Airlines & Routes

Royal Brunei Airlines (RB) and Lufthansa Technik have signed a ten-year contract covering component support for RB’s A320 and upcoming A320neo fleet. The scope of services includes repair management for a comprehensive range of line replaceable units, provision of critical inventory at RB’s home base in Brunei and access to Lufthansa Technik’s global network of […]

Pemco World Air Services (PEMCO) has received operation certification from the Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aviación Civil (UAEAC) of Colombia, the country’s Civil Aviation Authority, granting the MRO the ability to work on Colombian registered aircraft. It’s the latest milestone for PEMCO, whose maintenance division specializes in narrow-body and regional jet aircraft. “A number of

Aergo Capital has taken delivery of one new B737-900ER aircraft (MSN: 38312) from Boeing and leased the aircraft on a long-term lease to Thai Lion, part of the Lion Air Group. The acquisition was facilitated by Transportation Partners. The aircraft will be operated by Thai Lion Air on domestic and regional routes. This acquisition brings

Effective 1st October 2016, Eirtech Aviation Limited and its paint subsidiaries will be known as “IAC Limited” or “International Aerospace Coatings Limited”. The new name reflects the global presence as a full-fledged partner in the International Aerospace Coatings Companies Group. The name change allows Eirtech Aviation to incorporate IAC’s corporate name recognition into its business

Boeing signed an agreement with Japan Airlines to extend its partnership with the company to provide spare parts solutions for another 10 years. The renewed Japan Airlines agreement for Boeing’s GoldCare Expendables, formerly Integrated Materials Management (IMM), is an expendable parts service solution that builds on more than a decade of success. The partnership reduces

Following the success of the codeshare agreement launched in March 2016, Delta Air Lines and joint venture partner Air France-KLM will enhance their existing co-operation with India’s Jet Airways. The expanded agreement adds new convenient travel options for customers flying from North America via Paris-Charles de Gaulle to India, complementing the current service offered through

JetBlue has become the launch customer for the first module of Airbus’ “Scheduled Maintenance Optimizer”, following a successful prototyping and demonstration of value. This application, focusing on Long Term Planning, is part of the Airbus Smarter Fleet solutions. The Long Term Planning module will help decrease maintenance costs through the optimization of scheduled maintenance events

AAR reported first quarter fiscal Year 2017 consolidated sales of US$404.8mn and income from continuing operations of US$9.9m. For the first quarter of the prior fiscal year, the Company reported sales of US$386.7m and income from continuing operations of US$7.4m. Gross profit increased over the prior year in both segments. In the Aviation Services segment,

Air China’s Beijing-Warsaw flight took off on September 21. The Beijing – Warsaw route is Air China’s second nonstop long-haul international service linking China to Central and Eastern Europe following the introduction of the carrier’s Minsk – Beijing – Budapest nonstop route. It not only expands Air China’s global route network with its hub in

Embraer has named Martyn Holmes as the new Vice President Leasing for Embraer Commercial Aviation, effective September 2016, reporting directly to John Slattery, President & CEO, Embraer Commercial Aviation. Based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Holmes joined Embraer in 2012 as Sales Director for Northern Europe, and had previously been Sales Director, Asia Pacific, for Rolls-Royce Civil