It has been revealed that Airbus has dismissed 16 of its staff, without notice, after a comprehensive investigation into what has been described as involvement in industrial espionage concerning military contracts for the German Armed forces (the Bundeswehr). The European aerospace giant is a major supplier of the Bundeswehr through the regular awarding of contracts […]
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C&L Aerospace has partnered with Electromech Technologies, to serve as a provider for the company’s product offerings including blowers, motors, valves, and actuators for many aircraft types including Beechjet, King Air, Hawker, Premier, Learjet, Beech1900, Pilatus, and Cessna. This partnership, which includes over 70 different line items, will bring significant cost savings to operators via
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Virgin Galactic has completed a major milestone in the build of the next spaceship in its fleet. The team has placed the Main Oxidiser Tank (MOT) into the fuselage – moving this vehicle a step closer to beginning its flight test program. The MOT forms part of the structure of the vehicle, connecting the forward
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Kellstrom Aerospace has acquired an Airbus A320-232, MSN 1648, for teardown. The 1994 A320 aircraft was acquired from Castlelake L.P. The airframe is currently undergoing disassembly at ECube’s facility in Wales, U.K. This project will support Kellstrom Aerospace’s unique and innovative lifecycle solutions by supporting both Kellstrom Aerospace Asset Management division with additional short-to-mid-term lease
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Air Corsica, the airline company based on the Island of Corsica, has taken delivery of its first of two Airbus A320neo aircraft on lease from ICBC Leasing. With this delivery, the airline becomes the first French A320neo operator. The highly-fuel-efficient single-aisle aircraft will help reduce Air Corsica’s operating costs. The airline’s A320neo is powered by
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Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has reached a significant milestone in the growth of its managed aircraft portfolio, with current aircraft under management plus mandates to source and manage portfolios for third-party investor customers reaching US$3.5 billion. Since announcing the DAE Aircraft Investor Services (AIS) product in January 2018, DAE has grown its managed fleet to
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Aviation software company, FLYdocs, has announced another step forward in its investment towards a digital technology-enabled future with the appointment of Carl Davis as the company’s new Chief Technology Innovation Officer (CTIO). Davis brings more than 10 years of experience as a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and was recently nominated for the Digital Innovation Award
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Airbus has received EASA type certification for the A319neo with Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines, the aircraft manufacturer has announced. The CFM-Leap engine variant has already been certified. Now the neo versions of the A319, the A320 and A321 are all certified with both engine variants.
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At the program’s headquarters in Mirabel, Canada, Airbus has celebrated the production of its 100th A220, a 149-seat A220-300 which is destined for Latvia’s airBaltic. While SWISS was the launch operator for the original Bombardier CSeries in June 2016, airBaltic became the launch customer for the renamed A220 in November 2016 after Airbus acquired the
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) looks forward to the entry into force of Montreal Protocol 2014 (MP14) on January 1, 2020. MP14 enhances the capacity of states to curb the escalation in the severity and frequency of unruly behavior on board aircraft. This follows the November 26, 2019 ratification of MP14 by Nigeria, the
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