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AAR wins maintenance and modifications contract from Virgin America

16-Aug-2011
AAR CORP. (NYSE: AIR) announced today that is has been awarded an eighteen month contract from Virgin America to provide maintenance and installation services for the airline’s growing fleet of Airbus 320 series aircraft.

FL Technics adds Wizz Air with A320 to its list of line maintenance customers

21-Jul-2011
FL Technics, an integrated aircraft maintenance and repair organization further expands its capabilities and signs its first contract with Wizz Air †the largest low-cost carrier in Central and Eastern Europe. FL Technics has been entrusted to provide maintenance services for the airline’s Airbus 320 at its newly opened base in Vilnius International Airport.

Pegasus Airlines and IZair cut fuel costs with flight planning IT from Lufthansa Systems

20-Jul-2011
Pegasus Airlines and IZair, a 100 % subsidiary of Pegasus, will optimize their flight planning processes with Lido/Flight from Lufthansa Systems. The airlines and the IT provider recently signed a five-year contract covering the implementation of the solution.

Eaton to Provide Hydraulic Component Repair and Overhaul Services for Southwest Airlines

18-Jul-2011
Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation has been selected by Southwest Airlines Co. as one of their component service providers.

Flybe Training Academy signs first Q400 Simulator customer

14-Jul-2011
Flybe, Europe’s leading regional airline and the UK’s Number One Domestic carrier, has today announced that the first customer to sign a contract for use of the Dash-8 Q400 Full Flight Simulator at its new multi-million pound Training Academy in Exeter is Nigerian-based Arik Air.

Pratt & Whitney signs exclusive maintenance agreement with Jetstar Pacific Airlines

29-Jun-2011
Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company, 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.

Metrolink partners with JetBlue Airways †JetBlue passengers ride Metrolink free

28-Jun-2011
Metrolink and jetBlue Airways have announced that jetBlue passengers departing from and arriving at the Burbank Bob Hope Airport may ride free of charge on Metrolink on the day of their flight.

Cebu Pacific to hire 150 more cabin crew in time for aircraft deliveries

24-Jun-2011
Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB), the Philippines’ largest national flag carrier, plans to hire 150 more cabin crew in a Grand Cabin Crew Screening Day on June 25, 2011, 9am-3pm at the Grand Ballroom of Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati.

CTT Systems receives order from FLYDUBAI for the Zonal Drying™ System

31-May-2011
CTT Systems (STO:CTT) today announced that flydubai (UAE) has placed an order for 31 Zonal Drying™ Systems to be installed in flydubai’s Boeing B737-800 aircraft.

Iberia Airport Services to supply handling services to airberlin in Canary Island

25-May-2011
Iberia Airport Services (IBAS) and airberlin have signed an agreement under which Iberia’s handling division will provide ramp and passenger services for airberlin at the airports of Gran Canaria and and Tenerife South in the Canary Islands for three years starting in mid-June.

SR Technics secures first contract in the Philippines with Cebu Pacific

02-May-2011
SR Technics has secured its first long-term contract in the Philippines; a 10-year agreement with Cebu Pacific. The USD 52 m accord is to provide exclusive maintenance services for 18 CFM56-5B engines on the airline’s Airbus A320 fleet.

TeamSAI, Inc. adds Spirit Airlines as M&E solutions customer

13-Apr-2011
TeamSAI M&E Solutions has entered into an agreement to provide “Center of Excellence” technical services for Spirit Airlines, a leading Ultra Low Cost Carrier (ULCC).

EGYPTAIR MAINTENANCE & ENGINEERING wins NASAIR bidding for heavy checks

11-Apr-2011
EGYPTAIR MAINTENANCE & ENGINEERING shared in the NASAIR BIDDING for heavy checks for five of its aircraft type A320. EGYPTAIR MAINTENANCE & ENGINEERING won this bidding as the best MRO, where the main bidders that shared in this bidding were prominent MRO Service Providers from Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Flydubai invests $20m in maintenance and engineering

04-Apr-2011
Flydubai is celebrating another major achievement today with the announcement that all maintenance and engineering for the airline will now be handled in-house by Flydubai's own staff.

GOL enlists GE Aviation's support to prepare for flying RNP-AR in Brazil

11-Mar-2011
GOL Transportes Aereos, a leading Brazilian airline, has selected GE Aviation's PBN Services to assist them in obtaining regulatory authorization to fly Required Navigation Performance (RNP) flight procedures in Brazil.

Airstream arranges spare engine facility for Flybe

11-Mar-2011
Airstream has arranged a secured loan facility for Flybe to finance spare Pratt and Whitney PW150A engines. These engines are used by Flybe to support their fleet of Bombardier Q400 aircraft. The financing was provided by a European financial institution.

AirAsia X extends contract with Lufthansa Technik Philippines

10-Mar-2011
AirAsia X, the world’s first successful long-haul, low-cost airline, renewed its contract with the Manila-based maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) company, Lufthansa Technik Philippines.

JetBlue to waive change fees and fare differences to assist customers affected by Mid-Atlantic

02-Feb-2011
Due to inclement weather forecast to impact the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) will waive change fees and fare differences to give customers booked for travel to, from, or through select cities on Tues., February 1 and Wed., February 2, the opportunity to voluntarily rebook for new flights that depart anytime through Sun., Feb. 6, 2011.

Lufthansa Technik: Component services for USA3000 Airlines

27-Jan-2011
USA3000 Airlines and Lufthansa Technik have signed a multi-year contract regarding component services for a total of five Airbus A320-200 aircraft.

Monarch Aircraft Engineering: easyJet maintenance agreement

13-Oct-2010
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) is extremely pleased to announce that it has signed a base maintenance agreement with easyJet to carry out the embodiment of a number of wing rear spar inspection service bulletins on their Airbus A320 family fleet.

Air Arabia starts bus service from RAK to Sharjah Airport

19-Jul-2010
Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, today announced the launch of a bus service for its passengers travelling from Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) to Sharjah International Airport.

Jetstar introduces latest navigation technology for New Zealand operations

12-Jul-2010
AUSTRALIA : Low fares leader Jetstar has introduced the latest in Required Navigation Performance (RNP) with the airline’s entire fleet of New Zealand aircraft now operating with the technology.

WestJet expands self-service options with baggage tagging tool

06-Jul-2010
WestJet today announced that it is expanding its self-service options to include self-serve baggage tagging, the latest in the airline's suite of self-service products, to other airports across Canada. The move follows overwhelmingly positive feedback from guests in Vancouver, Montréal and Edmonton, where the feature was launched earlier this year.

AirTran Airways dispatches first flight from new system operations control center

16-Jun-2010
AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today dispatched its first flight from its new, state-of-the-art System Operations Control Center (S.O.C.) in Orlando.

Egyptair Maintenance & Engineering teams up with A J Walter Aviation to support Air Arabia in Egypt

06-May-2010
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES : EGYPTAIR Maintenance & Engineering and A J Walter Aviation, the leading independent aircraft spares specialist, are working together to support the newly established Air Arabia Egyptian fleet of A320 aircraft. AJW is providing spares leasing and power-by-the-hour support.

AAR to perform heavy maintenance for Allegiant Air

15-Jan-2010
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : AAR (NYSE: AIR) announced today that it has signed a five-year agreement with Allegiant Air, LLC to provide maintenance and modification services for Allegiant’s fleet of 46 MD-80 aircraft.

SpiceJet adds Goa to its network of Domestic Cargo Operations

14-Apr-2009
INDIA :

SpiceJet añade la ciudad de Goa en su red nacional de Operaciones de Cargo
SpiceJet has now added (07-Apr-09) Goa to its existing network of Domestic Cargo Operations. SpiceJet is among the first airline in the Low Fare category to venture into cargo operations in May-2008.Since then it has expanded to include major cities like Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and Kolkata in less than a year and now operate from 13 stations.

Flybe and Swissport increase relationship with three contracts for ground handling

01-Apr-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :

Flybe y Swissport refuerzan sus relaciones con tres contratos de handling


Flybe announced (31-Mar-09) it is to increase its relationship with Swissport, with the award of three contracts for full ground handling.

Frontier Airlines receives 10th consecutive award for safety

01-Apr-2009
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : Reflecting its commitment to safety and continuing education, Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. is proud to announce (31-Mar-09) that it is among an elite group of maintenance facilities in America whose maintenance department has been awarded the Federal Aviation Administration's Diamond Award. This is the tenth consecutive year Frontier has received this recognition.

V Australia appoints WFS to provide cargo handling

23-Mar-2009

V Australia elige WFS como proveedora de sus servicios de carga


V Australia has appointed (20-Mar-09) Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in Los Angeles to provide cargo handling for its new Boeing 777-300ER flights from Sydney, Australia.

Sama signs material support agreement with Lufthansa Technik

22-Jan-2009
Lufthansa Technik and Sama Airlines signed (21-Jan-09) a contract for Total Material Operations TMO. According to the agreement, Lufthansa Technik will provide material and engineering services for the carrier’s fleet of six B737-300s.

Southwest Airlines awards Siemens a baggage screening system contract at Las Vegas Airport

12-Jan-2009
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : Siemens has been awarded a contract from Southwest Airlines for the turnkey integration of the mechanical, electrical and software systems for the baggage handling system in Terminal 1 / Node 5A at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS).

Norwegian Air Shuttle and Lufthansa Technik signs agreement for overhaul services

10-Nov-2008
NORWAY : Lufthansa Technik and Norwegian Air Shuttle have signed an agreement for overhaul services on more than 100 engines. According to the new contract, Lufthansa Technik will take care of the CFM56-7B engines for all 53 aircraft of Norwegian´s 737NG fleet and further seven spare engines.

Swissport fueling services to supply Southwest Airlines at Chicago Midway Airport

03-Nov-2008
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : Swissport International has assumed responsibility via its Swissport Fueling Services subsidiary for all into-plane fueling for Southwest Airlines at the carrier’s Chicago Midway hub. The extensive agreement, which has been concluded for a three-year period, covers 225 flights a day.

Menzies Aviation wins AirAsia X contract

28-Oct-2008
Menzies Aviation announced the contract gain of AirAsia X at Perth and Melbourne. The contract includes six flights per week in Perth for cargo handling services and seven flights per week in Melbourne for cargo, passenger and ramp handling services.

Embraer names Flybe as authorised service center

25-Sep-2008
UNITED KINGDOM : Embraer and Flybe Aviation Services signed a five-year contract, naming the regional aircraft maintenance company as an authorised service center for the ERJ 145 and E-Jets families.

Virgin Blue signs OnPoint solution agreement for CFM56 engines

28-Aug-2008
AUSTRALIA : Virgin Blue has entered a six-year OnPointSM solution agreement that covers the maintenance and overhaul of all CFM56-7B* engines operated by Virgin Blue and its international carrier Pacific Blue. The agreement is valued at up to USD300 million.

Aviapartner Handling awarded handling contract with Air One in Milan-Malpensa

12-May-2008
ITALY : Aviapartner Handling announced it has signed a major contract with Air One for the provision of full handling services at Milan Malpensa. The contract, effective since 30-Mar-08 for ramp handling and as of 01-Jul-08 also for passenger services, covers approximately 130 weekly services (roughly 7,000 services p/a) and will double the volume at the station.

Cebu Pacific and SIA Engineering establishes JV MRO in Clark Airport

07-Apr-2008
PHILIPPINES : Cebu Pacific (CEB) and SIA Engineering Company Limited (SIAEC) announced plans to establish a JV MRO facility in Clark International Airport. This JV will result in the construction of three hangars in Clark Airport over three years, which will provide heavy and light maintenance checks to Cebu Pacific and other international airlines.

Sama Airlines enters MRO agreement with Alsalam Aircraft

03-Mar-2008
Sama announced it has entered into a MRO agreement with Riyadh based, Alsalam Aircraft, covering a package of heavy aircraft maintenance checks.
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