May 9, 2019

Drone sighting at Frankfurt Airport sees massive disruption and 143 flights cancelled

Early this Thursday morning, the sighting of a drone at Germany’s Frankfurt airport resulted in all take-offs and landings being suspended for approximately one hour as the incident was investigated. At just after 8.15 a.m. local time the all-clear was given, but not before 143 take-offs and landings were canceled. In addition, 48 aircraft which […]

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Air Niugini selects StandardAero for PW123 Pay-Per-Hour support

MRO & Production

Air Niugini, the national airline of Papua New Guinea, has re-selected StandardAero to provide Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123 engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services in support of the Dash 8 regional turboprops operated by its subsidiary Link PNG. This new pay-per-hour engine maintenance agreement succeeds a previous contract between the two companies, extending

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Robinson delivers two more Cadets to University of North Dakota

Aircraft & Engines

Robinson Helicopter Company has delivered two R44 Cadets to the University of North Dakota (UND). The bright green and yellow helicopters are the latest additions to the University’s growing fleet of Cadets. As with the two previously acquired Cadets, purchased in 2017 and 2018, the new Cadets will be used for training at UND’s helicopter

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Portuguese carrier TAP is being put up for sale by the government

Panasonic Avionics signs IFE and connectivity deal with TAP Air Portugal

Other News

Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) and TAP Air Portugal have signed an agreement to provide inflight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) solutions for the carrier’s new fleet of 14 A321neo LR aircraft. Panasonic’s X Series inflight entertainment system, along with a suite of connectivity services, are being line-fit installed on the new aircraft. TAP Air Portugal passengers

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Air Hong Kong and HAECO ITM renew long-term contract

MRO & Production

HAECO ITM, a member of the HAECO Group, has renewed its long-term contract with Air Hong Kong to provide inventory technical management support for the airline’s Airbus A300-600 freighter fleet. The contract extension covers component MRO, repair management, component pooling, component engineering, consumable and expendable parts support services, and AOG support. The extension will ensure

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Viva Air announces equity investment by Cartesian Capital Group

Financial

Viva Air Group has released that it archived an important milestone in its further growth and expansion plans through an equity investment of US$ 50 million from Cartesian Capital Group into Viva Air. This innovative financing arrangement will support Viva’s pending deliveries of Airbus A320 aircraft and the Group’s continued growth in Colombia, Peru and

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Magnetic MRO launches Interior Inspector application

Uncategorized

Magnetic MRO, a global provider of total technical care for aircraft operators and lessors, has launched Interior Inspector – a new service which connects airline workers and maintenance teams in logging damages found in the passenger cabin of a commercial airliner. The company is constantly working on finding new ways to address challenges that impede

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ATSG reports strong first quarter 2019 results

Financial

Air Transport Services Group, a leading provider of medium wide-body aircraft leasing, contracted air transportation and related services, has reported consolidated financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2019. Results as compared with the first quarter of 2018 include: Customer revenues were US$348.2 million, up US$145.1 million, or 71%.Omni Air International, acquired in November

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