Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today
October 17th 2022
Today's briefs report news from ATR, BOC Aviation, Embraer, Sabre and SIA Engineering Company. Read More »
ATR said the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified the new Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127XT-M engine for its ATR 42 and ATR 72 aircraft. “Receiving EASA type certification is an important step towards entry into service of this new standard engine on our ATR aircraft,” ATR senior vice president for engineering, Stephane Viala, said. Pratt & Whitney Canada vice president for sales and marketing, Anthony Rossi, added: “The certification of ATR aircraft powered by our PW127XT-M engine is good news for the regional aviation segment as it delivers 40% more time on wing, 20% less maintenance costs and a 3% improvement in fuel consumption compared to the PW127-M.” The engine is scheduled to enter service with launch customer, Air Corsica, by year-end.
BOC Aviation completed 44 transactions in the three months to September 30: 12 aircraft deliveries on lease to airline customers, commitments to purchase nine new aircraft, 21 signed lease commitments and the sale of one owned and one managed aircraft.
Embraer has closed on a US$100 million credit transaction with JPMorgan Chase Bank guaranteed by the British government's Export Finance agency. The OEM said the credit line will finance purchases of supplies in the U.K and added it was the first time Embraer had sealed a transaction with the U.K. Export Finance agency.
Eve Air Mobility and Skyway Technologies Corp intend to collaborate on urban air traffic management (UATM) to provide Skyway with its UATM software solution, a Letter of Intent signed by the partners has outlined.
Travel technology provider Sabre has secured a long-term contract with United Airlines to distribute the U.S. carrier's products and services through its global distribution system.
SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) has confirmed a 10-year component service agreement for the A320s of new Malaysia-based carrier MyAirline. In other SIAEC news, the MRO and Hawaiian Airlines have extended their contract for C2 maintenance checks on the carrier’s A330-200s aircraft for another five years.
