11 October 2021

The Indian government has implemented a uniform 5% tax for aircraft and engine parts to boost the MRO sector

Tata buys back Air India for US$2.4bn 89 years after it founded the airline

India’s largest conglomerate, Tata Sons (Tata), has acquired the country’s government-owned, debt-ridden carrier, Air India, having outbid SpiceJet to return the carrier to the private sector. It is understood that Tata will pay US$2.4 billion, (INR180 billion), while SpiceJet had offered INR151 billion. Tata will absorb INR153 billion of the carrier’s current debt of INR615 […]

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AviaAM Leasing delivers first 737-800 BCF to Bluebird Nordic

AviaAM Leasing, a global aviation holding company engaged in tailored aircraft leasing and trading services, has announced the delivery of the company’s first 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) to lessee – Icelandic air cargo transportation company Bluebird Nordic. The 737-800 BCF underwent the P2F conversion works at the Taikoo (Shandong) Aircraft Engineering Company (STAECO) facility

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Rolls-Royce, Federal Ministry, and state of Brandenburg strengthen development of hybrid-electric propulsion systems

Rolls-Royce has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labor and Energy Brandenburg (MWAE) and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) to advance the research and development of hybrid-electric propulsion systems for the next generation of aviation in Brandenburg. The partners agreed on the establishment of development,

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Air Belgium takes delivery of first A330neo

Air Belgium, the full-service international destination carrier headquartered in Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium, has taken delivery of the first of two Airbus A330-900 aircraft.  The aircraft is configured with 286 seats in a three-class layout (30 comfortable lie-flat business class,  21 premium-class,  and 235 economy-class seats) and is furnished with the Airbus Airspace Cabin. All seats are

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Safran launches Landing Life™, single brand grouping all landing and braking system support services

Safran Landing Systems is launching Landing Life™, a single brand designed to promote and clarify its full range of customer support services for landing gears, wheels, brakes, and associated systems. All of these services have been grouped in a user-friendly customer portal. Addressing operators, maintenance centers and leasing companies, Landing Life™ was designed around three

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