China Eastern takes delivery of third A300-600 converted freighter
China Eastern Airlines took delivery of the third of its three Airbus A300-600Fs at EADS EFW
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Singapore Airlines selects Trent 900 and TotalCare for additional A380s
Singapore Airlines has selected the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 to power a follow-on order for nine firm additional Airbus A380s. The contract also includes a TotalCare long-term services agreement. The airline previously selected the Trent 900 to power its initial fleet of 10 A380s, of which two have entered commercial service. These engines are also covered
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AAR reports $25 million over-allotment option exercised by initial purchasers of convertible notes
AAR CORP. released that the initial purchasers of the convertible senior notes issued on February 11, 2008 (the “Notes”) have exercised in full their over-allotment option to purchase an additional $25 million in aggregate principal amount of Notes. The additional Notes will be allocated evenly between the two tranches of Notes, resulting in a total
Lufthansa Technik opens new logistics facility in Frankfurt South
Lufthansa Technik Logistik has opened a new logistics facility in Frankfurt South, thus further strengthening its presence at Frankfurt airport. The new warehouse has just been ceremonially inaugurated after less than a year under construction. The new logistics facility will furnish services in the southern part of Frankfurt airport, where Lufthansa Technik
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STS will remain subsidiary of SAS Group
The Board of Directors of SAS AB has decided that STS will remain a subsidiary of the SAS Group. The decision was taken during the February 5 board meeting. The decision of the Board was taken after several months of work in a project group, consisting of members from STS as well as the unions.
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Lufthansa Technik orders CTT Cair System for VIP A330-200 aircraft
Lufthansa Technik has ordered the CTT Cair System to be installed in one VIP A330-200 aircraft. The installation will be performed during summer 2008. Cair is focused on the passengers
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Final Assembly Begins on second Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Final assembly started on February 15th on the second flight-test airplane for the all-new Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Loaded snugly into the first position of the 787 production system, workers in the Everett, Wash.-based factory can now begin joining together the fuselage sections and wings. All major joins take place in this position. While this is
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Qantas Welcomes Australia-US 'Open Skies' agreement
Qantas welcomed the Australia-US “open skies” agreement announced by the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development. The Chief Executive Officer of Qantas, Mr Geoff Dixon, said the airline had supported the Australian Government’s efforts to seek fully liberalised air services arrangements between the two countries at negotiations in Washington this week. This had been
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Astronics Corporation reports 2007 full year net income of $15.4 million
Astronics Corporation reported 2007 full year sales increased 42.9% to $158.2 million from $110.8 million in 2006. Fourth quarter sales increased by 25.4% to $36.3 million from $28.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. Net income for 2007 was $15.4 million compared with net income of $5.7 million in 2006. For the fourth quarter
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Boeing and Tata Industries to form India joint venture
Boeing and Tata Industries Limited of India have agreed on a plan to form a joint-venture company that will initially include more than $500 million of defense-related aerospace component work in India for export to Boeing and its international customers. Under the memorandum of agreement signed by Boeing and Tata, it is contemplated that the
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