Linfox orders three VIP AW169 Helicopters

Linfox has signed a contract for three AW169 helicopters in full VIP configuration. The aircraft will be used to perform corporate transport missions in the Melbourne area of Australia. This order marks the entrance of the AW169 into the Australian corporate/VIP transport market and continues the growing success of the all new AW169 helicopter in […]

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Constant Aviation announces new landing gear facility

Constant Aviation, a maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility, announced the opening of a new landing gear repair and overhaul facility at their Birmingham, AL location. The facility will begin servicing Beechjet 400A/XP landing gear and expand to include two other niche aircraft Embraer Legacy 600 and the Hawker 800A/XP in the coming months. Constant Aviation

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Italian police orders two AW139 helicopters

The Italian Police has placed an order for two AW139 intermediate twin helicopters. The contract is partially funded by the UE FRONTEX programme aimed at supporting coordination and development of the European Union’s border management. Also included in the contract is a comprehensive support and training package for crews and maintenance personnel plus options for

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Thales wins A400M simulator contract from UK MoD

The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a multi-million pound contract to supply the first full-flight simulator (FFS) for the Royal Air Force A400M military transport aircraft, recently designated Atlas by the European purchasing nations. The FFS employs state-of-the-art visual and motion technology developed and produced by Thales UK at its facility in Crawley, West

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Dassault Falcon adds Authorized Service Center in India

Dassault Falcon signed an agreement with Indian charter operator Taj Air to establish a Dassault Falcon Authorized Line Service Station at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (VIDP) in Mumbai. The facility, which is already operational, will provide scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and inspections for all Falcon 2000 models. Initially, the facility will serve Indian registered Falcons

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Guggenheim Aviation Partners leases two A330-200s to Monarch Airlines

Guggenheim Aviation Partners (GAP), an affiliate of Guggenheim Partners, announced the lease of two Airbus A330-200 aircraft to Monarch Airlines, one of the United Kingdom’s largest privately-owned airlines. The leases were concluded last quarter. Monarch Airlines operates a fleet of 32 aircrafts from bases in the UK throughout Europe, North America, Asia and Africa.

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Air Tahiti Nui selects SR Technics for full cabin modification and maintenance services

SR Technics, part of the Mubadala Aerospace MRO network, and Air Tahiti Nui have signed a contract for the completion of three cabin modifications on Airbus A340-300s. This will be carried out in parallel with C-Checks on the aircraft. The modification involves converting the existing three class cabin configuration to two classes, with the complete

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TIMCO names Mark Davis Senior Vice President MRO Sales

TIMCO Aviation Services released that Mark Davis has been named Senior Vice President MRO Sales. In his new role, Mark will have responsibility for all existing and new customer accounts related to the company’s airframe base maintenance business, the TIMCO LineCare line maintenance and cabin refurbishment network and the TIMCO Engine Center. Mark has been

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StandardAero selected as MRO engine service provider for Brit Air’s fleet of new Regional Jets

StandardAero has signed an exclusive long-term service agreement with Brit Air to maintain their CF34-8C5A1 engines on their current and future fleet of Bombardier CRJ1000 regional jets, as well as their CF34-8C5B1 engines on a selected number of their Bombardier CRJ700s. Brit Air, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air France, is one of the largest European

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ST Aerospace seals component repair management MBH contract with AirAsia

ST Aerospace and AirAsia jointly announced that the companies have signed a 10-year agreement worth approximately US$80m (S$102m).  The contract involves component repair management Maintenance-By-the-Hour (MBH) support for 75 of AirAsia’s Airbus A320 aircraft, and is expected to commence immediately. ST Aerospace is currently supporting AirAsia on an existing component repair management MBH programme for

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