Iberia Maintenance has attained a stable annual production of 200 aircraft engine inspections and repairs, making its engine workshop one of the world’s most productive. At the end of 2007 Iberia’s maintenance unit launched its ambitious “Plan 200!” to improve productivity and increase resources to make its engine workshop more efficient, competitive and productive. Production
AerCap has entered into a purchase-leaseback arrangement with American Airlines to finance up to 35 Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft, including 29 firm deliveries, scheduled to be delivered to American. Of the 29 firm deliveries, 26 are previously ordered aircraft and three are newly ordered aircraft. The arrangement also covers six Boeing 737-800 Next Generation
Associated Air Center, StandardAero’s Large Transport Category, VIP Aircraft Completions Center in Dallas, Texas, has developed a full scale airframe mockup center used for creating and testing new designs, fabrications and systems on Boeing Business Jets (BBJ). The re-engineered facility now offers full scale fit capabilities on the BBJ while continuing to support designs on
GECAS delivered two new Boeing 737-800 aircraft leased to Pegasus Airlines under a purchase-and-leaseback transaction. The aircraft were delivered to Pegasus in May and June and supplement the four new B737-800 aircraft GECAS purchased and leased back to the airline in April.
The 800th A330 has been delivered on July 13th at a ceremony in Toulouse. The aircraft is an A330-200 Freighter, received by Aircastle Advisor Ltd for operation by HNA Group. This is the third A330-200F for its fleet. To date, over 1,140 A330s have been ordered.
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation and Mubadala Aerospace have finalized a wide-ranging strategic agreement under which Mubadala Aerospace will be a key part of the support network for servicing Hamilton Sundstrand products and systems on the Boeing 787. The deal, a first for Hamilton Sundstrand, includes a licensing agreement for Mubadala Aerospace to provide maintenance, repair and
Chromalloy released that it will expand its Newnan, Ga., operation and work force, adding gas turbine engine service capabilities and up to 125 jobs at the site. “Chromalloy is pleased to offer engine operators additional advanced repairs and services at our greater Atlanta area facility,” said Armand F. Lauzon, Jr., President. “We have worked closely with
Boeing has opened a new paint hangar near its Renton, Wash., facility that will help increase its Next-Generation 737 production capacity. The 737 program currently produces 31.5 airplanes per month and expects to go to 35 per month in early 2012, 38 per month in second quarter 2013 and then to 42 per month in
Acting on behalf of ASL Aviation Group, Skyworld Aviation placed an ATR 42-320 on long term lease with CanaryFly Canarias Aeronautica. Serial number 115 (now re-registered as EC-LMX) is a passenger configured aircraft and will service scheduled and charter flights from the Canary Islands into West Africa. CanaryFly have been operating a Metro III aircraft
Intermountain Healthcare has taken delivery of the first of five GrandNew helicopters. The aircraft is both the first of its kind to be completed in Philadelphia with an EMS configuration and to enter operations with a U.S. customer. The GrandNew will be operated by Intermountain Life Flight, Intermountain Healthcare’s aviation division. The aircraft will join
