May 24, 2013 - Top Story
GE Aviation signs additive manufacturing cooperative agreement with Sigma Labs
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…
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…
Turbomeca and HeliDax celebrating 50,000 flight hours for the Arrius 2F
May 22, 2013
Turbomeca (Safran) announced that its Arrius 2F engines have reached 50,000 flight hours on the 36 EC120 single-engine helicopters operated by HeliDax. Made available to EALAT (French Army…
Northrop Grumman taps Christine McGlade, Andrew W. Reynolds to lead Aircraft Integration Centers of Excellence
May 21, 2013
Northrop Grumman has appointed Christine McGlade and Andrew W. Reynolds vice presidents of manufacturing operations and site managers for the company’s aircraft integration centers of excellence in St.…
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…
GE Aviation investing $27m to expand advanced technology efforts in Delaware
May 21, 2013
GE Aviation plans to invest $27m and add up to 70 jobs over the next five years at its Newark, Delaware facility. The facility, which currently employs 80,…
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…
Virgin Australia takes delivery of new Boeing 737-800 from ILFC
May 21, 2013
International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) has delivered a new Boeing 737-800 to Virgin Australia. This aircraft is the first of three new 737-800s ILFC is scheduled to deliver…
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…
Boeing begins certification testing on 747-8 performance improvements
May 21, 2013
A Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental successfully completed its first test flight this week with a package of performance improvements including enhanced GE engines. This package is designed to improve…
NetJets announced as official launch partner of the new Bombardier Challenger 350 aircraft
May 20, 2013
NetJets, a Berkshire Hathaway company, was announced as the international launch partner of the new Bombardier Challenger 350 aircraft at a special event at the European Business Aviation…
Kellstrom Commercial Aerospace acquires AirLiance Materials from Lufthansa Technik
May 20, 2013
Kellstrom Commercial Aerospace has acquired AirLiance Materials from Lufthansa Technik. AirLiance’s current Chief Executive Officer, Roscoe Musselwhite, will become President and CEO of Kellstrom Commercial Aerospace, and a…
Honeywell’s new HTF7350 engine to power Bombardier Challenger 350
May 20, 2013
Honeywell has announced that its HTF7350, the latest engine to join its successful HTF7000 series, will power Bombardier’s new Challenger 350* super midsize business jet. In addition to…
Fifth FAA-conforming HondaJet achieves first flight
May 20, 2013
Honda Aircraft Company released that its fifth Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) conforming HondaJet, equipped with a production interior matching the final customer aircraft, successfully completed its first flight…
Erickson Air-Crane purchases five aircraft
May 20, 2013
Erickson Air-Crane reported that its wholly owned subsidiary, Evergreen Helicopters, has acquired five aircraft for $10.1m that it has historically leased from a third-party. The acquired aircraft include…
Airbus selects TIBCO Spotfire
May 20, 2013
Airbus has chosen the TIBCO Spotfire Analytics platform to support its A350 XWB program. TIBCO Software I is one of the leading providers of infrastructure software for companies…
United Technologies completes divestiture of P&W Power Systems unit to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
May 20, 2013
United Technologies has completed the divestiture of its Pratt & Whitney Power Systems unit to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Divesting Power Systems…
Comlux Aviation Services selected by Jet Premier One for maintenance and cabin rework of ACJ 319
May 20, 2013
Comlux Aviation Services, the US based maintenance and refurbishment center of Comlux the Aviation Group, has been awarded the scheduled maintenance and cabin rework contract from Jet Premier…
Aircell launches certification program for In-flight Connectivity in Europe
May 20, 2013
Aircell, a leading provider of in-flight connectivity equipment and services to the business aviation market, has signed an agreement with P3 Voith Aerospace GmbH, Hamburg, Germany, to develop…
