airberlin became part of oneworld on March 20th, adding the second largest airline in Germany and the sixth largest in Europe to the world’s premier global airline alliance. NIKI, the Austrian member of the airberlin group, joined oneworld as an affiliate member at the same time. Both airlines are now offering oneworld’s services and benefits […]
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Boeing received an amended type certificate today from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the 787-8 Dreamliner equipped with General Electric GEnx engines. “This is a great day for our customers and for our team who worked tirelessly to ensure the Dreamliner offers breakthrough fuel efficiency, unprecedented performance and new levels of comfort,” said
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RwandAir of Kigali, Rwanda, signed a firm order for two CRJ900 NextGen regional jets from Bombardier. The transaction also includes options on two additional CRJ900 NextGen aircraft. RwandAir will become the first operator of CRJ900 aircraft in Eastern Africa. Based on the list price of the CRJ900 NextGen airliner, the firm-order contract is valued at
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The first FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for Low Plasticity Burnishing (LPB) has been granted to Delta Air Lines’ maintenance division, Delta TechOps, to mitigate fretting induced fatigue cracking in the high pressure compressor section of the CFM56-7. The initial STC, SE03036CH, allows the use of LPB on the first stage blade. LPB was shown
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Doric Asset Finance delivered two Airbus A319s to the Tunisian airline Syphax Airlines on 14th and 15th March 2012, respectively. Doric was also mandated with the asset management of the two aircraft. The lease agreements for both Airbus A319s were signed in mid-January whereby Doric acted as a Remarketing Agent for two German Funds from
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THAI Airways has taken delivery of its ClearCore engine wash system, developed by GE Aviation. GE’s ClearCore system could save THAI more than $4m annually if utilized across the airline’s aircraft fleet. THAI Airways has taken many steps to reduce its impact on the environment, and GE’s ClearCore engine wash system is another way that
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US Airways and MTU Maintenance Hannover have signed a multi-year CF6-80C2 Engine Maintenance Agreement. The agreement covers overhaul services for the engines which power the airline’s fleet of Boeing 767-200 aircraft, and includes engine accessories. MTU’s relationship of providing engine maintenance services for US Airways dates back to 1993 with America West Airlines.
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Component Control announced that customer RAPCO (Replacement Aircraft Parts Company), a provider of FAA-PMA aircraft parts and component repair services, has chosen its Quantum Control MRO and Logistics software to simultaneously manage manufacturing and MRO for both RAPCO and its sister company RAPCO Fleet Support. RAPCO cites Component Control’s focus on aviation, superior support, and
Dublin based aircraft lessor, AWAS, has delivered a new Airbus A320 passenger aircraft to S7 Airlines in Russia. This is the first of two A320s that AWAS will deliver to S7 Airlines in the first quarter of 2012.
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Northrop Grumman has signed an exclusive teaming agreement with Quest Aircraft to be the U.S. federal dealer of the Quest KODIAK, a single-engine short takeoff and landing aircraft, as well as their preferred special mission aircraft integrator. Under the terms of the agreement, Northrop Grumman and Quest are investing in integrating the Air Claw special
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