The World of Aviation

Boeing, Shanghai Airlines and Shanghai Airport Authority celebrated the opening of a new two bay hangar at their Pudong based maintenance, repair and overhaul joint venture, Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services Co, on October 15. Boeing Shanghai was established in June 2006, and focuses on MRO for 737NGs for a variety of airline customers in China

Embraer ECC Leasing has announced that it will showcase the 16-seat corporate shuttle version of its ERJ-135 at the NBAA convention from October 20-22. “Following a detailed market review, which identified a growing demand for cost effective and versatile shuttle aircraft, ECC Leasing elected to convert some of its current 37-seat ERJ 135 aircraft into

Air India has announced that it will delay delivery of three Boeing 777-300ERs which were due for delivery in 2010 and 2011 by up to two years as it restructures its operations. Air India has been struggling financially this year, and recently accepted an INR50bn (A$1.18bn) bailout from the Indian government.

Virgin Blue has announced that it has appointed Jones Lang LaSalle to manage its property portfolio, including managing the sale and leaseback of its Brisbane headquarters, the ‘Virgin Village’. According to Jones Lang LaSalle, Virgin Blue will continue to be the sole tenant at the campus-style Virgin Village, which houses approximately 1000 employees. No estimate

Boeing, UOP and Mexico’s Airports and Auxiliary Services agency (ASA), which is an arm of the Mexican government’s Ministry of Communications and Transport, have announced a collaboration to identify, research and further the development of a commercially viable market for Mexico-sourced sustainable aviation biofuels. “This is a first-of-its-kind collaboration, involving key government, private sector and

IATA said in its August Premium Travel Monitor that bookings in business and first class in the Asia Pacific region are starting to rise again, driven in part by a general rise in trade across the region. “The strongest rise in economic and business activity has been seen in the Asia Pacific regions, where private