Mercury Air Group, a worldwide aviation services company specializing in jet fuel, air cargo and U.S. government contracting, has purchased 50% of the stock of Hong Kong-based Trans Asia Charters (TAC), which specializes in medium and long term wet leases for cargo aircraft and long term dry leases for passenger aircraft.  TAC also operate ad hoc
Taiwan-based UNI Air, a subsidiary of EVA Air, has signed a contract with European regional turboprop manufacturer ATR to purchase 10 ATR 72-600s. Deliveries are scheduled to start in third quarter 2012. UNI Air will use its new ATR-600s to progressively replace the Dash-8-300 aircraft it now has in its fleet. The regional carrier’s new
GKN Aerospace announced the launch of a ‘one stop’ repair service for fixed and rotary wing flexible fuel tanks which aims to halve the repair times typically experienced by operators across the UK and Europe. The new service – the only facility of its kind in the UK today – will offer fast, effective, European
TRIP Linhas Aéreas reported the acquisition of 18 new ATR 72-600, plus options for 22 additional ones. 9 ATR 72-600 will be directly ordered to the French-Italian manufacturer. In addition to this contract with ATR, TRIP will lease 9 ATR 72-600 with the lessors ALC (Air Lease Corporation) and GECAS. The first aircraft of this
ATR, the European manufacturer of turboprop aircraft, announced the opening of a new pilot training center in Paris. The new center, based near Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy, is equipped with a brand new Full Flight Simulator (FFS). This simulator, developed and manufactured by Thales, will allow crew members to be trained on the
Air Transport Services Group announced that its Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) subsidiary has committed to purchase a Boeing 767-300-series extended-range aircraft from Qantas. ATSG said it anticipates that CAM will take delivery of its fifth 767-300 aircraft from Qantas in the fourth quarter, and schedule it for conversion from passenger to standard freighter configuration by mid-year 2012.
Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners’ Shanghai Engine Center recently delivered its first overhauled CFM56 engine to Vietnam’s first low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific Airlines. The engine is the first the Shanghai Engine Center has delivered to an overseas customer in the Asia Pacific region. The engine was delivered with improved performance within 57 days.
The Dalian Municipal Public Security Bureau in northeast China is acquiring two EC155 helicopters from Eurocopter for police missions, with the initial rotary-wing aircraft deployed during an upcoming meeting of the World Economic Forum. To be delivered early this month, the first EC155 will be utilized for VIP transport and security patrols during the World
TAT Technologies, a leading provider of services and products to the commercial and military aerospace and ground defense industries, reported that its controlling stockholder, Isal Amlat Investments (1993) (“Isal”) purchased an aggregate of 15,000 ordinary shares of TAT between September 1, 2011 and September 7, 2011 at an average price of 20.36 NIS per share.  Such
Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance & Engineering Company (GAMECO), a joint venture MRO owned by China Southern Airlines Co., South China International Aircraft Engineering Co. and Hutchison Aircraft Maintenance Investment, reported the groundbreaking for the new GAMECO Phase II Hangar at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. Norbert Marx, General Manager of GAMECO said, “Today’s groundbreaking for GAMECO’s Phase
