Air Memphis signed an exclusive five-year Engine Management Program agreement with Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners (GSP) for the airline’s fleet of V2500 engines. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) company. Pratt & Whitney’s Engine Management Programs provide expert analysis of engine operational data to monitor and forecast engine health and maintenance.
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Dubai, flydubai, Dubai's first low cost airline, has announced aircraft financing worth more than US$750m in deals with GECAS (General Electric Capital Aviation Services) and BBAM. The financing will take care of the next nine aircraft flydubai is due to receive and secures all the airline's financing requirements until June 2011.
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Libyan Airlines, part of the Libyan Aviation Holding Company, has taken delivery of its first new Airbus A320 aircraft from the Airbus facility in Toulouse, France. The new aircraft, the first of seven on order, will be equipped with On Air in-flight connectivity services allowing passengers to stay in touch with colleagues, family and friends while they travel.
READ MOREWashington, DC, Air service to the Middle East continues to expand, reports OAG the aviation intelligence firm. In its monthly Frequency and Capacity Trend Statistics (FACTS) report, OAG reports strong air service growth to the Middle East, increasing 11%, overall, in September. Dubai International Airport (DXB) is a strong contributor to that growth, increasing 14% in seat capacity, year over year. This and additional data is available in the September 2010 edition of OAG FACTS.
READ MOREEgyptAir has received its first Airbus A330-300 aircraft from the Airbus facility in Toulouse, France. Powered by Rolls Royce Trent 700 engines, the aircraft seats 301 passengers with 265 in Economy Class, and 36 in Business Class.
READ MOREToronto Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Smart Aviation Company of Cairo, Egypt has signed a firm order to acquire two Q400 NextGen turboprop aircraft, and has also taken options on an additional three Q400 NextGen aircraft.
READ MOREDoha, Qatar Airways has appointed Lufthansa Technik to perform C4 Checks on its Airbus A320 Family and A330 aircraft. A signing ceremony was held today at the airline’s headquarters in Doha, State Of Qatar, where Lufthansa Technik was tasked with performing a total of 24 C4-Checks in a programme expected to take around two and a half years to complete.
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