additionally, ALC leased the following aircraft from its fleet: One
Assembly of the 32 metre long carbon fibre wings for the first A350 XWB (MSN1) has started at Airbus’ recently opened “North Factory” in Broughton, UK. Most of the A350 XWB wing is made of light-weight carbon composites, including the upper and lower wing covers, stringers, front and rear spars. The advanced structural designs, combined
Singapore Airlines has expanded its 10-year OnPointSM solution agreement for engine maintenance, repair and overhaul to include its new GE90-115B engines that power its eight additional Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The agreement on the newly added engines is valued at more than $300m over the life of the agreement.
