American Airlines Group reports May load factor of 82%

The United States aviation regulator, the FAA, has announced that it will be rolling out a raft of rules relating directly to comprehensive training and pilot certification for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxis which are seen as the solu... Read More »

Lockheed Martin and Airbus leaders have selected GE Aerospace’s CF6-80E1 propulsion system for the LMXT strategic tanker. The LMXT is Lockheed Martin’s solution for the U.S. Air Force’s KC-135 recapitalisation plan and is built on the combat-... Read More »

Acro Aircraft Seating (Acro) – a leading passenger seat manufacturer for commercial airlines – has been selected to supply Deutsche Aircraft with Series 9 economy class seats for the D328-family of aircraft, which includes the new D328eco and a retrofit op... Read More »

Fokker Services Group (FSG), a global leader in maintenance, modifications, completions and conversions, has selected Aviation Glass as the partner of choice to replace standard inner polycarbonate window lenses with ‘RealGlass’ technology on the Airbus A... Read More »

Jet Aviation has completed construction of a new 18,000 ft² hangar at its FBO in Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.A. The company continues to invest in infrastructure across its U.S. FBO network. The completion of Jet Aviation’s Scottsdale hangar brings the total h... Read More »

Satair, an Airbus Services company, has signed a multi-year agreement with CTT Systems at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, extending their global exclusive distribution rights for CTT Systems’ A350 humidifier pads and the Cabin Active Humidity Control... Read More »

Vallair, the mature asset specialist, has completed the full teardown of two A320s (MSN 2372 and MSN 2393) on behalf of SETNA iO, a global aftermarket aircraft part supplier. The dismantlement process has been co-ordinated at Vallair’s MRO facility in Montpe... Read More »

Boeing can now add Papua New Guinea’s flag-carrying airline, Air Niugini to its list of over 85 customers for its 787-8 Dreamliner. The Pacific Island carrier has announced it is to purchase two of the long-haul aircraft in a bid to grow its network across A... Read More »

Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) is leading the collaboration with Mark AB Capital Investment, a UAE based private equity company, and SuperJet International (SJI), an Italian aviation company based in Venice, Italy, to support the development of the civil a... Read More »

Azerbaijan Airlines has made the decision to install SkyLeather®, a revolutionary, eco-friendly, durable and lightweight 100% water-based material, on three of its A319 and six of its A320 aircraft. The decision marks a significant milestone for AJW Technique... Read More »

Magnetic MRO has successfully torn down a Boeing 737-400 that was previously idle for seven years. This was a rare opportunity to procure an entire aircraft. However, before starting any activities, there was a strict customs clearance and auction procedures t... Read More »

Astronics Corporation has been selected by Airbus to supply Passenger Service Units (PSUs) for the A220-family of aircraft. This award marks the first PSU collaboration between Astronics and Airbus. Leveraging many decades of Astronics expertise developing ca... Read More »

VPorts, a leader in the design, construction and operation of advanced air mobility (AAM) infrastructure, has initiated the certification process for its vertiports aspart of the world’s first AAM integrator centre at the Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub (M... Read More »

United Airlines (United) and Panasonic Avionics have signed a deal at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, for Panasonic’s new Astrova in-flight engagement (IFE) solution. United plans to install Astrova on select new Boeing 787 and Airbus A321XLR air... Read More »

AJW Group has launched its new engineering division, AJW Technique Engineering. This division will provide comprehensive support for a range of Part 21J Design, Part 21G Production and Part 145 maintenance services. AJW Technique Engineering is set to commence... Read More »

Diehl Aviation and HEICO Cabin Solutions have come up with a new premium cabin concept for single-aisle aircraft which is being showcased at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany. This new cabin will allow for an additional seat per row in the same s... Read More »

Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW) has redelivered the 50th passenger-to-freighter (P2F) converted aircraft of its new-generation Airbus P2F-family programme. The P2F aircraft, an A330-300P2F, was redelivered from EFW’s facility in Dresden to A330P2F launch custo... Read More »

Soisa Aircraft Interiors, the cabin interiors’ specialist, has secured a contract with leasing giant Avolon to supply seat covers. The company has also confirmed an ESG initiative which it has set up with the lessor to support the local community in the Chih... Read More »

Challenge Group has chosen to work together with AMOS to anticipate, support and deliver on future market developments.   Challenge Technic has now embarked on the full implementation of Swiss-AviationSoftware’s AMOS Airlines Edition and AMOSmobile... Read More »

Panasonic Avionics has unveiled an extension of its Astrova IFE portfolio with new 4K OLED monitors for First and Business Class cabins.  The larger screens will be available to airlines in five sizes: 19, 22, 27, 32, and 42 inches, boosting the appeal of... Read More »