Greater coordination between civil and military controllers at Eurocontrol’s Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC) has been implemented to allow further deployment of free route airspace.
Volaris Aviation Holding, parent of Mexican Low-cost carrier Volaris, has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering (IPO) of American Depository Shares offering.
International Lease Finance Corp. subsidiary AeroTurbine has signed a consignment material stock agreement with Engineering Holding, which does maintenance and supplies parts for western aircraft in Russia and is the parent of S7 Engineering and Sibir Technics.
SR Technics, part of the Mubadala Aerospace MRO network, and France’s Aigle Azur Airline will establish a joint venture (JV) to provide line and light maintenance activities for the carrier’s Airbus A320s and future A330s.
Boeing has released its annual Current Market Outlook in June, projecting a demand for 35,280 new aircraft over the next 20 years, valued at $4.8 trillion and a doubling of the world fleet over the next two decades.
United Airlines, the US launch customer for the Boeing 787, re-started its international Dreamliner service Tuesday with a new Denver-Tokyo Narita route.
The French government is reducing its stake in Aéroports de Paris (ADP), which controls Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports, as it raises money to offset its financial problems.
The Austrian Supreme Court is requesting clarification from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on several legal issues regarding the Tyrolean Airways transfer by Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines.
The European Union has signed a comprehensive air transport agreement with Israel that will “gradually open up and integrate their respective markets, develop an aviation area with common rules, offer economic benefits for consumers and new opportunities for the industry,” the EU said.
Avianca Brazil—the brand and trading name for Oceanair Linhas Aéreas—is expecting to grow 30% in the domestic market this year, as part of a BRL$2.9 billion expansion plan through 2016.
IAE International Aero Engines AG manages development, production, sales and aftermarket for the V2500 for close to 200 operators. IAE’s shareholders comprise Pratt & Whitney (NYSE: UTX), Pratt & Whitney Aero Engines International GmbH, Japanese Aero Engines Corporation and MTU Aero Engines. Over 5,700 engines have been delivered, with nearly 1,600 engines on order. The V2500 powers the Airbus A320 family, the Boeing MD-90 and was selected for the Embraer KC-390.
US Airways chairman and CEO Doug Parker, slated to be the CEO of the new American Airlines following the US Airways-American merger, has named the executive team of the merged airline.
