Tibet Airlines, a newly established Chinese airline based in Lhasa, Tibetan autonomous region of China, has taken delivery of its first Airbus A319, becoming Airbus’ newest operator in China. This aircraft is the first out of three A319s, an order which was placed in May 2010. Tibet Airlines’ A319 accommodates 128 passengers in a two-class
Garuda Indonesia, the national carrier of Indonesia, has signed a new firm order for four A330-300s. The airline has chosen the latest 235 tonne maximum take-off weight variant for long-haul services to all destinations to the Middle East, Asia and Pacific from its hubs in Jakarta and Denpasar. The airline will furthermore convert three previously
StandardAero Business Aviation has expanded its service offerings at its support center in Omaha, Neb. to include line level support for the Honeywell, TFE731 engine. This new service addition, combined with StandardAero’s Mobile Service Team (MST) support network, gives Omaha-based operators a local alternative for nose-to-tail services, now including engine support, in the region. StandardAero
Desser Tire & Rubber Co., has boosted its global presence with its appointment as a Dunlop distributor for The America’s. Desser Tire and Rubber and its affiliate retreat repair station, Aero Wheel and Brake Service, join one of the world’s specialist aircraft tire manufacturer to provide new aircraft tire distribution and retreading services to the expanding North and South
Eurocopter Holding, a subsidiary of EADS, and Vector Aerospace Corporation, a Canadian corporation listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, reported that all of the terms and conditions of the offer by 7762798 Canada Inc. (the “Offeror”), to acquire at a price of C$13.00 in cash per share, all of the outstanding Common Shares of Vector
Lockheed Martin released that there will be reductions in employment across its Aeronautics business area as part of a plan to improve the affordability of its products and increase operational efficiency. Lockheed Martin currently has about 28,000 employees at its principal Aeronautics sites in Texas, Georgia and California and at six smaller locations in as many states.
Airbus has signed an agreement with its Chinese partners on progressively increasing the production of A320 rudder at the Hafei Airbus Composite Manufacturing Centre (HMC), a joint venture between Airbus and AVIC HAFEI and other Chinese partners. According to the agreement, HMC will increase its production of A320 rudders progressively in the next years to
Airstream International Group has arranged the sale of two Fokker 70 Aircraft on behalf of Gladiator Leasing. The aircraft, serial numbers 11571 and 11575, have been sold to Alliance Airlines of Australia. They were previously operated by Malev Hungarian Airlines. Gladiator acquired the aircraft in 2008 in a sale and leaseback transaction with Malev, also arranged
ONUR AIR has extended its existing agreement with OEMServices for its 21 A320-A321 fleet, OEMServices providing ONUR AIR with a unique consolidated OEM package including component inventory support, logistics and repair by the hour services. By signing this agreement, ONUR AIR rewards OEMServices for the quality of its support, and will now benefit from extended
Airline Services Limited (ASL) one of the UK’s leading provider of aircraft interior and ramp presentation services, is further expanding its portfolio with the opening of a major new Aircraft Component Repair Workshop at London Stansted Airport (STN). The new 24,000 sq ft facility will provide test, repair and overhaul services for a wide range of
