Oxford, UK, Eurocopter was awarded a three-year support contract for the fleet of 24 Royal Air Force Puma Mk2 helicopters being upgraded by the company to extend their life, enhance performance, mission capability and operational safety.
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Toulouse, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has just granted ATR, the European manufacturer of turboprop aircraft, certification to operate its new ATR 42-600 and ATR 72-600 in temperatures as low as -45°C at take-off and landing.
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Zurich, Switzerland: SR Technics, part of the Mubadala Aerospace MRO network, and the French airline Aigle Azur will establish a joint venture (JV) to provide line and light maintenance activities for the airline’s Airbus A320 and future Airbus A330 fleets.
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Al Qassim, Saudi Arabia; Turkish Airlines, has announced the the launch of direct flights from Al Qassim to Istanbul. The airline marked an increase of 66 percent in passenger traffic in the country in the first five months of this year, compared to the same period in 2011.
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Dubai, Emirates will increase its services to Switzerland to a daily Airbus A380 service to Zurich. From 1st January 2014, EK087 from Dubai to Zurich and its return sector EK088 will be operated by an Airbus A380, an increased capacity of an 1,100 additional seats every week in each direction.
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Paris, Qatar Airways has increased frequency on the Paris – Doha route to three daily flights ahead of the peak summer travel season. Increasing from 18 to 21 scheduled flights a week.
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Tokyo, – GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, announced delivery of a new leased Boeing 737-800 to Skymark Airlines to expand the Japanese low-cost carrier’s fleet.
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