Pratt & Whitney will expand its global network of providers that maintain the Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engine to include Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Corporation (Ameco). Ameco, a joint venture between Air China and Lufthansa German Airlines, will provide engine maintenance for the PW1100G-JM by building state-of-the-art capability at its Beijing-based facility. The Ameco
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has been looking into ways to help airlines recover from a 92% drop in international travel compared to 2019 levels. It has identified a combination of border closures, sporadic quarantine regulations and frequent changes to countries’ measures to combat the COVID-19 virus as key drivers that make planning flights
Boeing has entered into a patent and technology license with Florida-based Healthe®, under which Healthe will manufacture an ultraviolet (UV) wand designed to sanitize airplane interiors. Boeing designed and developed the UV wand as part of the company’s Confident Travel Initiative (CTI) to support customers and enhance the safety and well-being of passengers and crews
The commercial aircraft leasing market is set for considerable turmoil in 2021 with over 1,000 aircraft set to be returned to lessors without clear options for onward placement. In a webinar IBA outlined how around 1,300 aircraft, including 200 widebodies, had been scheduled (prior to the COVID-19 pandemic) to be returned to its lessors in
EasyJet has appointed Kenton Jarvis as its new CFO. He will replace Andrew Findlay who announced in May his exit from the company after an unsuccessful attempt by owner Stelios Haji-Ioannou to vote him out of the company. Jarvis is currently chief executive officer of aviation at Tui Group, having worked at the travel company
GA Telesis (GAT) has exercised an option for a second 737-800 passenger to freighter conversion with Aeronautical Engineers (AEI). This follows the recent announcement in July 2020 of GA Telesis’ entrance into the Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) market. The second 737-800 (MSN 28826) will begin P2F conversion in January 2021, with completion scheduled for early May 2021.
SR Technics has launched its Quick Turn Line (QTL) on September 1, 2020. Besides covering quick turn services (hospital shop repairs and post-lease inspections), the new line also covers engine change and loan tooling. Besides significant savings and minimal turnaround times, customers benefit from the full engine shop capability and experience they have come to
FAI Technik, the maintenance division of Germany’s FAI Aviation Group, has installed its first Collins ultra-high-speed Ku-band inflight connectivity system on a Bombardier Challenger 850 aircraft on behalf of a corporate client. FAI Technik, which specializes in base maintenance and modifications for Bombardier aircraft, worked together with EASA-Part 21 organization S4A from Spain to obtain an
Volga-Dnepr Group, an international group of air cargo services, enters the second half of 2020 demonstrating stability and consistency. Total revenue across the three carriers of the Group – Volga-Dnepr Airlines, AirBridgeCargo Airlines and ATRAN Airlines, was more than 40% up which was achieved thanks to a quick response to market situations, the adaptation of
NAV CANADA has commenced a trial to provide Aerodrome Advisory Services (AAS) at Fredericton International Airport (CYFC) remotely from Saint John, New Brunswick (CYSJ) using Searidge Technologies’ Enhanced Airport Vision Display (EAVD). The trial, which integrates the EAVD platform into NAV CANADA’s operational display suite, aims to demonstrate how certified video technology can increase levels
