MTU Maintenance has signed a five-year V2500 contract with Asiana Airlines. The contract covers the maintenance, repair and overhaul of 40% and engine trend monitoring for all of Asiana Airline and its subsidiaries’ V2500 fleet. The deal is worth around €245 million....
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Cathay Pacific takes flight with Salesforce to boost digital transformation
Cathay Pacific is using Salesforce to accelerate digital transformation, generate new revenue streams and improve customer experiences with personalized engagements. An existing Salesforce Sales Cloud and Service Cloud customer since 2014, Cathay Pacific is deploying...
AAR to service Air New Zealand’s A320ceo and A320neo Fleets
AAR will provide full power-by-the-hour (PBH) support of Air New Zealand’s A320 fleet under a long-term agreement. The contract covers a total of 48 aircraft including 30 A320ceos and 18 A320neos. “We are very pleased to expand our relationship with Air New Zealand...
Jet Airways 737 in emergency landing
On September 20, a Jet Airways 737 aircraft en route to Jaipur from Mumbai was forced to return to Mumbai after a loss in cabin pressure, resulting passengers suffering bleeding from the nose or ears. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation said the crew of...
HAITE Singapore to provide pilot training services for China Eastern Airlines
HAITE Aviation Training Singapore, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sichuan Haite High-Tech of Chengdu, China (HAITE Group), has signed a training agreement with China Eastern Airlines (CEA). PEH Teng Keng, General Manager & Director of Training of HAITE Singapore...
Air Mauritius chooses APG as its general representative in North America
Indian Ocean-based airline Air Mauritius has chosen APG, the network for airline services, to be its General Representative (GSA) in United States of America and in Canada. “APG extensive coverage in North America is a perfect match with Air Mauritius’ development...
Astronics CSC appoints HAECO as its exclusive component services provider in Asia Pacific for IFEC Products
Astronics, which provides advanced technologies for the global aerospace, defense, and semiconductor industries, wholly owned subsidiary Astronics Connectivity Systems and Certification, has entered into a long-term agreement with Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering...
Boeing forecasts greatest demand for pilots, technicians, cabin crew in Asia Pacific region
Boeing reports that the Asia Pacific region will have the greatest global demand for new civil aviation personnel over the next 20 years. The region is projected to account for 33 percent of the global need for pilots, 34 percent for technicians and 36 percent for...
Skymark selects RECARO economy class seats
Skymark Airlines is equipping three Boeing 737-800 aircraft each with 177 BL3530 short-haul seats from RECARO Aircraft Seating. In total, over 500 RECARO seats will be installed. The first shipset delivered in June of 2018 and will fly beginning in August. “Comfort,...
Sabre to fuel China Eastern Airlines’ next generation Airline Operation Centre
Sabre has announced that China Eastern Airlines selected Sabre’s innovative AirCentre suite as the core system to power its next generation Airline Operation Centre – developed to organise and manage flights, ensure constant flight monitoring operations and to help...
HAITE and MAB Academy sign MOU for training services collaboration
HAITE Aviation Training (hereafter referred to as ‘HAITE’), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sichuan Haite High-Tech of Chengdu, China (HAITE Group), and Malaysian Airlines Berhad (MAB) Academy, a subsidiary of the Malaysian Aviation Group (MAG), have come together to...
Air China orders Recaro seats for its A350s
Air China ordered 2500 CL3710 economy class seats from Recaro Aircraft Seating for their ten new Airbus A350 aircrafts. China´s flag carrier is the first operator of the A350 in Mainland China. Air China’s scope of delivery includes a total of 2500 CL3710 economy...