Czech Sport Aircraft announced a new order from the United Kingdom for the PS-28 Cruiser.  Aviation Trading, the official authorised trading partner of Czech Sport Aircraft, has entered into a purchase agreement with its newly-appointed local importer The Little Aeroplane Company.  This new order will see the very first PS-28 Cruiser configured...

ANA Holdings has ordered seven more A321 aircraft (four A321ceo with Sharklets and three A321neo), in addition to the firm order for 30 A320neo Family (seven A320neo and 23 A321neo) placed in July 2014.  The latest agreement brings ANA’s total order for the A320 Family to 37 aircraft which will gradually replace its existing single aisle...

Cessna Aircraft Company celebrated the roll out of the first production Citation Latitude at the company’s Wichita, Kansas manufacturing facility, just three years since being announced to the market. The assembly of the Latitude features a variety of technological advancements including the use of new automated robotics and ergonomically...

FL Technics Jets, a global provider of tailor-made maintenance, repair and overhaul services for business aviation, announced the start of cooperation with its first customer from India – B. G. Shirke Construction Technology Pvt. Ltd. Under the recently signed agreement, FL Technics Jets will support the customer’s business jet fleet with...

Airbus and HAECO Group have entered into a long term strategic agreement to provide maintenance and engineering training in mainland China and Southeast Asia. Through this collaboration, HAECO, headquartered in Hong Kong and one of the world’s leading aircraft engineering and maintenance groups, will deploy the ‘Training by Airbus’...

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced that Seattle-based Horizon Air Industries, Inc. (“Horizon Air”) has converted two of seven previously acquired Q400NextGen aircraft options to firm orders. The airline retains its options on another five Q400 NextGen aircraft. Horizon Air and its sister carrier, Alaska Airlines are subsidiaries of...

Honda Aircraft Company announced that President and CEO Michimasa Fujino has been honored with the Aviation Industry Leader of the Year Award for the development, production, marketing and sales of the innovative HondaJet. The award recognizes dedication to the aviation industry and is presented each year by the Kiddie Hawk Air Academy. Fujino...

During the last few years, the aviation industry in Latin America has been subject to impressive growth rates. Currently operating a total of nearly 1 600 aircraft, Latin American airline fleets have expanded substantially during the last years, and are expected to grow by another thousand aircraft in another decade, TeamSAI projects. However,...

Czech Sport Aircraft announced a new order from Poland for the PS-28 Cruiser.  Aviation Trading, the official authorised trading partner of Czech Sport Aircraft, entered into a purchase agreement with its local distributor GB Aircraft Sp. z o.o. at the end of last year and this will result in the third PS-28 Cruiser Classic entering into service...

Czech Sport Aircraft announced that Aviation Trading, the official authorised trading partner of Czech Sport Aircraft, has confirmed the appointment of The Little Aeroplane Company Ltd as the company’s new importer of aircraft and spare parts for the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.  This formal announcement comes after the agreements...

FL Technics is further expanding its client base in Europe and Asia by signing a Base Maintenance agreement with a Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines. Under the agreement, FL Technics will provide Base Maintenance support for the carrier’s Boeing 737 NGs. Pegasus Airlines, the second largest carrier in Turkey, has already delivered...

FL Technics announced the start of a new cooperation with Aeroflot – the flag carrier of the Russian Federation. Under the cooperation the company will act as the carrier’s approved supplier of various spare parts in both scheduled and AOG situations. Having passed Aeroflot’s preliminary qualification for spare parts and materials...

China Aircraft Leasing Company (CALC), the leading independent aircraft operating lessor in China, firmed up its contract in December 2014 with Airbus for 100 A320 Family aircraft. The order comprises 74 A320neo, 16 A320ceo and 10 A321ceo. Including this new order, CALC’s total backlog with Airbus stands at 140 A320 Family aircraft. “Adding...

The newest evolution in Airbus’ market-leading widebody jetliner product line – the A330 with an increased 242-tonne maximum takeoff weight capability – is another step closer to entering service later this year after its successful maiden flight. Taking off from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport today, the A330-300 variant carried out an...

AgustaWestland announced it had signed Memoranda ofUnderstanding on offset contracts worth nearly €800 million with four key Polish industrial sector companies grouped in the Polish Armaments Group: Fabryka Broni Radom (Radom Arms Factory), Military Aviation Works no. 1 in Łódź, Military Aviation Works no. 2 in Bydgoszcz and ZM Tarnów. The...