As China’s reopening takes to the skies China made headlines again in the last week with the shooting down of a spy balloon over the U.S and subsequently at several other sightings in different parts of the world. For the aviation industry however, soaring jet fuel demand data will be vital to understanding if China’s […]
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While Pratt & Whitney engines have been certified to operate with 50% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for the last ten years the jet engine maker is currently teaming up with the world’s largest regional jet manufacturer ATR to ready the PW127-series engines to be SAF ready by 2025. This will include the new PS127XT. The
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Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has signed a contract to provide Fairbanks, Alaska-based Everts Air Cargo with an MD88SF freighter conversion. The aircraft will commence modification in March 2023. Modification touch labour will be performed by Dothan, Alabama-based, Commercial Jet, which is an authorised AEI conversion centre. Everts Air Cargo will use the freighter to accommodate fleet
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Beginning this year, passengers traveling through Frankfurt Airport (Fraport) can breeze through the various steps in the journey – from check-in to boarding – simply by scanning their faces at biometric touchpoints across the airport. This solution will be rolled out and available to all interested airlines at the airport. The implementation will see additional
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Wencor Group, a leading solutions provider to the aerospace and defence markets, has announced the acquisition of Aero-Glen International, LLC. “We are excited to welcome Aero-Glen International and its talented team of employees to Wencor. This acquisition is an excellent fit that accelerates our strategy to provide best-in-class distribution and value-added services to both the
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APOC Aviation, the innovative leasing, trading, aircraft component and part-out specialist, has opened a new warehouse in the Netherlands. Based on the same campus as its existing facility between Schiphol and Rotterdam, APOC has added a further 2,500 m² of warehouse, technical support space and offices. The new premises benefit from green technology features and
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With the objective of accelerating the company’s growth and giving more focus to areas relevant to the business, Embraer has announced the creation of two new vice-presidencies: Global Procurement and Strategy, and Digital and Innovation. The two areas now report directly to the company’s President and CEO, Francisco Gomes Neto. The Procurement area, which was
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Lufthansa Technik and Colombian carrier Avianca have signed a five-year contract that will provide digital Condition Monitoring through the AVIATAR platform. With the new contract, Avianca will be able to receive instant and real-time information about the configuration and condition of its Airbus A320 and A330 aircraft as well as their engines and components –
