The “Land of the Rising Sun” has just welcomed its first AMOS office in cooperation with Lufthansa Systems. The expansion to East Asia has been approved by the management board of Swiss Aviation Software (Swiss AS) and will result in the establishment of a new business location in Tokyo as of October 1st, 2021. The
GA Telesis (GAT) has reported that its freighter conversion strategy continues to grow with six additional firm orders for B737-800SF cargo conversions with Aeronautical Engineers (AEI). This further commitment was executed by GAT’s LIFT (Leasing, Investments, Finance and Trading) Group (LIFT) and represents the third incremental order by LIFT, bringing the total deliveries and conversion
Amman-based maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider Joramco has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with TAT Technologies regarding the servicing of aircraft heat transfer components (HTC). Joramco expands its maintenance services to include HTC components through this agreement with TAT, which is a global leader in thermal management solutions. Under the MOU a centre
Embraer has delivered a total of 30 jets in the third quarter of 2021, of which nine were commercial aircraft and 21 were executive jets (14 light and seven large). As of September 30, the firm order backlog totaled US$16.8 billion. In the executive aviation segment, Embraer delivered its 1,500th business jet. The milestone aircraft
GA Telesis MRO Services Group has extended its current agreement with Honeywell through the end of 2028. Additionally, a new portfolio of part numbers was added to the existing contract. The initial agreement was entered into December 2017 and was set to expire at the end of 2022. This new contract recognizes GA Telesis as
Boeing is projecting that airlines in the Middle East will require 3,000 new airplanes valued at US$700 billion and aftermarket services such as maintenance and repair worth US$740 billion, with the region positioned to capitalize on the recovery of regional and international travel and cargo demand. Boeing provided the estimate in its 2021 Commercial Market
ST Engineering, a global technology, defense and engineering group, has appointed Timothy J. McBride as President of ST Engineering North America, its U.S. headquarters in Alexandria, VA, effective November 1, 2021. The U.S. is the group’s single largest market outside of Singapore, and contributes about a quarter of total revenue. McBride joins the group from
AJW Group, an independent aircraft component parts, repair, and supply chain solutions provider, and Honeywell have announced a worldwide sole distributor agreement for the global sales of 29 Honeywell standard-fit new products for the Boeing 787 platform. Under the terms of the agreement, AJW will be the sole aftermarket distributor for all Honeywell new
Sine Draco announces induction of prototype A321-200 SDF for passenger-to-freighter conversion Sine Draco Aviation Development (Sine Draco) has announced the induction of the prototype A321-200 airplane at Ascent Aviation Services in Tucson, Arizona, for conversion from passenger-to-cargo configuration. The airplane will be designated the A321-200 SDF with FAA Supplemental Type Certificate approval anticipated in the
British Airways will be opening its doors to new cabin crew recruits to work for the airline from Spring 2022 to help fly its summer schedule. The airline has already contacted people in the company’s existing talent pools, which holds the details of people who left the business last year but have expressed an interest
