by Dino D'Amore | Jul 24, 2018 | Editorial Comment
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) is to open a new component maintenance centre in Northampton in September 2018. The new Centre, in which MAEL has invested approximately £2 million, is being located in Northampton as that is mid-way between its Luton and Birmingham...
by Dino D'Amore | Jul 20, 2018 | Maintenance, Zone: Asia/Pacific
AFI KLM E&M and China Eastern Airlines have signed a component support contract for the Chinese company’s Boeing 787-9 fleet, which will eventually include 15 aircraft. The agreement covers repair services, access to a regional spare parts pool as well as...
by Dino D'Amore | Jul 20, 2018 | Technology, Zone: Americas
Air Transat has selected Pratt & Whitney GTF engines to power 17 firm-order A321neo family aircraft: two A321neo and 15 long-range A321LR aircraft, the latest variant of the A321neo. All aircraft will be leased from AerCap. This follows the Air Transat...
by Dino D'Amore | Jul 20, 2018 | Technology, Zone: Americas
Boeing and an unidentified customer reached an agreement during the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow for an additional 100 737 MAX airplanes, the company announced. The commitment carries a list-price value of $11.7 billion and will be reflected on...
by Dino D'Amore | Jul 20, 2018 | Technology, Zone: Americas
Boeing and two undisclosed airlines have reached agreements to buy a total of 15 787-9s valued at $4.2 billion per current list prices, the company announced at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow. One of the airlines would become a new 787 customer. The second...