November 26, 2019

Rolls-Royce has secured a five-year MissionCare™ contract valued at US$1.2 billion to maintain AE 1107C engines on U.S. Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force V-22 aircraft. Rolls-Royce has delivered nearly 1,000 AE 1107C engines to power the fleet of V-22 aircraft in operation around the world. The total fleet of more than 375 MV-22s and

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Avion Express Malta lands Canadian FAOC

Airlines & Routes

Avion Express Malta, a subsidiary airline of Avion Express, has received its FAOC (Foreign Air Carrier Certificate) from Transport Canada, issued by the Minister of Transport on November 1. Avion Express Malta started its operations in May and had been flying for Europe’s third-largest low-cost airline, Norwegian Air, for the whole summer season. At the

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Lufthansa sells catering subsidiary LSG Sky Chefs to Gategroup

Financial

Lufthansa Group has confirmed the decision of its Executive Board on the sale of the LSG Group’s European business to Gategroup. The sale is part of the new strategy of Lufthansa Group to focus on the airline business. The sale enables the new owner to further develop the catering business. The potential sale is subject

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Domodedovo Airport is testing cleaning robots

Uncategorized

Moscow Domodedovo Airport is piloting cleaning robots. The initiative aims to improve automation of the air hub operations. The airport has tested TASKI SWINGOBOT 2000, CLEANFIX RA 660 NAVI, and Russian VeDroid. The tests took place in the office space, and in the terminal building and the evaluation takes into account safety, design for manufacturing,

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Bombardier receives first shipment of Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Montreal

Airlines & Routes, Other News

Bombardier has received an inaugural shipment of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its Montreal facilities, further reinforcing the company’s commitment to sustainable flying. This step is the first in the company’s plan to secure long-term partnerships with fuel suppliers to deploy SAF to all of its facilities as worldwide supply becomes more readily available. “We

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Novair becomes first CFM LEAP-1A Engine Services customer of Lufthansa Technik

MRO & Production

The Swedish charter carrier Nova Airlines AB (Novair) and Lufthansa Technik have signed a long-term exclusive engine maintenance services contract, for the CFM International LEAP-1A engines of Novair’s two Airbus A321neo aircraft. Thereby, Novair has become the launching airline customer of Lufthansa Technik’s technical services for this new engine type. Lufthansa Technik has received the

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Association of Asia Pacific Airlines appoints new Director General

People

The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has released that Subhas Menon will take up the position of AAPA Director General with effect from March 1, 2020, following the decision by the current Director General Andrew Herdman to step down after having successfully led the Association since 2004. Menon has over 35 years of experience

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C&L Aerospace signs supplier agreement with Thai Aviation Industries

MRO & Production

C&L Aerospace has signed an exclusive supplier agreement with Thai Aviation Industries (TAI), Thailand’s aircraft repair and maintenance service center. This partnership will allow C&L to better support the Royal Thai Airforce’s fleet of Saab aircraft through Thai Aviation Services. The agreement, which is for two years, is the continuation of the successful history of

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Gulfstream delivers G500 to Europe

Aircraft & Engines

Gulfstream Aerospace has delivered the Gulfstream G500™ to its first European customer. An undisclosed Western-Europe-based charter operator took delivery of the aircraft in Savannah. The G500 earned certification from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency on Oct. 11 and is in service in North America, Brazil, the Middle East and Europe. “We are excited about

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AAPA offers support to region’s carriers during tough times

Rolls-Royce secures defense services contract valued at US$1.2 billion