Spanish carrier Air Europa has chosen A J Walter Aviation to provide power-by-the-hour support for its Airbus A330 Trent engine component accessories. This five-year agreement for two aircraft is AJW’s first contract with Air Europa. The agreement commenced in June and includes the location of a Main Base Kit in Madrid to support the airline’s
Russian Helicopters (subsidiary of JSC UIC Oboronprom, part of Russian Technologies State Corporation) and AgustaWestland have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a planned order of 20 AW139 helicopters to be assembled in Russia. AgustaWestland and Russian Helicopters have also recently announced the establishment of HeliVert, a joint venture company which will assemble and deliver
Kansas City based Jet Midwest and MRO Jet Midwest Technik have partnered with Phoenix Aerosolutions on a program to convert Fokker 100s to 14,000 kg freighter aircraft. A former Air France F.100 was acquired earlier in the year for design and the program is now well underway and the cargo door opening is on target
Boeing has unveiled the 737 MAX, the name of the new engine variant of the market-leading 737 launched on August 31. The new family of aircraft – 737 MAX 7, 737 MAX 8 and 737 MAX 9 – builds on the strengths of the Next-Generation 737. “The 737 MAX offers airlines the right solution and
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has extended its line maintenance technical handling agreement with Aer Lingus.The agreement will see MAEL continue to provide support to the Irish operator’s fleet of Airbus A320’s at their line stations in Gatwick.
Boeing’s board of directors has approved the launch of the new engine variant of the market-leading 737, based on order commitments for 496 airplanes from five airlines and a strong business case. The new 737 family will be powered by CFM International LEAP-1B engines optimized for the 737. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2017. Boeing
Lufthansa Technik and SCHOTT have agreed to work together more closely on cabin lighting for passenger planes. A contract to this effect was signed by Andrew Muirhead, Director of Innovation for Lufthansa Technik AG, and Dr. Armin Plichta, General Manager of Aviation for the Lighting and Imaging division of SCHOTT AG, in Hamburg on August
RUAG will be unveiling its newly built Hall 8 in Emmen, a multi-functional industrial hall for various product cycles. The hall offers almost 2,600 m² of flexible space for final assembly and MRO/upgrades of aircraft and helicopters. With approximately 900 m² of additional floor space, it provides a modern working environment with workshops, storage space,
Air Austral took delivery of its first Boeing 777-200LR on August 26th. As one of the newest members of the 777 family, the 777-200LR has the capability to connect non-stop virtually any two cities in the world. Air Austral’s 777-200LR will enable the airline to fly non-stop from Mayotte, a French Department north of Madagascar,
Lao Airlines, the national carrier of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Laos), has signed a contract with Airbus for the purchase of two A320 aircraft, becoming a new Airbus customer. The aircraft will be operated by Lao Airlines on routes linking Vientiane to key destinations in South East Asia, including Bangkok and Singapore. Powered by
