Geneva, Switzerland, the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has approved a guarantee of a $350 million loan facility to provide the funds to assist Textron Inc. in financing the exports by two of its companies, Cessna Aircraft Company and Bell Helicopter Textron. The guaranteed lender is PNC Bank in Pittsburgh, Pa. Read More

Paris, Amstelveen, Masterjet the European business jet operator signed a component support contract with AFI KLM E&M. The contract included repairs on faulty components with spare parts hire for worldwide delivery. The aircraft have an average monthly utilization of approximately 60 hours.  Read More

Taipei, Taiwan, GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing unit of GE, today signed an agreement to lease four new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to EVA Airways. Delivery of the aircraft from GECAS’ existing order book with Boeing is scheduled for 2014. Read More

The Romanian airport owner and operator Infra Group has commissioned Lufthansa Consulting as strategic advisor in the development of a new international airport for Bucharest. This is the first airport to be built in Romania for 20 years and the first airport to be privately funded. Read More

Westlake Village, Calif. and Moscow, Row 44, Inc., a provider of in flight broadband entertainment ecosystem, announced today that Transaero Airlines, selected Row 44's broadband entertainment platform to deliver a wide variety of in-flight services – ranging from true broadband internet access to live television, e-commerce, video on demand, and bookable destination services. Read More