Spirit Airlines announces fourth quarter and full year results

Spirit Airlines reported fourth quarter 2011 and full year 2011 financial results. Net income for the fourth quarter 2011 was $24.0m compared to $9.6m in 2010. Full year pro forma adjusted net income was $95.5m, full year 2011 GAAP net income was $76.4m. EBITDAR for the fourth quarter 2011 was $70.7m, resulting in an EBITDAR […]

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JEJU AIR chooses Honeywell's Advanced Avionics Technology

South Korean low-cost carrier JEJU AIR has selected Honeywell Aerospace to provide a full suite of avionics for its new fleet of Boeing 737-800 NG passenger aircraft. This multimillion-dollar contract covers six aircraft that are expected to be delivered between 2013 and 2017. JEJU AIR will be the first LCC in North Asia to fly

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Bombardier awards Learjet 85 contract to Comtek Advanced Structures

Comtek Advanced Structures (Comtek), a subsidiary of Avcorp Industries, has been awarded a contract by Bombardier Aerospace under which Comtek will design, manufacture and support the floor panels for the Learjet 85 business jet. Comtek currently supplies the floor panels for Bombardier’s Q400 turboprop and CRJ700, CRJ900 and CRJ1000 regional jets and has done so since the

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Honeywell equips Eastar Jet with Auxiliary Power Units

Honeywell Aerospace has been awarded a contract to provide its auxiliary power units (APUs) and a three-year maintenance program for Eastar Jet’s growing fleet of Boeing 737-800 NG aircraft. This agreement provides Eastar Jet with a reliable, high-performance APU solution with easy maintainability and lower cost of ownership.  In addition to Honeywell’s standard APU product

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JetCorp continues to keep customers connected with addition of Learjet 60 WiFi STC

JetCorp Technical Services, a subsidiary of Canadian-based Flying Colours Corp., has increased the breadth of its connectivity offering following the completion of a Supplemental Type Certificate for the Aircell Cabin Telecommunications Router (CTR) on a Learjet 60.  Installation and certification of the Aircell CTR provides in-cabin Wi-Fi capability for Aircell’s continental America focused Gogo Biz

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Sabena technics signs license agreement with Boeing

The VIP completion branch of Sabena technics has entered into a licensing agreement with Boeing, for the modification of Boeing aircraft. The new license comes as part of the ramp-up of the VIP aircraft completion and upgrade activity at the Bordeaux, France facility of Sabena technics.”The attribution of this license is the first step toward

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ST Aerospace and Cosworth form strategic technical alliance

ST Aerospace and Cosworth Group (Cosworth) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop heavy fuel engine systems for unmanned systems customers in the Asia Pacific markets. The technical alliance will leverage ST Aerospace’s expertise in propulsion-to-airframe integration and operator HMI requirements, alongside Cosworth’s class-leading heavy fuel engine technology, for incorporation into the

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SIA Engineering secures MRO contract for Scoot's B777 fleet

SIA Engineering signed an Aircraft Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) services agreement with the new low-cost carrier Scoot. The MRO agreement covers heavy and light airframe maintenance checks, line maintenance and defect rectification. It is a two year agreement with an option of a one-year extension. Scoot, wholly-owned by Singapore Airlines, will be operating the

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SIA Engineering opens line maintenance unit in San Francisco

SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) announced the official opening of its line maintenance facility in San Francisco. SIA Engineering (USA), a wholly owned subsidiary of SIAEC, started operations at San Francisco International Airport on February 1st, 2012. This comes three years after SIA Engineering (USA) launched its line maintenance business in the United States at Los

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