May 7, 2020

VoltAero unveils production-version Cassio hybrid-electric aircraft

VoltAero has revealed the production configuration for its Cassio aircraft, which will revolutionize general aviation with a highly efficient, safe and optimized family of airplanes powered by the company’s hybrid-electric power module. Cassio utilizes VoltAero’s hybrid-electric power module in an aft fuselage “pusher” configuration, integrating a cluster of electric motors with a high-performance internal combustion […]

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Spirit and JetBlue get permission to suspend certain flights until Sept. 30

Airlines & Routes

Having previously denied Spirit Airlines Co’s request to suspend a number of flights during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Transport has now decided to let the airline halt some flights until September 30, while also allowing JetBlue Airways to reduce the number of flights it operates over the same period of time. Demand

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Aviation Partners names Gary Dunn President

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Aviation Partners has appointed Gary Dunn to the position of president, effective immediately . Dunn has served the company for more than two decades. He has been interim president since the unexpected passing on March 30, of company founder and aviation legend Joe Clark. Dunn has close to 30 years’ experience in aviation maintenance, engineering,

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Israel will lease IAI Heron UAVs to Greece

Military & Defense

The Israel Ministry of Defense and the Hellenic Ministry of National Defense have signed the first lease agreement for the Israeli Heron system, developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). As part of the agreement, the Israel Ministry of Defense will lease the Heron system in its maritime configuration to Greece over three years, with an

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Spirit AeroSystems posts first-quarter net loss of US$167.5 million

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Spirit’s first-quarter 2020 revenue was US$1.1 billion, down 45% from the same period in 2019, primarily due to the 737 MAX production suspension directed by Boeing that began on January 1, 2020. Deliveries decreased to 324 shipsets during the first quarter of 2020 compared to 453 shipsets in the same period of 2019, including Boeing

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Jim Nypels joins APOC Aviation’s Engine Trading division

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APOC Aviation has brought Jim Nypels into its new Engine Trading division as the organization prepares for a return to increased leasing and trading activity. Nypels has been with APOC since the start of the business in 2015. After a period as Warehouse & Logistics Manager, he moved to project management focusing on airframe teardowns

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Virgin Galactic enters Space Act Agreement with NASA

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Virgin Galactic and its wholly owned subsidiary, The Spaceship Company (TSC), have signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA to facilitate the development of high speed technologies. The Space Act Agreement (SAA), is set to enable and foster collaboration between NASA, Virgin Galactic and The Spaceship Company in order to advance the United States’ efforts

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Pratt & Whitney customer training centers adapt to meet their mission

MRO & Production

Remote learning, phased reopening and other measures designed to deliver the highest-quality training even through a pandemic: that is how Pratt & Whitney Customer Training Centers in China, India and the U.S. meet challenging times. The China Customer Training Center (CCTC) reopened in early April and has since delivered three in-person GTF engine courses to

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Mitsubishi and Bombardier to close acquisition of Canadair Regional Jet program on June 1

Aircraft & Engines

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Bombardier have agreed that all closing conditions have been met and the transaction pertaining to the acquisition of the Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) Program will close on June 1, 2020. The Program will be operated under the newly created group entities of MHI RJ Aviation Group (MHIRJ) and will commence upon

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GKN Fokker Services and RNLAF extend total support contract for standard parts