Andes Líneas Aéreas, Argentina has wet leased two A320 aircraft from Vueling, Spain in a deal arranged by Avinco, Monaco. This deal marks the first introduction of A320s into the Argentine airline which has hereto operated MD80s.
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Porter Airlines released that December traffic increased 29.9% compared to December 2010 and capacity increased 26.7%. The load factor was up 1.5 pts to 63.9%.
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Honeywell released that Stephen Shang will take over as President, Honeywell China, effective immediately and Shane Tedjarati was named to the broader role of President, High Growth Regions.
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The Helibras subsidiary of Eurocopter will supply and manage all spare parts, stocks and related technical support for the Brazilian armed forces’ fleet of 50 EC725 helicopters, offering significant savings and operational synergies for the country’s three military services operating the twin-engine rotary-wing aircraft. This responsibility is being assigned to Helibras under terms of a
Bombardier Aerospace received a firm order for five Challenger 850 jets from an undisclosed customer. The total value of the order is approximately $156m, based on the 2011 list price for typically equipped aircraft.
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The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Pratt & Whitney an undefinitized contract award (UCA) not to exceed $1,122,306,649 for F135 production engines to power the F-35 Lightning II. Pratt & Whitney and the DoD have reached a tentative agreement on key terms for the low rate initial production (LRIP) 5 contract which contains fixed-price
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CTS Engines, a leading independent engine MRO, had recently reached agreement with Vision Airlines and MLW Air for the overhaul of two GE CF6-80 engines. The work will be performed at CTS Engines’s Fort Lauderdale facility. CTS Engines is an FAA and EASA certified engine MRO specializing in the overhaul of the CF6-80 engine. Founded
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The U.S. Air Force has selected the A-29 Super Tucano, produced by Embraer Defense and Security, for the Light Air Support (LAS) program. The aircraft will be supplied in partnership with Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) as the prime contractor, and will be used to conduct advanced flight training, aerial reconnaissance and light air support operations.
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United Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of United Continental Holdings, announced that mechanics represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) ratified a new labor agreement with the company. The new agreement covers approximately 5,500 United mechanics. The company and the IBT will soon commence negotiations for a joint collective bargaining agreement for mechanics at
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Mr. Chen Siqing is the new Chairman of BOC Aviation. He takes over from Mdm. Zhang Yanling who has retired from the position. Mr. Chen is a member of the senior management of Bank of China (BOC) and has served as Executive Vice President of BOC and President of Corporate Banking Committee since June 2008.
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