Headquartered at Miramar in Florida, ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines has announced its intention to strengthen its ties with the Houston, Texas region with the creation of a new aircraft maintenance facility that will be located there at George Bush Intercontinental Airport. The maintenance complex will comprise a large aircraft maintenance hangar, two aircraft bays and …
Embraer has delivered the last modernised AF-1 fighter jet (AF-1B) to the Brazilian Navy. Under the AF-1 programme (the Navy designation for the McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk), seven subsonic fighter jets were modernised – five single-seater AF-1Bs and two two-seater AF-1Cs. The AF-1 is an intercept and attack aircraft operated from airfields or aircraft carriers …
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AFG Aviation Ireland (AFG), a wholly owned subsidiary of Aircraft Finance Germany GmbH, has reported the sale of one Boeing 747-8JA bearing serial number 40065, to the Boeing Company. AFG ferried the aircraft on April 15, from Basel, Switzerland to Marana, Arizona. CEO Christian Nuehlen commented: “We are more than pleased that the aircraft has …
AvAir, the inventory solutions provider for the aviation aftermarket and Lufthansa Technik have signed an addendum to their long-term aftermarket sales agreement. This addendum includes a second large material takeover. The initial agreement between the two companies was reached in 2020, in which AvAir took over 9,000-line items from Lufthansa Technik’s worldwide material pools. The …
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Many countries are removing COVID-19-related restrictions as a consequence of the increasing vaccination coverage and the mild form of recent virus variants. In line with this, Finnair is now lifting the requirement to wear a face mask on board all flights. As of April 25, customers and crew are no longer required to wear a …
Eve UAM, an Embraer company, and Thales, a global technology leader providing solutions, services and products in the defence, aeronautics, space, transportation, digital identity and security markets, have teamed up to support the development of Eve’s electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL) in Brazil. The strategic partnership involves a series of joint studies over …
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Marsh Brothers Aviation, one of Canada’s leading suppliers of advanced polymer bearings and seals to the general aviation sector, has signed an authorised distribution agreement with aps Aviation Parts Services (aps), a European sales and service distribution company. Under the terms of the agreement, aps will market and sell all Marsh Brothers’ product lines to …
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Dallas Aeronautical Services (DAS) has welcomed Brian Goddard as the new commercial/regional component repairs sales manager. Goddard has been in the aviation industry for his entire career starting as an A&P, working previously in various roles with an array of MROs as well as GE, AirReady and Nordam. “Brian has established strong industry relationships and …
Dohop partner Air Transat has announced the arrival of three new partner airlines to connectair by Air Transat. By connecting Air Transat to Azores Airlines, Loganair, and SKY express, passengers can now book and travel to more than 240 additional destinations. Launched in November 2021, connectair by Air Transat is Dohop’s latest airline-owned virtual interline …
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