Air Partner reported an encouraging performance for the six months to July 31st, 2015. Gross profit rose by 13% to £12.1m while underlying operating profit and underlying profit before tax increased twofold to £2.2m. Reported pre-tax profit rose by 70% to £1.9m after a charge £0.3m relating to acquisitions. The underlying performance resulted from improved […]
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PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO) has announced the redelivery of a converted B737-300F (MSN 27522) to S.F. Airlines, the air cargo division of Shenzhen-based logistics specialist S.F. Express, one of the leading couriers in China. PEMCO has now completed a total of 10 737-300/400 freighter conversions for the airline. The original contract, signed in July
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With an eye on the potentially lucrative Chinese aircraft market which has an estimated value in excess of US$1 trillion over the next 20 years, Boeing plan to open a facility in China which, among other things, will have the capacity to finish and paint 737s that will be built at the Renton, Washington facility.
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Jazz Aviation, a subsidiary of Chorus Aviation, reported that its flight attendants, represented by the Canadian Flight Attendant Union (‘CFAU’), have ratified their tentative agreement reached on August 27th, 2015. The CFAU represents approximately 820 flight attendants employed at Jazz. The term of the agreement extends to December 31st, 2025 ; consistent with Jazz’ capacity
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Spirit AeroSystems has completed the first fuselage to Bell Helicopter for the Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD) program. The unit was designed and assembled in Spirit’s rapid prototyping facility in Wichita, Kan., in just 22 months. The composite fuselage is being prepped to ship to Bell’s Amarillo, Texas, facility for final assembly. The V-280 is
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A ceremony was held at the Lockheed Martin (LMT) F-35 production facility on September 22nd, celebrating the rollout of the first F-35A Lightning II for the Norwegian Armed Forces. The event marked an important production milestone for the future of Norway’s national defense. The 5th Generation F-35As will transition the Norwegian Armed Forces into a
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MTU Maintenance and AAR have signed a contract that secures for MTU the supply of used material for PW2000 engines over the next five years. Within the framework of a consignment and inventory management agreement, AAR will store all PW2000 used parts at MTU’s facility in Hannover, Germany, which will significantly streamline the logistical processes
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Boeing has awarded Liebherr-Aerospace another contract for their 777X: the system supplier will deliver all high-lift actuators for the new wide-body aircraft. Relying on its unrivalled experience in high-lift systems and especially in geared rotary actuators for long-range commercial aircraft, Liebherr-Aerospace will not only design, manufacture and service the leading edge actuators, but the company
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Vector Aerospace has hired two new regional sales managers to join the Vector rotary-wing sales team to grow business in both Asia and Europe. Regional Sales Manager, Asia – Lewis Ho was previously a Business Development and Sales Director for UTC Aerospace Systems Aerostructures Division selling reverse thrusters, pylons and other polymer products for commercial
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Jet fuel and diesel stocks have been continually building in Europe while refineries worldwide have been operating at near-maximum capacity as a result of a rare run of strong profit margins. As an example of the growing problem, the 90,000 ton tanker Mindoro is at anchor off the southern England coast ready to offload part
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