Airlines & Routes

Advanced Ceramic Coatings (ACC), a 50/50 joint venture between GE Aviation and Turbocoating Corp., selected Duncan, South Carolina, as the location for its new environmental barrier coating facility for jet engine components. Formed in 2014 and headquartered in Hickory, North Carolina, ACC combines Turbocoating’s proprietary coatings technologies and industrial processes with GE Aviation’s coatings processes […]

Flying Colours Corp., the North American MRO, completion and refurbishment specialist, has delivered two CRJ 200 aircraft conversions to Resorts World of Malaysia. The CRJ200 regional airliners have been converted from regular airline format to corporate shuttle configuration and will be used by Resorts World to transport customers between its leisure resorts in Malaysia. The

GA Telesis has acquired two A320-200 (MSN 1093 and 1108) aircraft from Sunrise Asset Management, a subsidiary of Allegiant Travel Company. Components harvested from the aircraft will be used to support the company’s A320 component solutions, SNAP, I-GEAR and ACCESS programs.

Saudi Arabian Airlines has appointed Jaan Albrecht as the Chief Executive Officer of Saudia Air Transport Company (Saudia). Mr. Albrecht will be joining the airline at the beginning of January 2017 reporting directly to the Director General, Engr. Saleh N. Al-Jasser. Mr. Albrecht holds dual Mexican and German citizenships and fluently speaks English and Spanish.

Low-cosst carrier Volaris, serving Mexico, the United States and Central America, announced that on November 10th its subsidiary Vuela Aviación S.A. (Volaris Costa Rica), received its air operator certificate from the Costa Rican Civil Aeronautic Authority to start providing commercial air transportation services. With the launch of this new airline, Volaris strengthens and takes a

Aero Controls (US) has dismantled a Boeing 737-700 (MSN 29961) to support spare part needs for their customers. In addition, the purchase of the 767-300ER (MSN 24039) aircraft for teardown has been finalized.

American Airlines Group’s total traffic was down 2.6% versus October 2015, while total capacity was up 0.4% versus October 2015. Total passenger load factor was 82.6%, down 2.6 points versus the previous year.

Av8 MRO, specialists in the overhaul and repair of Hawker landing gear, has achieved a three week turn time milestone for Hawker landing gear overhaul. This three week turn time is the result of Av8 MRO’s extensive spare inventory of components as well as their in-house, FAA-approved cadmium plating and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) capabilities. Conveniently

Rolls-Royce has won a $700m order from China Southern for Trent 700 engines to power ten Airbus A330 aircraft. The order was signed at Zhuhai Airshow. The order includes TotalCare long-term engine service support. The airline currently operates 14 A330s that are powered by the Trent 700, five A380s powered by the Trent 900 and

Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, has delivered one Airbus A320neo aircraft to IndiGo. This is the Twenty-third Avolon aircraft on lease to IndiGo.