GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) delivered a new Airbus A330-300 aircraft to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. The aircraft comes from GECAS’ existing order book with Airbus and will be used to modernize the airline’s fleet.
Airbus and Lufthansa Technik have renewed their general agreement about the cooperation in the VIP and Executive Jet business and will continue to further develop their successful partnership in this area. Since 1998 both companies have already been working closely in the completion of Airbus Corporate Jets. Within the ACJ318 Program Lufthansa Technik is the
Oxford Aviation Academy (OAA) announced a new 5-year training services and support agreement with international carrier Scandinavian Airlines (SAS). This dedicated training solution provides world-class flight crew and cabin crew training facilities at OAA’s Scandinavian Training Centres and has been specifically tailored to meet the airline’s expanding training requirements up until 2017. OAA will be
GE Aviation has finalized the architectural design of its Passport engine for the Bombardier Global 7000 and Global 8000 aircraft. The “Tollgate 6″ review, part of GE’s New Product Introduction process, was held on April 27. With the design frozen, GE now begins the detailed design phase. Component fabrication will begin soon, leading to the
International Airlines Group (IAG) has signed a binding agreement to sell bmi Regional, based in Aberdeen, to Sector Aviation Holdings Ltd (SAH) for a total consideration of £8m in cash. The sale includes all bmi Regional’s fixed assets and long-term liabilities, including owned and operating lease aircraft. bmi Regional operates a fleet of 18 Embraer
Boeing has completed the acquisition of Inmedius, a provider of software applications and services for managing and sharing information and learning content. Terms of the transaction, announced on April 26, were not disclosed. Inmedius will be integrated into Continental DataGraphics (CDG), a subsidiary of Boeing Commercial Aviation Services. Inmedius President and CEO Gary L. Schaffer
The first A380 for Malaysia Airlines (MAS) returned to Toulouse on May 9th, following completion of interior furnishing and cabin system tests in Hamburg. The aircraft is now stationed at the Airbus flight line for final system checks prior to the start of the customer acceptance process and delivery at the end of the month.
Kazakhstan has signed a letter of intent to acquire 20 Eurocopter EC725 helicopters, marking a major new commitment for this medium-lift rotorcraft. These aircraft, which will be assembled in Kazakhstan, will be used by the country’s Ministry of Defense in a full range of mission applications. The agreement was formalized at this month’s KADEX-2012 military
Chromalloy’s turbine engine component repair station in The Netherlands has received Approved Organization Exposition (AOE) certification from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB). “The AOE certificate allows the station in Tilburg to provide Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved Designated Engineering Representative (DER) repairs on All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) components,” said Bruce
Goodrich has signed an agreement with Rolls-Royce to provide nacelle maintenance services for British Airways under the engine maker’s Total Care support program. The contract is scheduled to start upon delivery of British Airways’ first Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft in 2013. The agreement, which is the first for a Boeing 787 under Goodrich Aerostructures’ Prime
