2024

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Deutsche Aircraft concludes successful week at Farnborough Airshow

Deutsche Aircraft, the German original equipment manufacturer (OEM), has concluded a successful week at the Farnborough International Airshow. The highlight of this year’s event was the unveiling of the first fuselage cut for the inaugural test aircraft of the D328eco™ programme. The Farnborough International Airshow began on a momentous note for Deutsche Aircraft, as the […]

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JCAS Airways has leased one ATR 72-600 from Avation © ATR

JCAS Airways and Avation PLC sign lease agreement for ATR 72-600 aircraft

Japanese start-up airline JCAS Airways and Singapore-based lessor Avation PLC (Aviation) have signed a letter of intent (LOI) for JCAS to lease one ATR 72-600 aircraft. This milestone signifies JCAS Airways’ commitment to launching operations with ATR’s new-generation turboprop. Delivery is scheduled for the end of 2025, with initial routes connecting Kansai to Toyama and

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Image of Croatia Airlines' Airbus A220 aircraft © Airbus

ALC delivers first of nine Airbus A220-300 to Croatia Airlines

Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has delivered one new Airbus A220-300 aircraft to Croatia Airlines. This is the first A220 to join the Croatian carrier’s fleet and the first of six new A220 aircraft scheduled for delivery to the airline from ALC’s orderbook with Airbus. Steven F. Udvar-Házy, Executive Chairman of Air Lease Corporation, expressed honour

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HAECO is extending base maintenance support for Cargolux for another two years © HAECO

HAECO extends maintenance support for Cargolux for another two years

HAECO has extended its agreement for Boeing 747-400ERF base maintenance support with Cargolux for another two years, from 2026 to 2028. Cargolux Airlines, the European all-cargo airline, is headquartered at Luxembourg Airport, where its twin-bay wide-body hangar is located alongside fourteen in-house support shops. HAECO has been providing base maintenance services for the carrier’s Boeing

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Citilink Airbus A320 © Turkish Technic

Turkish Technic and Citilink sign component support agreement

Turkish Technic, the maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) company, has recently signed a component support agreement with budget airline Citilink, based in Indonesia. This new component support agreement covers Citilink’s Airbus A320 fleet. The cooperation will allow Citilink to benefit from Turkish Technic’s component support and solution services, including component pooling, repair, overhaul, modification, home

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Vaeridion microliner © GKN Aerospace

GKN Aerospace signs multiple new contracts at Farnborough Airshow

GKN Aerospace has signed multiple new collaboration contracts at this year’s Farnborough Airshow. The company has signed a new technology collaboration with German start-up VÆRIDION at the Farnborough Airshow, focused on advancing aerostructures and electrical wiring interconnection systems (EWIS) for VÆRIDION’s all-electric microliner aircraft. VÆRIDION is pioneering the development of a nine-passenger-plus-crew all-electric microliner designed

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VX4 prototype tethered flight on July 25, 2024 © Adam Gasson / Vertical Aerospace

Vertical Aerospace’s VX4 achieves first tethered piloted flight

Vertical Aerospace (Vertical), a global aerospace and technology company pioneering zero-emissions aviation, has seen its latest VX4 prototype perform its first tethered piloted flight as it begins the “wheels up” phase of testing. This VX4 performed a piloted flight while loosely tethered to the ground, during which Vertical measured over 20,000 flight and system parameters

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Marco del Prete, Secretario de Desarrollo Económico de Querétaro Olivier Andriès, CEO of Safran, Mauricio Kuri Governor of Querétaro, Jean-Paul Alary, CEO of Safran Aircraft Engines

Safran to strengthen its footprint in Querétaro, Mexico

Safran Aircraft Engines has announced at the Farnborough International Airshow the construction in Querétaro of a new maintenance shop and the extension of its production plant, both dedicated to the CFM LEAP engine. The announcement was made by the Governor of Querétaro, Mauricio Kuri, along with Olivier Andriès, CEO of Safran, and Jean-Paul Alary, CEO

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Leaders from De Havilland Aircraft and Pratt & Whitney Canada met at Farnborough to announce the launch of the certified refurbishment programme of the Dash 8-400 regional turboprop © Pratt & Whitney

De Havilland Canada launches new Dash 8-400 aircraft refurbishment programme

De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (De Havilland Canada) announced at the Farnborough International Airshow a new OEM-certified refurbishment programme for its legendary fleet of Dash 8-400 aircraft. This programme will offer the option to equip refurbished aircraft with new Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A engines. The PW150A engine, the most powerful civil turboprop in

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