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
FL Technics Jets, a business jets line and base maintenance company, has started providing aircraft base maintenance services for the first Hawker 700 B aircraft, owned by Kazakh charter VIP flight company Costair Ltd. All work will be carried out in FL Technics Jets hangars in Vilnius and is expected to be finished in two weeks’
IFE Services has been selected by bmi, British Midland International, to meet all of the airline’s in-flight entertainment (IFE) requirements. From September this year, IFE Services will provide the British based airline with the latest release Hollywood movies, Classic and Arabic movies as well as a broad range of comedy, sports, family, drama and children’s TV
The first flyable A350 XWB wing upper cover manufactured at Airbus’ Stade (Germany) site was loaded onto the Beluga on September 6th, to be transported to Airbus’ Wing Assembly site in Broughton (UK). The A350 XWB lower wing cover made in Illescas (Spain) will arrive in Broughton in the coming days. The A350 XWB wing covers measure
Aviation Partners released that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted Supplemental Type Certificate approval for its High Mach Blended Winglets on the Falcon 900 Series. European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval is expected to follow shortly. Certification of the Winglets represents the culmination of a two-year development program and exhaustive flight testing, and comes
Pratt & Whitney Canada Customer Service Centre Europe GmbH (CSC Europe) signed a 13-year Fleet Management Program (FMP) agreement with DRF Luftrettung of Germany for comprehensive maintenance support of its PW206B2 engines. This long-term FMP agreement with CSC Europe provides DRF Luftrettung with expanded coverage until 2024. The tailored FMP Term Cost Plan (TCP) provides maintenance
Embraer and GE held a series of test flights this week, with an EMBRAER 170 jet flying from the Company’s Gavião Peixoto facilities. The purpose of the tests was to benchmark the operational characteristics of the airplane and its GE CF34-8E engines when powered by HEFA (Hydro-processed Esters and Fatty Acids) fuel under a broad
FL Technics, a member of Avia Solutions Group (ASG) family, continues to expand its extensive business capabilities. The company announced that they entered into a definitive agreement under which FL Technics will acquire UK-based Storm Aviation Limited, a leading international provider of Line Maintenance services for narrow body and wide body aircraft. The acquisition will enable FL Technics to
