International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) has completed an agreement to purchase and leaseback five new Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Virgin Australia. The new aircraft which are targeted to be delivered in 2012 and 2013 will be purchased by ILFC and then leased to Virgin Australia. Virgin Australia currently operates a fleet of 64 Boeing 737NG,
At the sixth Russian International Business Aviation Exhibition, JetExpo 2011, Embraer signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jet Aviation Moscow Vnukovo, to work on establishing an enhanced maintenance service able to respond 24/7 with certified mechanics, special tools and a readily available on-site spare parts stock. Already approved as Embraer Authorized Service Center at
The new Boeing 747-8 will be able to operate at the same separation distances as the 747-400, according to a ruling from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). ICAO, a United Nations agency tasked with codifying principles and techniques for international air navigation, sent a letter to all member nations recently saying that a team
Comlux the Aviation Group released that Kazakh-based Comlux-KZ, one of the operational centers of Fly Comlux division, has received EASA PART 145 approval to provide line maintenance services to large-cabin Bombardier Challenger aircraft and support AOG requirements in the Central Asia, CIS and Russia region. The release of the Certificate from 7 July 2011 follows
Lufthansa Technik Sofia is expanding its narrow-body hangar capacity by a new 2-bays construction for heavy checks. Additionally, a separate Light Weight Hangar will be constructed and used for Line Maintenance operations and lighter checks. Lufthansa Technik Sofia confirmed the roughly 15 million Euro investment during the official signing ceremony, at the Lufthansa Technik Sofia facility at
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has signed a line maintenance technical handling agreement with Alitalia. With immediate effect MAEL will provide full maintenance support for the Italian based airlines Airbus A330 aircraft operating out of Male in the Maldives.
Jackson Square Aviation (“JSA”) reported the second of seven Airbus A320 deliveries to Concesionaria Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“Volaris”). This delivery is in connection with a long-term operating lease, for which Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale and UniCredit Bank AG provided senior debt. JSA provided PDP financing to Volaris in connection with this transaction,
SR Technics and Air Europa continue their partnership for Integrated Component Solution (ICS) support, following the recent signing of a contract extension. The five year agreement runs from 2013 through to 2017. The new contract covers aircraft from the Airbus A330, Boeing 767 and 737-800 aircraft types and includes component exchange, maintenance and repair, and
Thales, a leader in In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity systems, reported that Hainan Airlines will install the TopSeries system on 15 new Airbus planes. These aircraft will include Audio and Video On-Demand capability throughout the aircraft. At each seat, passengers will enjoy large, touch screen displays sizes 15.4” in Business and 10.6” in Economy. Also in the
AAR has been selected by EADS EFW to manufacture main deck cargo loading systems for its Airbus A300-600 & A310-300 freighter conversion program. Recent purchase orders from EADS EFW include thirteen A300-600 systems. Deliveries will be accomplished over the next twelve months. The cargo systems will be manufactured by AAR’s Cargo Systems division in Goldsboro,
