February 22, 2022

Embraer delivers 141 jets in 2021; has encouraging US$17 billion firm-order backlog

Brazilian planemaker Embraer has released that for the fourth quarter of 2021 it delivered 55 jets, comprising 16 commercial aircraft, 26 light commercial jets and 13 mid-size executive jets. This was in comparison to a total of 71 jets in the fourth quarter of 2020. For the full financial year 2021, the company delivered a …

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Satair and Joramco extend supply agreement at MRO Middle East 2022

MRO & Production

Today at MRO Middle East, Satair, an Airbus services company and Joramco, a leading independent commercial aircraft MRO company, have extended an agreement covering the supply of consumables and expendables for the support of Boeing and Airbus aircraft. The contract secures solid regional spares availabilities for Joramco and brings the benefits of costs savings, relieving the …

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SIA Engineering Group reports financial performance for third quarter FY2021-2022

Financial

SIA Engineering Group revenue for the third quarter of FY2021-22 increased 33.8% year-on-year to SG$140.0 million. The increase was largely driven by increase in transit handling-related revenue due to the higher number of flights handled. Expenditure increased at a higher rate of 42.8% to SG$147.8 million, mainly due to reduction in government wage support. Excluding …

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Airbus, Safran and Tikehau Ace Capital sign agreement with Eramet for acquisition of Aubert & Duval

Financial

Airbus, Safran and Tikehau Ace Capital have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the mining and metallurgical group Eramet for the acquisition of its subsidiary Aubert & Duval. The three partners intend to acquire 100% of Aubert & Duval through a new joint holding company that would be specifically set up for this transaction and …

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Avionica obtains FAA STC approval for new high-performance LTE cell module

Other News

Avionica, one of the leading providers of connected aircraft solutions for powering secure data and communications, has obtained a new FAA Supplement Type Certification (STC) approval. This STC approval covers its new avCM LTE wireless high-performance LTE cell module. The avCM LTE provides state-of-the-art support. When the LTE avCM is paired with an Avionica miniQAR …

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STARLUX takes delivery of first A330-900 aircraft

Aircraft & Engines

Taiwan’s STARLUX Airlines has taken delivery of its first wide-body aircraft – an A330-900. It is the first of 26 Airbus wide-bodied set to join the airline’s fleet, comprising eight A330neo and 18 A350s. The A330neo aircraft and one A350 are being acquired on lease from ALC, while the airline has 17 A350s on direct …

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Andy Jones becomes Technical Director at Acro Aircraft Seating

People

Acro Aircraft Seating has appointed Andy Jones as Technical Director, with immediate effect. Latterly Head of New Product Development at Acro, Jones has been with the organisation since 2016 when he took up the post of Engineering Manager, bringing extensive design and development experience gained within aircraft seating as well as the automotive and industrial …

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