Spain’s Gamesa has agreed to enter exclusive negotiations to sell its aerospace unit Gamesa Aeronautica to Spanish bank Caja de Ahorros de Castilla La Mancha, which has teamed up with former Gamesa chief executive Inaki Lopez Gandasegui in a joint bid. Gamesa’s Bilbao-based aerospace unit develops and manufactures aircraft sections, parts and components. Gamesa values the aerospace unit at around g60 million ($72 million).
Source: Flight International
Air New Zealand and Pratt & Whitney have broken ground on an extension to their joint Christchurch Engine Centre, with an aim to boost MRO capacity for PW1100G engines.
SIA Engineering (SIAEC) remains optimistic about “healthy” air travel demand in the near-term, as it sees opportunities in ongoing aircraft delivery delays.
HAECO and Comac have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand airframe, engine and component MRO services.
