Airlines & Routes

Four of the world’s largest aircraft leasing companies, International Lease Finance (ILFC), CIT, AerSale, and GE CapitalAviation Services (GECAS), have signed Letters Agreements with CFM International to include their engines in the TRUEngine program. The TRUEngine designation serves as a method for identifying engines with CFM-approved content and facilitates product support of the engine system.

Japan Airlines has selected Pratt & Whitney for a Fleet Management Program agreement and a part repair agreement to provide maintenance for the airline’s Pratt & Whitney-powered aircraft engines and engine parts. Under the Fleet Management agreement, Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners’ Singapore-based Eagle Services Asia engine overhaul facility, will provide maintenance services for

Sabena technics, the French independent MRO and completion center, completed its first aircraft modification for Singapore-based aircraft lessor Phoenix Aircraft Leasing. For their first collaboration on aircraft maintenance, Phoenix Aircraft Leasing contracted Sabena technics for the cabin modification and livery painting of an A310 aircraft recently purchased for one of its Asian customers.

As of April 2012, Pascal Bouchiat will be joining Thales as Chief Financial Officer. He will be a member of the Group’s Executive Committee, in charge of financial control and accounting, corporate finance and treasury, investor relations, tax and insurance. Previously, Pascal Bouchiat had been Chief Financial Officer at Rhodia, in charge of finance, information

The VIP completion branch of Sabena technics has entered into a licensing agreement with Boeing, for the modification of Boeing aircraft. The new license comes as part of the ramp-up of the VIP aircraft completion and upgrade activity at the Bordeaux, France facility of Sabena technics.”The attribution of this license is the first step toward

SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) has signed a contract with Airbus for the implementation of the Airbus Managed Inventory (AMI) solution. This will ensure the replenishment of Airbus proprietary parts at SIAEC’s facilities utilizing an automated inventory management system provided by Airbus. SIAEC is the first customer worldwide to select the AMI ‘Ownership’ option – this

AAR has selected a former Boeing executive, Robert Laird, to be the new Vice President of Business Development for the Asia Pacific region. Laird will ultimately be responsible for developing AAR’s growth strategies and increasing visibility of the company’s diverse products and services. He also will maintain an office at AAR’s Chicago-area headquarters, located in