Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) announced that its Aerospace sector has secured new contracts worth about S$1.3 billion for the first quarter (1Q) of 2019. These include the 10-year service agreement from a long-time customer, a major North American operator, to provide heavy maintenance checks for its entire fleet of A300s and Boeing 757s. This
Kellstrom Aerospace has announced that it has acquired another CFM56-5 powered Airbus aircraft for part-out. This 1997 aircraft, MSN 662, is currently slated for disassembly in the UK.
Spatial, a provider of cabin crew training simulators, is to manufacture a hybrid A320/A330 Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer (CEET) for Azul. Manufactured at Spatial’s 50,000 square feet facility in Dubai, the CEET will be specifically designed to provide a highly realistic training environment for the Brazilian airline’s cabin crew. The state-of-the-art simulator will enable crew
2.5 million passengers travelled with SAS in March, an increase of some 70 000 compared to last year. Compared to March 2018, capacity and the number of passengers in scheduled traffic increased by 1.1% and 3.1%, respectively. The load factor for March was down by 2.8 points to 70.4% when compared to the previous year.
Norway’s OSM Aviation Group, partly owned by low-cost carrier Norwegian Air, has just placed an order for 60 all-electric eFlyer2 aircraft for pilot training purposes at its OSM Aviation Academy. The eFlyer2 is manufactured by Colorado, U.S.-based Bye Aerospace with a book price of approximately US$350,000. The e2Flyer will see the 20 currently used and
Embraer has signed multiple new contracts at MRO Americas this week. Among others a Pool Program Agreement with Air Botswana to support a wide range of repairable components for its E170 aircraft. The multi-year Pool Program Agreement includes full repair coverage for components and parts as well as unlimited access to a large stock of
BendixKing, a business unit of Honeywell, has unveiled its new AeroVue Touch Integrated Flight Deck at the 2019 AERO Friedrichshafen trade show. This advanced Class III cockpit system includes three smart, high-resolution touchscreen displays that incorporate all required functions into one lightweight, panel-mounted flight deck. The system is easily customisable, allowing aircraft manufacturers to create
Honeywell and Volocopter have signed an agreement to jointly test and develop new navigation and automatic landing systems for Velocopter’s vertical takeoff and landing aircraft as the emerging era of urban air mobility moves closer to delivering a new breed of cleaner, safer and smarter air vehicles. This agreement launches Honeywell’s extensive autonomous sensing and
GA Telesis has reported the execution of a long-term agreement with JetBlue. The agreement, which began in December 2018, covers the repair and overhaul of a variety of components for JetBlue’s fleet of Embraer 190. “We started working with JetBlue in early 2018 and our performance on TAT and reliability led to the execution of
StandardAero has signed a new multi-year contract with Sky Regional Airlines Inc. to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul services for the airline’s Pratt & Whitney Canada APS2300 auxiliary power units (APUs). Sky Regional, based in Mississauga, ON, operates flights to destinations across Canada and the U.S. under the Air Canada Express banner. Under the agreement,
