GECAS announced delivery of a leased Boeing 767-300ER to a new customer, MEGA Maldives Airlines to help with the young carrier’s fleet expansion. MEGA Maldives Airlines, which started operations in 2010, currently operates two aircraft on a scheduled and charter basis to Hong Kong and other cities in Asia from its base at Male’ International […]
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Ceiba Intercontinental Airlines based in Equatorial Guinea have completed the on-site phase of the Alkym implementation. The onsite project was started in early January 2012 and involved a Project Team of three highly experienced personnel from Volartec working with the Ceiba team to ensure overall success. The duration of the project was completed in just
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Bell Helicopter has selected the GE CT7-2F1 2,000 shp class engine to power its new Bell 525 “Relentless” Super Medium Transport helicopter, unveiled at the annual Heli Expo showcase in Dallas, Texas. Delivery of engines is scheduled to begin in 2013 to meet an aggressive flight-test, certification and production schedule.
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BOC Aviation has exercised options for two A320 aircraft to be delivered in the fourth quarter of this year. In addition, BOC Aviation will take delivery of its 100th A320 family aircraft directly ordered from Airbus, in February. The aircraft will be leased to South African Airways.
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Thomson Airways, Arkefly and TUIfly Nordic, part of TUI Travel, have awarded Avtrade a 5 year contract to provide power by the hour component support for their extensive fleet of B757 and B767 aircraft based in the UK, Netherlands and Sweden. Avtrade will provide a range of services including, pool access, consignment stock, 24/7 AOG
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Boeing announced that the final phase of wind tunnel testing, a major milestone in airplane development, will begin on the 737 MAX program next week. Testing will begin at QinetiQ’s test facility in Farnborough, England, where engineers will substantiate the forecasted low-speed performance of the 737 MAX on takeoff and landing. A FTSE250 company, QinetiQ uses its
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Pratt & Whitney Canada’s (P&WC) PW210S is moving into the production phase of the program. The engine received Transport Canada certification this past October, manufacturing approval and FAA validation this past December – and has since delivered six production engines to launch customer Sikorsky. The PW210S was selected by Sikorsky for the S-76D medium-sized helicopter
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Lease Corporation International (LCI), the aviation division of global conglomerate the Libra Group, and AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, have signed an agreement covering the purchase of a fleet of AW139, AW169 and AW189 helicopters for a new division being set up by the lessor. The related contract, which also includes options, is valued in excess of $400m. Building
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Saudi Arabian NASAIR has contracted EGYPTAIR M&E to perform heavy checks for the airlines’ 8 A320 and 6 E-190 aircraft. Maintenance checks will start in mid-February till the end of the year 2012.
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BAE Systems announced a range of new contract wins across its Regional Aircraft Support and Engineering businesses and outlined new initiatives for improved support offerings. Swiss International Airlines has signed a five-year JetSpares contract covering its fleet of 20 Avro RJ100 regional jetliners, while leading European cargo airline, West Atlantic has concluded a three-year MACRO
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