Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company (“Vietjet”) has today signed an agreement with Airbus to provide flight and maintenance training services in Ho Chi Minh City. With this agreement, Vietjet Air’s flight training centre will host an Airbus A320 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) to conduct flight crew training for the airlines A320 fleet. This is the … Read more
Philippine Airlines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Airbus for the order of six A350-900s, with another six purchase options. The news was announced today at the Singapore Airshow by Jaime J. Bautista, President & COO of Philippine Airlines and Fabrice Brégier, President & CEO of Airbus. Philippine Airlines will configure its A350-900s … Read more
Garuda Indonesia Group and Airbus signed today a Memorandum of Partnership covering enhanced Maintenance Training support to GMF AeroAsia and a plan to study together a revitalisation plan for the Garuda Indonesia Airbus fleet. The agreement was signed by M. Arif Wibowo, President and CEO, Garuda Indonesia and by Fabrice Bregier, President and CEO, Airbus. … Read more
Boeing and Okay Airways today announced a commitment for 12 737s, including eight MAX 8s, three 737 MAX 9s and one Next-Generation 737-900ER (Extended Range) airplane. The agreement, valued at $1.3 billion at current list prices, is subject to the approval of the Chinese government and will be posted to Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website once all contingencies are cleared. “We … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Singapore Airlines (SIA) has signed a ‘Flight Hour Services – Tailored Support Package’ (FHSTSP) contract with Airbus to integrate and provide full component support, line and base airframe maintenance, as well as fleet technical management services for SIA’s 19 A380s. Under this 10-year agreement with Airbus, Singapore Airlines will … Read more
ATR and the Singapore-based commercial aircraft lessor Avation PLC announced an agreement for the purchase of five new ATR 72-600 aircraft. At list prices the acquisition is valued at about US $130 million and brings to 35 the total number of firm ATR 72s ordered by Avation PLC since their first ATR purchase in 2011. As … Read more
Pratt & Whitney officially opened its first manufacturing facility in Singapore, through its subsidiary P&W NGPF Manufacturing Company Singapore Pte Ltd, earlier today. The 180,000 square foot (approximately 16,000 square meters) facility, located at Seletar Aerospace Park, will produce fan blades and other key components for Pratt & Whitney’s new PurePower® Geared Turbofan(TM) (GTF) engine … Read more
Leadership of international airports jointly with the Aviation Security Department of CJSC Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) are holding negotiations with representatives of the aviation authorities of Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Israel and some other countries for closer cooperation within passenger air transportation since January 2016. Flights from the Azerbaijani regions to popular destinations of other … Read more
Azerbaijan Airlines announced the resumption of regular flights from Baku to Barcelona from June 18, 2016. Direct Baku-Barcelona-Baku flights will be operated every week on Saturdays. Flights will depart from Heydar Aliyev International Airport at 07:00 am Baku time, arriving to Barcelona El Prat Airport International Airport at 09:45 am local time. The return flights … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments The first A350-900 for Singapore Airlines yesterday completed its maiden flight over the skies of South West France. The aircraft, featuring the airline’s iconic livery, will now enter the final phase of production, including further ground checks and test flights, before being prepared for delivery in the coming weeks. … Read more