Aeronautical Engineers has been selected by an undisclosed customer to provide one B737-300SF 10 Pallet Passenger to Freighter Conversion. The aircraft, a B737-300, was built in 1993 and is currently undergoing freighter modification and a dual FMS UNS1FW modification at AEI’s Authorized Conversion Center, Commercial Jet, which is located in Miami, Florida.
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AIR-TEC Aviation Maintenance has signed an agreement with GE Aviation to become an Authorized Service Center for the M601 and H80 turboprop engines. As part of the agreement, AIR-TEC will offer comprehensive line maintenance, removals and re-installations of engines and LRUs and engine spares for the M601 and H80 engine families. In addition, AIR-TEC will
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Boeing successfully achieved a production rate of 35 airplanes a month for the Next-Generation 737, with the delivery of the first airplane produced at the new rate to AWAS Aviation Services. Norwegian Air Shuttle will lease the airplane from AWAS. Employees will focus on stabilizing the production rate at 35 a month while investments are
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AAR CORP. intends to commence an offering of $175,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2022 (the “Notes”) in a private placement to eligible purchasers. The Notes will be senior obligations of AAR CORP. (the “Company”) and will be guaranteed by the Company’s existing domestic subsidiaries. The Company intends to use the
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BOC Aviation has signed an agreement with South African Airways for the lease of two new A320-200 aircraft. The aircraft, powered by IAE 2527-A5 SelectOne engines, are scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of this year.
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The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Pratt & Whitney a $194m long-lead production contract for F135 engines to power the F-35 Lightning II. The low rate initial production (LRIP) contract covers long-lead materials for the sixth lot of F135 engines, and provides Pratt & Whitney the ability to start procuring long-lead items for production
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Bombardier Learjet released details of the further expansion of Bombardier’s Learjet site in Wichita: the growth of the site includes the expansion of the Bombardier Flight Test Center, the establishment of a Bombardier Center of Excellence of Engineering and Information Technology, new facilities for paint and production flight test as well as a new delivery center.
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United Continental Holdings announced that the United Master Executive Council (MEC) of the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) informed UAL that the MEC has approved a tentative agreement between AFA and UAL for a flight attendants’ contract and is recommending the tentative agreement to United flight attendants for their consideration and ratification. The agreement is
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SkyWest reported December 2011 traffic for SkyWest Airlines, Atlantic Southeast Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines. Combined traffic for December increased 3.8%, while capacity increased 2.6% compared to December 2010. Combined load factor was 78.5%, up 0.9 points compared to December 2010.
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Simrit – the industrial sealing products division of Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies – is supplying a customized silicone seal for the emergency door application in China ‘s first commercial aircraft. Specifically designed for the precise requirements of the emergency door application, the seal offers low abrasion and reduced friction characteristics to meet the demanding needs of
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