Aviation Capital Group LLC (ACG), a global full-service aircraft asset manager, has announced the delivery of two Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft to Canadian carrier WestJet. The deliveries complete a two-aircraft sale-and-leaseback transaction between ACG and WestJet. Both aircraft are powered by CFM LEAP-1B engines and were handed over in Seattle earlier this week. Carter […]
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WestJet has signed an exclusive 15-year, multi-billion-dollar agreement with Lufthansa Technik (LHT) for the maintenance of its CFM International LEAP-1B engines, which power the airline’s Boeing 737 fleet. As part of the agreement, Lufthansa Technik will establish a new engine repair facility in Calgary, dedicated to servicing LEAP-1B engines for near-wing and quick-turn work. The
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WestJet has released that it received confirmation that the Minister of Labour has instructed the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to assist WestJet and the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) in finalising their first collective agreement. The CIRB has acknowledged receipt and initiated the process. WestJet and AMFA will enter final binding arbitration to settle
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West Star Aviation has appointed Eric Valdes as the Program Director role responsible for Embraer, Accessories, and NDT at the company’s East Alton, IL (ALN) facility. Eric has over 30 years of aviation experience, with the past 16 years at WSA. He served in the U.S. Air Force as an AWACS crew chief at Tinker
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