GE Aviation signs additive manufacturing cooperative agreement with Sigma Labs
May 24, 2013
GE Aviation and Sigma Labs signed a Joint Technology Development Agreement (JTDA) to advance and implement in-process inspection technologies for additive manufactured jet engine components. The mutually-developed inspection…
Embraer Executive Jets sells Lineage 1000
May 24, 2013
Embraer Executive Jets reported the sale of an ultra-large Lineage 1000, to an undisclosed European client, operated by FLYINGGROUP. The aircraft, the first Lineage 1000 sale to a…
Colorado based Air Comm Corporation acquires Meggitt
May 24, 2013
Colorado based Air Comm Corporation (ACC) has completed the acquisition of Texas based Meggitt (Addison), formerly Keith Products. Air Comm Corporation is a world leader in engineered design…
Avianca Holdings earns net income of $75.3m in first quarter 2013
May 24, 2013
Avianca Holdings earned a net income of US$75.3m for 1Q-13, an increase of more than US$75m over the profit recorded for the same period in 2012. First quarter…
US Airways announces pricing of $100m aircraft financing
May 23, 2013
US Airways announced that it priced an offering of Class C enhanced equipment trust certificates in the aggregate face amount of approximately $100m. This offering is an additional…
JSC UTair Aviation selects AJW Aviation for power-by-the-hour support
May 23, 2013
AJW Aviation, the leading independent complete aircraft spares support specialist, has been selected by Russian airline JSC UTair Aviation, to provide power-by-the-hour support for its fleet of thirty-seven…
BOC Aviation signs news five-year aircraft maintenance agreement with ST Aerospace
May 23, 2013
BOC Aviation has entered into a new five-year agreement with ST Aerospace to maintain Airbus 320 and Boeing 737 airframes. The two companies have had a business relationship…
LHT’s nice HD CMS/IFE system selected by Bombardier on Challenger 350 aircraft program
May 23, 2013
Lufthansa Technik’s Innovation Business Unit has been selected by Bombardier Aerospace to supply cabin management and in-flight-entertainment (CMS/IFE) systems on its new Challenger 350 aircraft program. This latest…
Eurocopter to supply EC225 and AS350 B3e helicopters to China’s State Grid General Aviation Company
May 23, 2013
China’s largest helicopter operator in the power and electricity sectors, the State Grid General Aviation Company (SGGAC), has ordered one EC225 and two AS350 B3e rotorcraft to support…
Rolls-Royce wins order from CIT to power 23 aircraft
May 22, 2013
Rolls-Royce has won an order from US leasing company CIT Aerospace for Trent XWB engines, to power ten Airbus A350 XWB aircraft and Trent 700 engines to power…
Bombardier boosts capabilities at Amsterdam Service Centre through series of on-site support agreements
May 22, 2013
Bombardier business jet operators in Europe will soon have access to a broader range of superior quality aircraft services through Bombardier’s wholly owned Amsterdam Service Centre at Amsterdam-Schiphol…
Saint-Gobain to supply nose radome for Pilatus PC-24 Twin Jet
May 22, 2013
Saint-Gobain Aerospace will supply nose radomes for the new PC-24 business jet built by Pilatus, of Stans, Switzerland. The radomes will be manufactured with advanced Norton Armor materials…
Oman Air orders three A330-300 aircraft
May 22, 2013
Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has placed an order for three A330-300s, growing its A330 Family fleet to a total of ten Airbus…
Air Macau takes delivery of two new Airbus A321-200s from Air Lease Corporation
May 22, 2013
Air Lease Corporation reported long term lease agreements with Air Macau for two new Airbus A321-200 aircraft, which are scheduled for delivery in October 2014 and March 2015.
US Airways Group announces pricing of $500m in 6.125% Senior Notes
May 22, 2013
US Airways Group announced the pricing of $500m of its 6.125% Senior Notes due 2018, which represents an increase of $100m from the previously announced size of the…
Aeromexico announces the addition of Embraer 175 planes to its fleet
May 22, 2013
Aeromexico, Mexico’s global airline, announced the addition of three Embraer 175 planes to its fleet, making it the first national airline in the country to operate this modern…
ExcelAire receives London City approval for its fleet of five Legacy Jets
May 21, 2013
ExcelAire has received approval to operate its five Embraer Legacy 600s into London City Airport (LCY). ExcelAire, one of the nation’s leading private jet charter and aircraft management…
Honeywell Aerospace selected by Pilatus for PC-24 cockpit avionics
May 21, 2013
Honeywell has been selected by Pilatus Aircraft to supply the avionics suite for the newly announced Pilatus PC-24 Twin Jet. A combination of components from Primus Epic and…
VistaJet enrolls fleet of new Global 5000 and Global 6000 aircraft engines and APUs onto JSSI hourly cost maintenance programs
May 21, 2013
VistaJet International and Jet Support Services (JSSI) have agreed to a record-setting enrollment of 50 Bombardier Global 5000 and Global 6000 aircraft onto JSSI’s Platinum Engine and APU…
SkyWest signs agreement with Embraer for 100 firm and 100 options E175 Regional Jets
May 21, 2013
SkyWest has entered into an agreement with Embraer for the purchase of 100 new E175 dual-class regional jet aircraft. Of the 100 aircraft, 40 are considered firm deliveries…
