Airbus aerostructures partner, Premium Aerotec, has successfully put together the first forward fuselage for the A350 XWB at Nordenham (Germany). The impressive all composite fuselage is 13 metres long and comprises four panels and the floor grid. Structural assembly work will continue over the coming weeks before it is transported by boat to Airbus’ Hamburg
Bombardier Aerospace has secured a firm order for two Challenger 605 aircraft from the Hong Kong Government Flying Service (GFS) for use primarily in search and rescue, as well as other special mission applications. The aircraft will be manufactured at Bombardier’s facility in Montréal, Québec, Canada and outfitted with special mission equipment by a sub-contractor
Ground testing of Pratt & Whitney’s first PW1200G family engine – the PW1217G engine for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) – recently concluded. The engine, the first of an eight-engine validation and certification program, completed more than 300 hours and 1,100 cycles. The PW1217G engine test program will run a total of eight test engines through
ONUR AIR & Turkish Technic signed C Check Maintenance Services Agreement for two Airbus A321. Maintenance will be carried out at Turkish Technic’s facilities in Istanbul, Turkey, within the fourth quarter of 2011.
Iberia has won a contract for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the CFM56-5B engines, which power the British Airways’ Airbus A318 aircraft used on the London City – New York JFK service. The contract is for a five-year period. The Spanish airline has an extensive experience as a CFM56-5B operator in its Airbus fleet and
Lufthansa signed a contract for the purchase of five additional EMBRAER 195 (E195) jets. The aircraft will be operated by Verona-based Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa’s regional partner in Italy. The value of the acquisition, at list price, is $226 million. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in the second half of 2012.
Airbus released that all conditions for completion of the offer (the “Offer”) by Airbus Denmark Holding ApS to acquire the shares of Satair A/S, a Danish company listed on the NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen, have been satisfied. The Offer price was DKK 580 in cash per share. At the expiry of the Offer, Airbus DK has received valid acceptances representing
Bombardier Aerospace confirmed that a firm order for four Q400 NextGen high-speed turboprop airliners, which was announced on August 16, 2011, was placed by Luxair, the national airline of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The transaction also included options on an additional four Q400 NextGen aircraft. Luxair placed a firm order for three Q400 airliners in
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, a key supplier in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner program and Lufthansa Technik AG have signed a long-term contract for providing MRO services on Hamilton Sundstrand’s components for the Boeing 787. This relationship allows Lufthansa Technik’s component division to take another step forward by offering a broad portfolio of services for Hamilton Sundstrand
CHC Helicopter has ordered and will incorporate 20 more Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma twin-engine helicopters into its operations over the next several years, CHC and Eurocopter announced on September 29th. Deliveries of the newly ordered EC225s – including an option for four additional aircraft beyond the initial 20 – will occur during the next four-plus
