Reading Time: 2 minutes Dexter Airtaxi Services chooses RUAG Aviation as their maintenance partner for their fleet of Pilatus PC-12 aircraft. The Russian on-demand air services company emphasises reliability and short turnaround times as the principle guidelines for their decision. To date, RUAG Aviation has completed 5 heavy maintenance checks on the fleet which operates nationwide. Completing the checks […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Vietnam carriers bought 40 airplanes from France’s Airbus. The breakdown of each deal’s value was not specified. Vietnam carriers bought 40 airplanes worth $6.5 billion from France’s Airbus Tuesday, as President Francois Hollande is visiting the Southeast Asian nation to drum up business ties. Low-cost private airline VietJet, known for its bikini-clad hostesses, bought 20 […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute In the presence of his Excellency the Maltese Prime Minister Dr. Joseph Muscat low-cost carrier easyJet and Lufthansa Technik AG signed a substantial base maintenance contract in the Maltese capital Valletta. More than 100 of the airline’s A320 family will be serviced by Lufthansa Technik Malta during the next five years. Ian Davies, easyJet Director […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Embraer announced that it has signed an agreement for up to five E190s with Colorful Guizhou Airlines, including two firm orders and three purchase rights. The firm order will be included in Embraer’s 2016 third-quarter backlog. The contract has an estimated value of USD 249 million at the current list price, if all purchase rights […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bombardier has received the second and last $500 million installment of a $1 billion investment by the Québec government to own a 49.5% share of the CSeries Aircraft Limited Partnership (CSALP) joint venture with the Montreal-based manufacturer. The cash injection helps Bombardier finance the CSeries programme through a production ramp-up with as many as 315 […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, signed a cooperation agreement with Semmco, a UK-based manufacturer of ground support equipment and aviation access platforms. Under the agreement, FL Technics shall act as Semmco’s exclusive representative in 24 countries across Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe and the CIS. FL Technics will […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Airbus Corporate Jets is exhibiting an ACJ319, operated by MJet on VVIP charters, at the Jet Expo show in Moscow. Part of the ACJ320 Family, which has the widest and tallest cabin of any business jet, the ACJ319 is in widespread service worldwide with companies, individuals and governments. “Cabins are very important in the business […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Two Russian Sukhoi Superjet-100 (SSJ-100) airliners manufactured in their VIP modification have entered service with the Thai Air Force. The inaugural ceremony was held at the military base located at Bangkok’s Don Muang airport. It was attended by Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha. The SSJ-100 planes produced in Russia have joined the 603rd air wing […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation and Aerolease Aviation, LLC, an aircraft leasing company based in the United States, announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for the purchase of ten firm MRJ90 aircraft with an option to an additional ten MRJ90 aircraft. Mitsubishi Aircraft and Aerolease Aviation signed an LOI (Letter of Intent) at the Singapore […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing and Uzbekistan Airways, the flag carrier of the Republic of Uzbekistan, celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. “The delivery of our first Dreamliner marks a new and exciting chapter in our long-standing relationship with Boeing that began back in 1996,” said Valeriy Tyan, Director General, Uzbekistan Airways. “We are delighted […]