Following a hard-fought battle to secure the maintenance contract for easyJet’s Airbus A319 fleet, including a threat to take the work to eastern Europe, the carrier has opted to retain the services of SR Technics with a 10-year contract. The deal is valued at around $1 billion and provides a reduction in maintenance costs of over 25% over the term of the contract. By 2008 easyJet plans to have a fleet of 120 A319s.
Source: Airline Business
While Embraer has so far not announced any commercial jets orders at this year’s Farnborough air show, chief executive Arjan Meijer says there are numerous deals in the pipeline for at least 300 aircraft.
Leonardo is contemplating greater integration between its aerostructures business and its customers in future as it battles to return the division to profitability amid a challenging market.
Britten-Norman has demonstrated the performance of a BN2T-4S Islander fitted with a 5G antenna array, as part of project to develop a high-altitude connectivity platform. The platform is intended for applications such as natural disaster management, to restore connectivity quickly if mobile network infrastructure has been destroyed or disrupted by ...
