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Direct Maintenance and Etihad Airways extend teaming to include Nairobi, Kenya

Direct Maintenance and Etihad Airways have extended their existing partnership to include Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport as its next support location. Direct Maintenance is now appointed to provide comprehensive and dedicated aircraft line maintenance support at 3 each east-African locations on behalf of Etihad Airways. The National Carrier of the United Arab Emirates is now receiving high profile line maintenance services through Direct Maintenance at the locations Entebbe (EBB, Uganda), Dar es Salaam (DAR, Tanzania) and Nairobi (NBO, Kenya). The newest addition to the partnership at Nairobi includes the coverage for a daily passenger service flown by Etihad Airways with A320 family aircraft, as well as support to a busy freighter operation deploying A330F and B777F models.

China’s equivalent to the A320 and B737, the COMAC C919 makes first commercial flight

Monday May 29, 2023

China’s first ‘home-grown’ commercial airliner the C919

Delivered to launch customer China Eastern Airlines in December 2022, and after considerable flight testing, the COMAC C919 has completed its first commercial flight. Built by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) the narrow-body C919 left Shanghai ... Read More »

Embraer appoints Frederico Lemos CCO for Defense & Security international businesses

Monday May 29, 2023

Frederico Lemos has been appointed CCO for Defense & Security international businesses

Embraer has appointed Frederico Lemos to the position of Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) for international businesses of Embraer Defense & Security. Following the appointment of Bosco da Costa Junior as President & CEO of Embraer Defense & Security ... Read More »

Qantas prepares to farewell Boeing 717

Monday May 29, 2023

All of QantasLink’s 20 Boeing 717s will be gradually replaced

Qantas will mark the end of an era with the departure of one of its Boeing 717 jets, the first of its type to be registered and flown in Australia. The departing 717 (registration VH-NXI) holds a special place in the Qantas Group’s modern history, having ope... Read More »

Boeing and ST Engineering sign P-8A Poseidon sustainment MoU

Monday May 29, 2023

Torbjorn Sjogren, VP and GM, Government Services, Boeing Global Services and Sarbjit Singh, President, Defence Aerospace, ST Engineering

Boeing and ST Engineering have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to outline potential areas of collaboration in systems integration, training, local parts distribution, support and sustainment work for the P-8A Poseidon. Boeing and ST Engineering have... Read More »

Eve Air Mobility continues to advance eVTOL testing phase

Monday May 29, 2023

Eve Air Mobility began testing its vertical lift rotors aboard a new custom truck-mounted platform

Eve Air Mobility (Eve) has released that it continues to advance its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) testing phase as it continues to make strides toward key programme milestones. The various tests performed throughout this phase are part of Eve... Read More »

ITA Airways takes delivery of first A330neo aircraft

Monday May 29, 2023

ITA has taken delivery of its first A330neo aircraft during a ceremony held in Toulouse, France

ITA Airways, Italy’s national carrier, has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330neo aircraft, on lease from Air Lease Corporation (ALC). The A330-900 will join the ITA Airways’ fleet in June to serve its long-haul routes and new intercontinental dest... Read More »

Lufthansa to acquire 41% stake in Italy’s ITA Airways

Friday May 26, 2023

Deutsche Lufthansa AG will acquire a minority stake in ITA Airways

Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Lufthansa) has agreed with the Italian Ministry of Economy (Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze, MEF) to acquire a 41% stake in ITA Airways through a capital increase of €325 million (£283 million). As part of the agreement, the... Read More »

Ministry of Defence of Malaysia signs contract with Leonardo for two ATR 72MPA

Friday May 26, 2023

The Ministry of Defence of Malaysia has signed a contract with Leonardo to supply two ATR 72 MPA (Maritime Patrol Aircraft) platforms. A signing ceremony took place at LIMA 2023, a key maritime and defence exhibition in the Asia-Pacific region held in Langkawi... Read More »

SkyWest Airlines to use GE’s 360 Foam Wash system

Friday May 26, 2023

GE’s 360 Foam Wash is an alternative to water wash for engine maintenance

SkyWest Airlines, a subsidiary of SkyWest, has been awarded a technical license from GE to use its 360 Foam Wash system on its CF34 aircraft engines, making SkyWest the first North American operator to license the patented engine cleaning system. Estimates are... Read More »

Spirit AeroSystems finalises MRO services contract with MAB Engineering

Friday May 26, 2023

Signing ceremony of the MRO services agreement between MAB Engineering and Spirit AeroSystems

Spirit AeroSystems (Spirit) has finalised a partnership agreement with MAB Engineering Services (MAB Engineering) to provide MRO services for nacelle and flight control surfaces to Malaysia Airlines and other operators at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Se... Read More »

Geoff Shearer becomes AJW Group's representative for Australasia

Friday May 26, 2023

AJW Group appoints Geoff Shearer as representative for Australasia region

Geoff Shearer is to become AJW Group‘s new representative for the Australasia region. In this role, Shearer will be responsible for nurturing relationships with key customers, maximising opportunities arising from the Group’s presence in the region... Read More »

Brazil and Costa Rica join International Transport Forum (ITF)

Friday May 26, 2023

Brazil and Costa Rica have joined the International Transport Forum (ITF) as the organisation’s 65th and 66th member countries. The ITF’s highest statutory body, the Council of Ministers of Transport, voted to admit both Latin American nations on May 24, 2... Read More »

France activates ban on short-haul flights to cut CO2 emissions

Thursday May 25, 2023

Effective May 23, France has activated a ban on all short-haul flights to destinations where there is an existing train connection that can be reached within two-and-a-half hours. However, the train service has to offer the same degree of flexibility as a flig... Read More »

Glasgow Airport to test feasibility of hydrogen production, storage and distribution hub

Thursday May 25, 2023

A consortium led by Glasgow Airport and net-zero consulting co-developer Ikigai, has successfully secured funding from the Scottish Government to test the feasibility of a hydrogen production, storage and distribution hub that would support zero-emission fligh... Read More »

Air Corporate of Italy orders 43 Airbus helicopters

Thursday May 25, 2023

Air Corporate, the Italian business aviation operator, has placed a firm order for 43 helicopters from Airbus on the concluding day of EBACE 2023. The helicopters include 40 single-engine helicopters (H125/H130) plus three ACH160s from Airbus Corporate Helicop... Read More »

ASL Group inks agreement for delivery of six Lilium pioneer edition jets

Thursday May 25, 2023

ASL Group and Lilium have signed an agreement for the delivery of six Lilium jets

Benelux-based business jet operator ASL Group and Lilium, developer of an all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jet, have inked an agreement for the delivery of six Lilium pioneer edition jets. The agreement, which includes deposit payments to Lil... Read More »

SKS Airways signs deal for ten Embraer E195-E2s

Thursday May 25, 2023

Signing ceremony between Embraer and SKS Airways at LIMA'23

SKS Airways has signed a deal with Embraer for the purchase of ten E195-E2 jets. The deal was announced at a signing ceremony at the Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA’23). Furthermore, the two companies signed a service agreeme... Read More »

Jenny Critchley joins IAG Cargo Executive Team

Thursday May 25, 2023

Jenny Critchley joins IAG Cargo as Chief Transformation Officer

Jenny Critchley joins the IAG Cargo Executive Team as Chief Transformation Officer. IAG Cargo, is the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG). Critchley takes over from David Rose, who was recently appointed to a new role on the IAG Cargo Executiv... Read More »

LHT reveals design for government cabin in ACJ TwoTwenty

Wednesday May 24, 2023

Lufthansa Technik AG (Lufthansa Technik) has revealed fist glimpses of its design for a government cabin for the smallest Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ) type, the TwoTwenty. The new cabin will target both governments as well as military operators and MedEvac organ... Read More »

SKY2SHARE pre-orders 15 Cassio electric-hybrid aircraft from VoltAero

Wednesday May 24, 2023

SKY2SHARE, a Swiss-based aviation company that offers fractional ownership and is focused on radically decreasing the CO2 footprint of its operations, has pre-ordered 15 of VoltAero‘s Cassio electric-hybrid airplanes. This commitment begins with the... Read More »