TransDigm has acquired JPE and VSA for US$2.2 billion

TransDigm to acquire Jet Parts Engineering and Victor Sierra Aviation

TransDigm Group Incorporated (TransDigm) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Jet Parts Engineering and Victor Sierra Aviation Holdings, portfolio businesses of Vance Street Capital, for approximately US$2.2 billion in cash, including certain tax benefits. The acquisition expands TransDigm’s presence in the commercial aerospace aftermarket, adding two established platforms focused on proprietary, highly engineered […]

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Safran agrees sale of EZAir stake to Embraer

Financial

Safran has entered into a definitive agreement with Embraer for the sale of Safran Cabin’s shares in EZAir, the companies’ 50/50 joint venture. EZAir manufactures aircraft interiors for Embraer at its facility in Chihuahua, Mexico, and also supports associated aftermarket activities, as well as related engineering and manufacturing work in Brazil. Under the terms of

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OTR appoints Oscar Torres as Chief Executive Officer

People

OTR has appointed Oscar Torres as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 5, 2026, marking a key leadership transition as the company positions itself for its next phase of development. The appointment brings to OTR a senior executive with more than 25 years of leadership experience in private equity–backed businesses and a strong track

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Capital A completes aviation business disposal to AirAsia X

Financial

Capital A Berhad has completed the disposal of its aviation businesses, AirAsia Berhad and AirAsia Aviation Group Limited, to AirAsia X Berhad (AAX), as disclosed in its Bursa Malaysia announcement dated 16 January. The move concludes a six-year restructuring process initiated after the COVID-19 shock and marks a structural reorganisation of the wider group, rather

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Sabena Technics has won a tender offer for the MRO of the C130J-30 and KC-130J aircraft

Sabena technics secures Franco-German C-130J support deal

Military & Defense

At the end of December 2025, the French Air Force Maintenance Directorate (DMAé) awarded Sabena technics a major contract for the MRO of the C-130J-30 and KC-130J aircraft operated by the Binational Air Transport Squadron based at Évreux Air Base 105. With a duration of ten years, the agreement represents one of the largest military

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GA-ASI broke ground on a new hangar in El Mirage, Calif. on January 14

General Atomics breaks ground on new MQ-9B hangar

MRO & Production

On January 14, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) began construction of a new hangar at El Mirage Airfield in El Mirage, California. The facility is being developed in the high desert of Southern California, adjacent to GA-ASI’s existing Desert Horizon Flight Operations facility. The project will deliver nearly 85,000 ft² of new hangar space

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TransDigm to acquire Jet Parts Engineering and Victor Sierra Aviation

Safran agrees sale of EZAir stake to Embraer

OTR appoints Oscar Torres as Chief Executive Officer

Capital A completes aviation business disposal to AirAsia X

Sabena technics secures Franco-German C-130J support deal

General Atomics breaks ground on new MQ-9B hangar

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19 January 2026

TransDigm to acquire Jet Parts Engineering and Victor Sierra Aviation

Safran agrees sale of EZAir stake to Embraer

OTR appoints Oscar Torres as Chief Executive Officer

Capital A completes aviation business disposal to AirAsia X

Sabena technics secures Franco-German C-130J support deal

General Atomics breaks ground on new MQ-9B hangar

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