SR Technics has secured a contract renewal with Thomas Cook Airlines, to provide all Line Maintenance support for aircraft at Belfast International Airport, in Northern Ireland. Under the accord SR Technics’ team at Belfast will provide full line maintenance support on all Airbus A320 and A321 and Boeing 757 aircraft, with transit checks being performed on
The first ever retrofit of a Lufthansa Technik nice cabin management and in-flight entertainment (CMS/IFE) system on a Bombardier Global Express aircraft has been successfully completed in cooperation with H4 Aerospace (UK) Ltd, an EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) Design Organization Approval (DOA). The installation of this innovative system was performed during the 8C-check –
Dynomax Inc. reported that its aerospace operations has received purchase orders for high-precision machined metal components for the Bombardier Learjet 85 business jet. Dynomax will provide structural components for use in the manufacture of the aircraft bulkhead, fuselage and wings. Dynomax will also produce several detailed parts for the initial phase of the Learjet 85 program
Defence and security company Saab AB announced a definitive agreement to acquire the U.S. company Sensis Corporation (Sensis), a leading provider of air traffic management (ATM) solutions and surveillance technologies, for approximately $155 million (about MSEK 1,008). In addition, the parties have agreed on a potential earn out payment of maximum $40 million (about MSEK 260) by 2014.
Aviall, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, has entered into an exclusive worldwide aftermarket distribution agreement with GE Aviation for unique spare parts, excluding life-limited parts and flow path hardware, for CF6-80C2/80E engines that power a wide variety of civilian airliners. The agreement extends for the life of the engine, which is currently
Rolls-Royce has won a $1billion order from Singapore Airlines to supply Trent 700 engines to power 15 Airbus A330 aircraft, along with TotalCare services support. Singapore Airlines already operates 19 Trent 700-powered A330s, the first of which was delivered in 2009.
China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS) and ICBC Financial Leasing Co., (ICBC Leasing) have signed agreements with Airbus for a total of 88 A320 Family aircraft. In the frame of this General Terms Agreement (GTA), ICBC Leasing by itself signed a purchase agreement with Airbus for 42 A320 Family aircraft. This is the first order that ICBC Leasing
Boeing commemorated the opening of a new 787 vertical fin assembly line at its production facility in Salt Lake City, Utah. Operated by Boeing Fabrication, the site will build the vertical fin assemblies for 787 Dreamliners built at Boeing South Carolina. Production on the new assembly line is slated to begin in July. The new assembly
Perella Weinberg Partners announced that certain funds within Perella Weinberg Partners’ Asset Based Value strategy have formed Infinity Aviation Capital LLC, a joint venture with aviation industry veterans Richard Baudouin, Co-Founder of Aviation Capital Group, and Khawer Ali and Jerrold Rosen, Principals of KJ Aviation Services Inc.  The joint venture will invest in aviation assets, including
Pratt & Whitney has signed an exclusive maintenance services agreement with Jetstar Pacific Airlines to provide engine overhaul services on the airline’s fleet of CFM56-3 engines. Under the exclusive two-year agreement, Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners will provide engine overhaul services for five Jetstar Pacific Airlines CFM56-3 engines, which will help the airline reduce
