AAR reported second quarter fiscal year 2012 consolidated sales of $475.9m and income from continuing operations of $17.5m. Results for the second quarter include $1.4m of transaction-related expenses for acquisitions announced during the second quarter. For the second quarter of the prior fiscal year, the Company reported sales of $440.5m and income from continuing operations […]
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Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings confirmed that its Atlas Air unit has accepted delivery of the company’s second and third Boeing 747-8 Freighters. The aircraft are part of Atlas Air’s order of nine 747-8Fs with Boeing. Together with an initial 747-8F delivered in early November, the three aircraft will be operated for British Airways World Cargo
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The aviation training centre Baltic Aviation Academy has signed a contract with Austrian company Air X Executive Jets. According to the newly signed agreement the academy will provide the Austrian carrier with type rating training services. It is the first Baltic Aviation Academy‘s contract with the business and private jet charter flight provider.
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Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) reported that Varig Logistics has taken delivery of its second AEI B737-400SF 11 Pallet Configuration Passenger to Freighter Conversion. The aircraft, a high gross weight B737-400 (MSN 25595) was built in 1992 and underwent passenger to freighter modification at AEI’s Authorized Conversion Center, Flightstar Aircraft Services, which is located in Jacksonville, Florida. The aircraft is
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The Governing Board of oneworld, the premier global airline alliance, has elected American Airlines Chairman, President and Chief Executive Tom Horton as its Chairman. He takes on the role from Gerard Arpey, whom he succeeded at the helm of the alliance’s US partner late last month following Mr Arpey’s decision to retire from the carrier.
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JetBlue Airways has selected Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G-JM engines for its recently ordered fleet of Airbus A320neo aircraft. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) includes 86 PurePower engines with a long-term PureSolution maintenance service agreement. Deliveries for the carrier’s firm aircraft order are scheduled to start in 2018.
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OGMA and EMBRAER Defense and Security signed a partnership agreement for the KC-390 aircraft development program. The contracted work package covers the industrialization, production and product support phases of the KC-390 central fuselage panels, elevators, fairings and landing-gear doors. Production of the first KC-390 prototype is to begin in 2013 and the aircraft’s maiden flight
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Boeing received certification for the new 747-8 Intercontinental from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Certification clears the way for delivery of the new airplane early next year. The FAA presented Boeing an Amended Type Certificate (ATC) and the amended Production Certificate for Boeing’s newest passenger airplane. The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is expected to
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To support its growing customer base in Asia, VAS Aero Services will open a sales and marketing office in Singapore in early 2012. The Singapore office will serve as VAS’ gateway to the Asian market enabling the company to expand its presence and be closer to our customers’. VAS Aero Services, LLC, an H.I.G. Capital
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On December 15th the official opening ceremony for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 Training Center was held in Zhukovsky. The Training Center offers the complete cycle of training for flight and technical staff of the SSJ100 customers and has a range of the most advanced training equipment and simulators including Computer Based Training (CBT), Flight Procedure Training
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