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- September 11, 2026
Japan Airlines launches autonomous drone inspection project
Japan Airlines (JAL) and French aircraft-maintenance drone maker Donecle have launched a joint project using fully autonomous drones for exterior aircraft inspections at JAL hangars, ...
Bombardier’s Global 8000 cleared for London City
Bombardier said on Tuesday, September 10, that its Global 8000 business jet has received approval from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to operate at ...
EGYPTAIR expands Boeing health management deal
EGYPTAIR Maintenance & Engineering has expanded an agreement with Boeing to deploy its Airplane Health Management (AHM) solution across EGYPTAIR‘s growing Boeing 737 MAX fleet, ...
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GE Aerospace, WZL-2 to explore F404-GE-102 engine support
GE Aerospace and Poland’s Military Aviation Works (WZL-2) have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the development of maintenance, repair and overhaul and depot-level ...
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United Airlines Ventures invests in Assaia
Assaia, a provider of artificial intelligence and computer-vision technology for airport operations, said United Airlines Ventures (UAV), the venture capital arm of United Airlines, has ...
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France orders more Airbus U050 Capa-X drones
France’s Aeronautical Maintenance Directorate (DMAé) has placed an additional order with Airbus Helicopters for four U050 Capa-X uncrewed aerial systems following a successful evaluation of ...
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BOC Aviation orders 12 A320neos for Avianca
BOC Aviation has agreed to purchase 12 Airbus A320neo aircraft from Airbus for long-term lease to existing customer Avianca, adding to its portfolio of next-generation ...
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Deutsche Aircraft advances D328eco landing gear tests
Deutsche Aircraft has completed low- and high-speed taxi testing and begun flight testing of a new landing gear system for its next-generation D328eco regional aircraft, ...
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MTU Maintenance lands first North African LEAP contracts
MTU Maintenance has signed its first maintenance contracts for CFM International LEAP-1A engines in North Africa, securing agreements with regional airlines including Air Cairo as ...
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AeroSHARK “shark skin” set for Airbus A330
Lufthansa Technik is moving closer to bringing its drag-reducing AeroSHARK “shark skin” technology to Airbus A330 aircraft, with a Discover Airlines A330-200 set to become ...
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Avianca secures US$300m engine maintenance financing
Avianca has secured up to US$300 million in financing to support MRO services for its CFM56 engines at GE Aerospace’s Celma facility in Brazil. The ...
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THE EVOLUTION OF WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION
PART ONE (A Three-Part AviTrader MRO 360° Series) The Idea That Changed Engine Ownership How Charlie Willis Helped Pioneer the Aircraft Engine Leasing Business Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC) was established in 1985 around an idea that was still largely untested in commercial aviation: an aircraft engine could be leased independently from the aircraft it powered. At the center of that idea was Charles F. “Charlie” Willis IV. A visionary aviation leader and industry pioneer, Willis is widely credited with ...
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GE Aerospace to buy precision casting specialist CPP
GE Aerospace has agreed to acquire Consolidated Precision Products (CPP), a major manufacturer of highly engineered castings, from private investment firms Warburg Pincus and Berkshire ...
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UK airports face further disruption after air traffic control failure
UK airports warned of further disruption on Wednesday after a software failure in the country’s air traffic control system grounded more than 1,000 flights and ...
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Ontic acquires SIRS Navigation
Ontic has acquired SIRS Navigation, a Kent, UK-based specialist in the design and manufacture of precision standby magnetic compasses for the global aviation industry. SIRS ...
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Japan Airlines launches autonomous drone inspection project
Japan Airlines (JAL) and French aircraft-maintenance drone maker Donecle have launched a joint project using fully autonomous drones for exterior aircraft inspections at JAL hangars, ...
EGYPTAIR expands Boeing health management deal
EGYPTAIR Maintenance & Engineering has expanded an agreement with Boeing to deploy its Airplane Health Management (AHM) solution across EGYPTAIR‘s growing Boeing 737 MAX fleet, ...
GE Aerospace, WZL-2 to explore F404-GE-102 engine support
GE Aerospace and Poland’s Military Aviation Works (WZL-2) have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the development of maintenance, repair and overhaul and depot-level ...
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