Stobart Air sold for an initial £2.00 to 26-year-old blockchain entrepreneur

Having bought back Stobart Air from Bankruptcy in April last year, Stobart Group, now renamed Esken, has agreed to sell the airline to Ettyl for an initial, token £2.00. Ettyl is an Isle of Man-based startup whose CEO is 26-year-old serial entrepreneur Jason Scales who runs a blockchain and technology incubator called The Hubb. In […]

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Boeing’s Board of Directors extends retirement age for CEO Dave Calhoun, CFO Greg Smith to retire

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Boeing’s Board of Directors has extended the company’s age-65 standard retirement to age 70 for President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) David L. Calhoun. Calhoun, 64, has served as Boeing’s President and CEO since Jan. 13, 2020. While the Board’s action extends the mandatory retirement age for Calhoun to April 1, 2028, there is no

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GATES expands CFM International MRO partnership to support LEAP-1A/-1B engines

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GA Telesis Engine Services (GATES) has signed an agreement with CFM International (CFM) to provide MRO support for LEAP-1A/-1B engines. Through this agreement, GATES will have the rights and licenses to obtain airworthiness authority certification for MRO services on the LEAP-1A, which powers the Airbus A320neo Family, and LEAP-1B, the exclusive powerplant for the Boeing

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CSAT to provide Boeing 737 base maintenance for LOT Polish Airlines

MRO & Production

Czech Airlines Technics (CSAT) will provide customers with Boeing 737 MAX maintenance. Thanks to the company’s new authorization received from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Czech Republic, CSAT has expanded the offer of services provided by its base maintenance division. Overhauls of the most modern version of this aircraft type are thus to be

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Bishill Holdings acquires Aeropeople

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As of April 19, Aeropeople has been acquired by Bishill Holdings Limited, who will be taking ownership of the business from Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group (MADG). Aeropeople is a market leader in specialist aerospace recruitment solutions, also providing expertise and manpower across the aviation, engineering, motorsport, automotive and defence industries. Bishill Holdings is run

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Dwayne Chandler joins Stevens Aerospace as Director of Avionics Sales

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Stevens Aerospace and Defense Systems has reported that Dwayne Chandler has joined the team as Director of Avionics Sales. Chandler brings more than thirty years of hands-on avionics experience including Avionics Technician at Timco, Avionics Install Crew Chief and Sales Manager at Landmark Aviation, and most recently serving as Avionics Sales Manager at Constant Aviation.

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STS signs five-year services contract with Royal Air Force to service fleet of C17 aircraft

Military & Defense

STS Aviation Services (STS) has signed a five-year contract to provide fuel tank repair services for the Royal Air Force’s fleet of C17 military transport aircraft. The bulk of work for this program will take place at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire and will be carried out by an experienced team of STS fuel tank specialists

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Aventure Aviation acquires two Boeing 737NG airframes

MRO & Production

Aventure Aviation has acquired two Boeing 737NG airframes, MSN 33783 and MSN 33790, retired after flying with Aeromexico for 16 and 17 years respectively, since their delivery. The teardown is currently underway in Marana, Arizona. Parts will be relocated to Aventure’s Atlanta warehouse, joining stock from another recently dismantled 737NG, MSN 28497.The two aircraft were

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