Thomas Cook Airlines, based in the U.K., has signed long term lease agreements with Air Lease Corporation (ALC) for six new Airbus A321-200s. These aircraft are from ALC’s order book from Airbus. The A321-200s are equipped with CFM56-B3/3 engines. Two of the aircraft will deliver in 2013, four in spring 2014.
Flight Options, the second-largest fractional jet company in the U.S., has entered into a three-year, $167 million financing agreement with Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES) to finance the company’s purchase of Embraer Phenom 300 jet aircraft. The first-of-its-kind loan agreement between BNDES and a fractional jet operator will be guaranteed by the Brazilian
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has extended its line maintenance technical handling agreement with Onur Air. The Turkish operator, who operates a fleet of Airbus A320 / A321 / A330 and A300-600 aircraft, will be supported by Monarch Aircraft Engineerings experienced engineering team across their UK line station network including Luton, Manchester, Gatwick and Birmingham.
Boeing and ANA completed the 787 service ready operational validation in Japan. As part of the validation, ANA pilots, together with Boeing, flew the Dreamliner on routes from Seattle to Tokyo and Tokyo to four airports across Japan, including Osaka (Itami and Kansai), Okayama and Hiroshima. Maintenance and ground crews from ANA also gained experience with the
Spirit AeroSystems reported the rollout of the first test pylon for the Bombardier CSeries aircraft. The pylon and underwing structure used to mount the aircraft’s power plant to the wing are designed and manufactured by Spirit at the company’s Wichita, Kan., facility. In 2009, Bombardier awarded a contract to Spirit AeroSystems to design and build pylons
The Israeli airline Israir has taken delivery of its first ATR 72-500, of a total order of two. The aircraft, equipped with PW 127M engines, is configured to transport 72 passengers. It will be used to enhance the airline’s domestic network, adding to its current fleet of three ATR 42-320 and two Airbus A320 aircraft.
Eurocopter marked the 100th delivery of an EC225, which was received by Bristow Group Inc. (Bristow) – the leading provider of helicopter services to the offshore energy industry worldwide. The landmark EC225 was supplied in the oil and gas configuration, but it can be used by Bristow in other missions due to the multi-role helicopter’s
Precision Castparts Corp. a worldwide, diversified manufacturer of complex metal components and products, has agreed to acquire Primus International (Primus) for $900 million in cash. Primus is a leading supplier of complex components and assemblies to the global aerospace industry, including swaged rods, advanced composites, and machined aluminum and titanium components. Product applications include wing, fuselage and engine-related
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. reported that VRG Linhas Aereas S.A. (“VRG”), its affiliated Company, executed a memorandum of understanding with the controlling shareholders of Webjet Linhas Aereas S.A., (“WebJet”), for the acquisition of 100% of WebJet’s capital stock by VRG; The acquisition is subject to among other conditions, the conclusion of technical and legal
Turkish Technic signed three new agreements with SunExpress Deutschland. The first agreement covers total APU support for SunExpress Deutschland’s fleet of B737-800 aircraft for 5 years. This total support includes spare APU support, APU repair /overhaul and APU field services. The second agreement was signed for total landing gear support for all B737-800 aircrafts, for 4 years. This support includes
