AWAS announced the delivery of one new Airbus A320 passenger aircraft to Air Via, based in Varna, Bulgaria. This is the first of two new A320s AWAS will deliver to the airline from its new order pipeline based upon an agreement finalised in mid-2010.
Eurocopter delivered the first A350 XWB jetliner passenger door produced at its Donauwörth, Germany facility. This represents a further milestone in a program that underscores synergies between helicopter production and the construction of carbon fiber aircraft components. As prime contractor and system supplier, Eurocopter is providing a full set of door systems that will equip
Virgin America, headquartered in California, marked the opening of a new flight training facility with a state-of-the-art Required Navigational Performance (RNP)-certified CAE Airbus A320 full-flight simulator. Located in Burlingame, California near the airline’s corporate headquarters and its San Francisco International Airport (SFO) base of operations, the new Virgin America Flight Training Center represents an $11.7m
HEICO CORPORATION reported that net income increased 13% to $19.0m for the second quarter of fiscal 2012, up from $16.8m for the second quarter of fiscal 2011. For the first six months of fiscal 2012, net income increased 13% to a record $38.2m up from $33.9m for the first six months of fiscal 2011. Operating
Fairoaks, UK based, Gama Engineering has been appointed an authorised Cirrus Aircraft Service Centre. Fairoaks Airport has been the UK support centre for Cirrus SR20 and SR22 operators for over five years. Now, Cirrus’s appointment of Gama Engineering as an authorised Cirrus Service Centre, following the company’s move to the airport last summer, enables Gama
Iberia Maintenance and Avianca have signed an agreement whereby for the next 61 months Iberia will maintain LRU (line replacement unit) parts of the CFM56-5B engines powering the Colombian airline’s Airbus A318s and A319s. LRUs are easily-replaced modular units.
Icelandair will continue offering passengers PlayStation Portables (PSPs) after signing a contract extension with in-flight entertainment provider, IFE Services. A PSP will be offered as a complimentary entertainment system to adults and children on selected flights where seatback IFE is unavailable. Each PSP comes loaded with a selection of Hollywood movies, TV shows and top
Pratt & Whitney is launching a new service called PurePulse waterjet technology. This closed-loop, forced pulse waterjet system is a patented way to strip chrome, HVOF (high velocity oxygen fuel) and other coatings from parts and machinery, saving customers time and money. It can replace chemical dipping and grinding and has a system that reuses
Bombardier Aerospace has signed an exclusive nine-year heavy maintenance agreement with Indianapolis-based Republic Airlines for its 32 Q400 aircraft. Under this agreement, Bombardier will perform all heavy maintenance tasks for the airline’s fleet of Q400 aircraft at its service centres in Macon, Georgia and Tucson, Arizona through June 2021. In addition, Republic Airlines has agreed
Southwest Airlines (LUV) confirmed that the airline, together with its subsidiary, AirTran Airways, has reached a tentative agreement with Delta Air Lines, and Boeing Capital to sublease all 88 of its Boeing 717 aircraft to Delta. A final agreement is subject to Delta and Southwest reaching certain agreements with all parties related to the aircraft
