26 June 2024

Safran Helicopter Engines and MTU Aero Engines have created EURA during a ceremony at the French Embassy in Berlin

Safran and MTU establish EURA joint venture for military helicopter engines

Safran Helicopter Engines and MTU Aero Engines have signed a cooperation agreement to create a 50/50 joint venture named EURA (derived from the European military rotorcraft engine alliance). This newly formed company will be the core of a larger programme that will collaborate with industrial and technological partners from several other European nations. With the […]

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The Lufthansa Group is introducing an environmental cost surcharge © Lufthansa Group

Lufthansa Group imposes environmental surcharge on flights

The Lufthansa Group is imposing an environmental cost surcharge to cover part of the additional costs arising from regulatory environmental requirements. These costs include the legally applicable blending quota of initially two percent for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for departures from European Union (EU) countries starting on January 1, 2025, adjustments to the EU Emissions

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3TOP Aviation Services has acquired one A320-214 aircraft for surplus material

3TOP Aviation Services purchases A320-214 aircraft

3TOP Aviation Services (3TOP) has acquired an A320-214 aircraft, MSN 1920, previously operated by IndiGo, India’s largest airline by passengers carried and fleet size. The aircraft is currently located at the Tarmac facility in Toulouse, France, where it will be dismantled for surplus material. “We’re very pleased to complete the purchase and further enhance our

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Wisk Aero acquires Verocel to bolster certification of autonomous air taxi

Wisk Aero, an advanced air mobility (AAM) company, has announced the acquisition of Verocel Inc., a renowned software verification and validation (V&V) company. Verocel’s unique expertise in supporting the certification of high-integrity aerospace software and the qualification of V&V tools will play a pivotal role in Wisk’s ongoing effort to certify its Generation 6 autonomous,

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Leonardo’s Grottaglie plant to close for four months amid Boeing crisis

A plant operated by Leonardo in Grottaglie, southern Italy, will be closed for four months due to the knock-on effects of the crisis faced by Boeing, according to REUTERS. The Grottaglie facility, located in the Puglia region, had been chosen for the final assembly of the AW609 tilt-rotor aircraft, a significant boost for a site

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