TACA Airlines has selected Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation for a long-term agreement to be the maintenance provider for the APS2300 Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) on its existing fleet of 12 Embraer 190 series aircraft. The APS2300 APU is currently on board more than 800 Embraer 170/190 aircraft around the world. Embraer introduced the 170/190 into service […]
Pratt & Whitney will offer its PW4170 Advantage70 engine for the new Airbus 240 tonne A330 aircraft. “With its demonstrated reliability, outstanding performance and low cost of ownership, Pratt & Whitney is pleased to offer its PW4170 Advantage70 engine for the new Airbus 240 tonne A330 aircraft,” said Lou Quattrocchi, Pratt & Whitney vice president,
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VAS Aero Services a global leader in aviation logistics and aftermarket services has named military and aviation industry veteran Gabrielle Costigan Vice President of Military Programs. In this role Costigan will manage VAS’ marketing and sales programs for military and defense markets wide. Costigan joins VAS from the Australian Defense Force (ADF) where she achieved
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SuperJet International (SJI) released that its launch western customer Interjet has converted its five Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) options into firm orders. In January 2011 SuperJet International signed a contract with Interjet for the purchase of 15 SSJ100 plus 5 options. All SSJ100 aircraft will be in a 93 seat configuration, basic version. Based on
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Cathay Pacific Airways intends to add the A350-1000 to its future A350 XWB fleet, with an agreement to place a new order for 10 aircraft. In addition, the Hong Kong-based airline will convert 16 of its existing orders for the A350-900 to the larger A350-1000. The carrier selected Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines to power the
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Bhutan’s national airline Drukair has signed a firm order for an Airbus A319 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing tip devices to complement its existing fleet of two A319s. The order announced at the UK’s Farnborough International Airshow, follows a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in February. Landlocked and surrounded by a wall of
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Jetstar Airways, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Qantas Group, has selected IAE’s V2500 engine to power a further 32 Airbus A320 family aircraft.This is the third time that the airline has selected IAE as its engine provider since an initial order in 2004. Its engines are currently fitted to all 74 of the Jetstar
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Kuwait airplane leasing company ALAFCO signed a commitment at the 2012 Farnborough Airshow for 20 Boeing 737 MAX 8s valued at $1.9bn at current list prices.
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Embraer and Boeing announced an agreement that further enhances the collaboration between the two companies and brings additional capabilities to Embraer’s A-29 Super Tucano through new weapons integration developments to meet future customer requirements. The new weapons integration capacity enhances the solution presented to the U.S. Air Force Light Air Support (LAS) program. This latest
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Aeronautical Engineers (AEI), has been selected by Aviation Capital Group (ACG) to provide a second B737-400SF 11 Pallet Configuration Freighter Conversion for ATRAN Cargo Airlines. Following conversion ATRAN Cargo Airlines based in Moscow, an airline of the Volga Dnepr Group, will operate the freighter. The aircraft is a high gross weight B737-400 (MSN 28758) built
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