ILFC to establish new offices in Beijing and Singapore

International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) will establish offices in Beijing and Singapore in 2012. In addition, the company has named David A. Nixon as Senior Vice President and Head of Asia Pacific. Over a third of ILFC’s annual lease revenue is generated in the Asia Pacific region. These new offices will further strengthen ILFC’s relationships

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Chromalloy Windsor, Conn. receives Approved Organization Exposition certification from Japan

Chromalloy’s Windsor, Conn., engine component repair station received Approved Organization Exposition (AOE) certification from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB).  The AOE certificate allows the Chromalloy turbine repair station to provide component repairs, including Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved Designated Engineering Representative (DER) repairs for the country’s airlines – All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan

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Eurocopter increases order intake by more than 100 helicopters in 2011

Eurocopter generated a record high annual turnover in 2011 as the company benefitted from long-term strategies of investing in innovation to keep its helicopter product line at the forefront, growing the international footprint, developing services businesses and optimizing internal operations. The deliveries of 503 rotary-wing aircraft in 2011, along with Eurocopter’s enhanced support and services

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TAE completes purchase of NAS Services APU and electrical capability

Australian aerospace company TAE, announced the purchase of the NAS Services APU, starter generator and electrical component maintenance capability from Cobham Aviation Services in Adelaide. Complementing the purchase, TAE has also obtained approval from Hamilton Sundstrand to be the regional Authorised Repair Facility (ARF) for the APS500 and APS1000 APUs from the Dash 8, Fokker

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Silver Airways inaugurates new maintenance facility at GNV

Silver Airways Corp. announced that it will relocate its maintenance department from its home base in Fort Lauderdale to a new, state-of-the-art facility at Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV).  Silver Airways’ new maintenance facility covers 61,000 ft² and is located on the southwest quadrant of Gainesville Regional Airport.  It consists of approximately 45,000 ft² of airconditioned hangar space.

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Bombardier Aerospace receives orders for 249 aircraft in 2011

During the 11-month period ended December 31, 2011, Bombardier Aerospace delivered 245 aircraft compared to 256 aircraft deliveries in the previous fiscal year (February 1, 2010 to January 31, 2011). This delivery total is essentially in line with the 240 aircraft delivery guidance that was provided in February 2011 although with a different mix of aircraft. For the

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