18 July 2018

Ethiopian Airlines confirms it is eying stake in Eritrean Airlines

In a remarkable political turnaround since Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took office in February after the resignation of Hailemariam Desalegn, a generation of hostilities between Ethiopia and Eritrea and the long-running border war has come to an end. The result has seen the first commercial flight between the two countries for twenty years with […]

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Ethiopian Airlines select as Dowty Propellers’ authorized African repair and overhaul facility

Dowty Propellers has announced an agreement establishing Ethiopian Airlines as an authorized repair and overhaul facility in Africa for propellers on Bombardier Q400 regional airliners. Under terms of this agreement, Dowty Propellers will provide training, technical data and equipment, along with support enabling Ethiopian to repair and overhaul Dowty Propellers’ R408 propeller hardware that equip

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Viva Aerobus firms up order for 25 A321neo, 16 A321neo

Viva Aerobus, the ultra-low-cost carrier based in Mexico, has firmed up an amendment for 25 incremental A321neo and 16 upconversions of A320neos to A321neos to their existing purchase agreement. This latest order brings the all-Airbus operator’s total orderbook to 80 A320 Family aircraft (including 15 A320ceo, 24 A320neo, and 41 A321neo) and the airline’s total

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Air Tanzania selects StandardAero for tailored PW150A engine maintenance solution

StandardAero has signed an exclusive five-year time-and-material contract with Air Tanzania to provide maintenance and engineering services for the Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PW150A engines powering the flag carrier’s fleet of three Q400 regional turboprops. This new contract extends StandardAero’s relationship with Air Tanzania, the company having previously provided engine support for the airline’s

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GKN Aerospace to establish new wiring facility in India to support expansion in Asia

GKN Fokker Elmo and the State of Maharashtra (India) have signed an MOU for investment in a second manufacturing facility for wiring interconnection systems in India at the Farnborough Air Show. The new site, a fully owned GKN Aerospace business, is located in Pune in the state Maharashtra and is scheduled to come on line

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Azul renews Global Maintenance Agreement with ATR for next 10 years

After almost eight years of cooperation, ATR and the Brazilian carrier Azul have renewed their Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA). This contract covers the repair, overhaul and pooling services of Line- Replaceable Units, along with propeller availability and maintenance, plus an on-site stock support. Covering Azul’s whole ATR fleet, currently made up of 33 aircraft, this

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Dowty Propellers extends contract with SpiceJet for fleet of Bombardier Q400 regional airliners

Dowty Propellers have extended its support contract for propeller systems on SpiceJet’s Bombardier Q400 regional airliner fleet, which the Indian carrier is expanding with the purchase of 25 additional twin-engine aircraft. The new seven-year Dowty Propellers agreement with SpiceJet, signed at the 2018 Farnborough Airshow, culminates a joint process of developing a comprehensive support package

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Farsound Aviation acquires Sterling Aircraft products

Farsound Aviation have acquired Sterling Aircraft Products (Sterling) from the Pump family for an undisclosed amount. Farsound specialises in the supply of C-Class, B-Class and other fast-moving consumable parts for a customer base that includes several of the world’s leading aero engine MRO organisations, and focuses on total supply chain management, from the forecast requirement

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Republic Airlines orders 100 CF34-8E-powered E-Jets

Republic Airlines has ordered 100 CF34-8E-powered Embraer E170/175 regional jets. The engines are valued at more than US$1.4 billion list price. “With this order, Republic Airlines will be the largest operator of CF34-8E-powered Embraer E170/175 aircraft with close to 300 aircraft, and we are proud to partner with Republic and Embraer on this significant milestone

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