Boeing completed its first flight of the 777X powered by two GE9X engines on January 25. GE Aviation has been designing and testing the GE9X since 2013, having conducted 72 test flights of the GE9X totaling more than 400 hours on its Boeing 747 flying test bed in Victorville, CA. To date, the GE9X program
HAECO ITM, a member of the HAECO Group, has reached an agreement with NokScoot Airlines (NokScoot) to provide inventory technical management support for the company’s six Boeing 777 aircraft. The scope of the agreement includes access to HAECO ITM’s component pool, component exchange, repair management, engineering and AOG support in accordance with its guaranteed delivery
The year 2019 was characterised by strong passenger growth. 39.5 million travellers (+15.0%) were registered by the Flughafen Wien Group (Vienna Airport and the foreign strategic investments in Malta Airport and Kosice Airport). Vienna Airport itself handled a total of 31.7 million passengers (+17.1%), comprising a new all-time high. The growth curve will likely flatten
Full-service lessor CDB Aviation has agreed to work with MRO provider Atitech, located in Napoli Italy, in developing a mutually beneficial business relationship, that will begin with maintenance check work to be scheduled on two Airbus A330-300’s at Atitech’s MRO facility in Naples. CDB Aviation offers a wide array of valuable services to airlines, from
Sabena technics, a French independent player in the aeronautical maintenance and modifications (MRO) sector, opened its brand-new hangar in Bordeaux, France, on January 21. Confident in its model in the face of the increase in the European fleet, Sabena technics has decided to invest €25 million (US$27.75million) in the 10,000 m² facility, offering more capacity
For the full year 2019, Farnborough Airport saw a year-on-year increase in air traffic movements of 5.3%. For December 2019, the airport recorded an 11.6% increase in movements for the month, with initial forecasts indicating this positive trend is set to continue in 2020. Specifically, air traffic movements to and from the U.S. experienced significant
SkyWorks Holdings has reported the following transactions and activities performed during the fourth-quarter 2019: SkyWorks was retained by Global Knafaim Leasing to sell two Airbus A320 aircraft and one A321 aircraft on lease to British Airways. On behalf of a U.S. investor, SkyWorks managed the lease return and arranged the sale of one Boeing 737-700
Starting today, David L. Calhoun is taking the helm at the Boeing company. He oversees the strategic direction of the Chicago-based aerospace company, with roughly 150,000 employees across the United States and in more than 65 countries. Calhoun has served as a member of Boeing’s board of directors since 2009 and served as chairman of
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has released 2019 key strategic and operational highlights for its leasing division, DAE Capital. DAE Capital delivered and has committed to deliver over US$1.75 billion in aircraft assets, the company’s managed and committed-to-manage assets’ portfolio grew to over 125 aircraft valued at US$3.5 billion. DAE Capital issued US$1.9 billion of new
Domodedovo Airport has introduced a new online platform to declare goods and currencies, designed for individuals, crossing Russia’s customs border. The paperless technologies make the declaration procedure as convenient as possible. To go through customs, a passenger provides an officer with a reference number of the e-declaration for the review. Passengers can submit their declaration
