Goodrich Corporation reported that, at the special meeting of shareholders held March13th, Goodrich shareholders voted to approve the proposed merger with United Technologies Corp. The final tabulation indicates that more than 98% of votes were cast in favor of the transaction, which represents approximately 75% of the total outstanding shares of Goodrich common stock as
Following the recent placement of an ATR42-500 on ACMI lease, Airstream announced its latest successful ACMI placement, this time a Danube Wings ATR72-200 to NextJet in Sweden. The aircraft will operate out of Gallivare, seven days a week to Stockholm and Kramfors. The aircraft is being used to supplement NextJet’s existing fleet of S340’s on
Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) reported that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) granted Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for its High Mach Blended Winglets on Falcon 900 Series aircraft on March 8, 2012. The initial FAA STC was issued on September 2, 2011. Certification of the Winglets represents the culmination of a two-year development program
Cessna’s new Citation M2, announced less than six months ago, made its first prototype flight on March 9th. The flight lasted a little more than an hour and a half and included tests of the avionics system, autopilot, engine system, aircraft systems and instrument approaches. The prototype took off and landed at Wichita, Kan., Mid-Continent
CTS Engines, a leading independent engine MRO, has signed a purchase and license agreement with the General Electric Company for maintenance support on the CF34-8E and CF34-10E engine models. The move is consistent with the company’s intention to expand into a second engine type for MRO services. “With its platform architecture similar to that of
Yemenia Airways has extended the component support contract it signed with AFI KLM E&M in 2005 for the coming years. The terms of the extended contract are the same as those of the original one, covering component support with pool access and repairs for two Airbus 330s.
Following on from the recent successful supplier approval audit from Boeing at Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited’s (MAEL) facility at London Luton Airport, the independent aircraft maintenance provider confirmed that it has achieved exceptional audit results from Boeing GoldCare at its engineering facilities at Manchester International Airport. MAEL who are in partnership with Boeing, will provide
AWAS has signed a formal agreement with aircraft manufacturer Airbus, to become one of the first lessors to be able to offer its customer airlines the significant fuel savings of aircraft fitted with factory-build Sharklets. The advanced end-of-wing Sharklet system has been developed by Airbus to save airlines up to $270k on fuel per aircraft
Rolls-Royce and the United States Air Force will soon begin flight tests of an engine upgrade for the T56 turboprop engine, which powers the C-130H transport aircraft. The Series 3.5 upgrade is designed to deliver both fuel savings and reliability improvements, as well as improved Life Cycle Costs. Rolls-Royce has delivered upgrade kits to be installed
Eurolot S.A. of Warsaw, Poland has signed a firm order to acquire eight Q400 NextGen airliners. The transaction includes options for an additional 12 Q400 NextGen aircraft. Based on the list price for the Q400 NextGen airliner, the firm order contract is valued at approximately $246m. The contract value would increase to $625m, should all
