United Airlines has concluded a series of multi-year contracts with Pratt & Whitney Aftermarket Services to provide support for some 400 of its engines. The $400 million, five-year deal covers maintenance for the carrier's JT8D powering the Boeing 727 and 737. Three separate four year contracts cover the JT9D on the 767, its International Aero Engine V2500s on the Airbus A319/320s and the CFM56 on the 737.
Source: Flight International
Boeing has invested an undisclosed sum in Norwegian fuel developer Norsk e-Fuel as part of an effort to promote increased production and availability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The joint venture of CAE and KF Aerospace has signed a contract with airframer De Havilland Canada to acquire three Dash 8-400 aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) programme, which covers 71 new turboprops and helicopters.
Portuguese maintenance firm Mesa is to carry out the servicing of UK start-up Global Airlines’ first Airbus A380 following its ferry flight to Beja. The aircraft arrived from Dresden, where it had undergone heavy maintenance, on 17 January. Mesa, which has facilities at Lisbon as well as Beja, says it ...
