March 7, 2022

Jet Aviation Australia sells five Bell 407GXi helicopters to Nautilus Aviation

Jet Aviation Australia has sold five Bell 407GXi helicopters to Nautilus Aviation. As Bell’s independent representative for Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia, Jet Aviation Australia has also been commissioned to customise the five helicopters. Staggered redelivery will commence in late 2022. Nautilus Aviation is a privately owned helicopter operator in Australia …

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Ethiopian Airlines signs MoU with Boeing for five 777-8 Freighters

Aircraft & Engines, Top Stories

Ethiopian Airlines has signed a memorandum of Understanding with Boeing, confirming its intent to purchase five of the industry’s latest, fuel-efficient freighters, the Boeing 777-8. The order will enable the African airline to deal with increasing global cargo demand from its Addis Ababa hub and to facilitate future, long-term sustainable growth. The Boeing 777-8 was …

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Jet2 orders CFM LEAP-1A engines to power up to 75 Airbus A321neo aircraft

Aircraft & Engines

UK-based Jet2 plc has selected CFM International’s advanced LEAP-1A engines to power its order for up to 75 Airbus A321neo aircraft. The order includes spare engines and a long-term services support agreement. Jet2 plc has been a CFM customer since 2002 and has selected the LEAP engine as part of its fleet renewal strategy. “The …

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SR Technics opens new six-bay hangar in Malta

MRO & Production

MRO service provider SR Technics has anounced the opening of a new six-bay hangar including significant back-shop facilities for its Centre of Excellence (CoE) for aircraft maintenance in Malta. This project will enable SR Technics to continuously provide high-quality aircraft maintenance and cabin modification services, now for up to six narrow-body aircraft of the B737 …

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AEI receives UK Civil Aviation Authority STC approval for B737-800SF freighter conversion

MRO & Production

Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has released that the UK Civil Aviation Authority has approved AEI’s STC (ST02690LA) for the 12-pallet position B737-800SF freighter conversion. AEI currently has FAA, CAAC, EASA, TCCA, Cayman, Guernsey, and now UK-CAA approvals for its B737-800SF freighter conversion. The first AEI B737-800SF converted freighter for which this approval will apply just arrived …

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ATI Engineering Services orders four Cessna Grand Caravan EX aircraft for Tunisian Air Force

Military & Defense

Textron Aviation has been awarded a contract by ATI Engineering Services for four Cessna Grand Caravan EX aircraft for the Tunisian Air Force. “The fleet of Grand Caravan EX single-engine turboprops will aid the Tunisian Air Force in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations in the country,” said Bob Gibbs, Vice President, Special Mission Sales for …

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Pratt & Whitney to develop advanced engine in collaboration with Air Force Research Laboratory

Military & Defense

The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded Pratt & Whitney a contract for a ground test demonstration programme for a novel architecture using a rotating engine detonation concept to be jointly executed by Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon Missiles & Defense and Raytheon Technologies Research Center. “Pratt & Whitney’s GATORWORKS was able to complete …

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Etihad Airways selects Jeppesen FliteDeck Advisor for 787 Dreamliner fleet

Information Technology

Boeing has been selected to provide Etihad Airways with the Jeppesen FliteDeck Advisor digital solution for the carrier’s 787 Dreamliner fleet to optimise operational efficiency and reduce fuel consumption. Etihad has already uncovered benefits from the use of FliteDeck Advisor. During a trial on several of its 787 Dreamliners, the airline found that the digital …

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