Vector Aerospace UK, a leading provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, has been awarded the MoD’s Design Approval Organisation Scheme (DAOS) certification after a successful audit process undertaken by the Military Aviation Authority on behalf of the MoD. The scheme aims to provide a level of assurance to Project Teams that approved
Cyprus Airways has once again chosen A J Walter Aviation to provide a full power-by-the-hour support service for its fleet of eleven A319 and A320 aircraft. AJW has been delivering PBH support to Cyprus Airlines since 2009 and this contract further extends that relationship into 2016. Cyprus Airways operates out of Larnaca to over twenty
Vueling has announced an investment of €325m at Barcelona’s El Prat Airport, with the addition of five new aircraft to its fleet – four Airbus A320s and one Airbus A319. This represents the biggest investment by Vueling at the Catalan Airport since its merger with clickair in 2009. With the new aircraft, Vueling will have a total fleet
REVIMA APU was awarded EASA Part 145 certification for the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW901C APU. This APU is installed on the new Boeing 747-8; the aircraft entered service in October 2011 and is now in operation with 2 airlines. “This new addition to our extensive repair capability list reinforces our commitment to support B747
Sanad Aero Solutions and Engine Lease Finance Corp (ELF) signed a deal with Abu Dhabi based Etihad Airways, to finance its 23 spare engines in a sale and lease-back deal valued at $367m, for a  ten-year operating lease term. Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala owned Sanad, will buy and lease back five GE90 and six Rolls Royce Trent 500 engines,
Lufthansa Technik AG is now the sole owner of the American company AirLiance Materials, one of the world’s largest suppliers of quality-assured used aircraft spare parts. Lufthansa Technik announced that it had taken over the shares previously held by the two minority owners United Airlines and Air Canada. AirLiance Materials’ new President and CEO is
Robinson Helicopter Company released that it produced 356 helicopters in 2011 (212 R44s, 88 R66s and 56 R22s), more than double 2010’s production of 162. While the R44 remains Robinson’s top selling helicopter, the response to its latest model, the R66 Turbine, has been very strong. The R66 was FAA certificated in October 2010. As
In a major competitive win, ARINC Incorporated has been awarded the contract for passenger check-in and departure systems at the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport, currently under construction. Under the contract, ARINC will install its industry-leading passenger solution vMUSETM, which is fully compliant with the IATA CUPPS standard for common-use passenger systems. The company will also
On the back of the recent launch of direct Etihad Airways flights from Abu Dhabi to Düsseldorf, and last month’s historic deal between the United Arab Emirates flag carrier and Germany’s second largest airline, airberlin technik – the technical wing of airberlin – continues to grow its maintenance customer base. At Düsseldorf, airberlin technik will
The U.S. Army has awarded EADS North America a $212.7 million contract to deliver 39 UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) as part of its total acquisition plan. Thirty-two of these Lakotas will be produced in the Army’s Security and Support (S&S) Battalion configuration. EADS North America has already delivered 198 UH-72A Lakotas to the
