Airbus is investing £150 million (US$172.5 million) to convert its former A380 wing production facility in Broughton, Wales, into a production line for A321 aircraft, as the planemaker expands its industrial capacity to meet demand for its best-selling A320 family. The conversion is due to be completed by the end of the year and will […]
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Embraer and Japan Airlines (JAL) have extended their long-standing partnership with a multi-year agreement covering maintenance, repair and spare-parts support for JAL’s fleet of 32 E170 and E190 aircraft. Under Embraer’s Pool Program, the agreement will provide repairable components for the airline’s E-Jet fleet, with an inventory of parts positioned close to JAL’s operations to
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GKN Aerospace has begun construction on a US$16 million expansion of its North Charlestown facility in Indiana, increasing capacity for aero-engine components and supporting growth across its engine components business, the company said. The project will add about 57,000 ft² to the site, bringing its total footprint to nearly 97,000 ft². The expanded facility will
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Vietnamese airline Vietjet and French technology group Thales have signed a maintenance, repair and overhaul contract covering components for Vietjet’s Airbus A320 and A330 fleets, the companies said. Under the Repair-By-The-Hour agreement, Thales will provide component maintenance services aimed at improving aircraft availability, reducing operating lifecycle costs and speeding up repairs, they said. The deal
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Mint Turbines has been named a Pratt & Whitney Canada Designated Overhaul Facility, expanding the independent maintenance provider’s portfolio of original equipment manufacturer authorisations, the company said. The designation allows Mint Turbines to perform Pratt & Whitney Canada-approved overhaul services for PT6A and PT6T series engines, subject to the manufacturer’s requirements for quality systems, technical
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Saab has signed a contract with Bulgaria’s air navigation services provider BULATSA to upgrade air traffic control operations at Sofia, Varna and Burgas airports, the Swedish defence and aerospace group said. Saab will supply the latest version of its Integrated Air Traffic Control Suite (I-ATS), a scalable platform designed to give tower and approach controllers
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CDB Aviation, the Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, has delivered the first Boeing 737-8 to Romanian flag carrier TAROM, marking the aircraft’s entry into the airline’s fleet. Bucharest-based TAROM plans to add four 737-8 aircraft under a mix of operating and finance leases. The first two are being leased from CDB Aviation,
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Lufthansa Group has approved the purchase of 20 Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft as the German airline group accelerates the renewal of its short- and medium-haul fleet, it said on Thursday, September 17. Lufthansa’s supervisory board approved the exercise of options secured under a 2023 order for 40 Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets. That deal
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Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has redelivered the fifth and final Airbus A330-200 converted freighter to EgyptAir Cargo under its current agreement with the Egyptian carrier, the German aircraft conversion specialist said. The delivery marks another step in a partnership between EFW and EgyptAir Cargo that dates back nearly 30 years. The cargo airline was the launch
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German airline Condor has moved its entire fleet to AMOSeTL, an electronic technical log solution integrated with maintenance software provider Swiss-AS’s AMOS platform, Swiss-AS said. The airline completed the rollout in July 2026 following a preparation and testing phase, covering about 60 aircraft, including Airbus A330neos and A320-family aircraft. Condor is using AMOSeTL’s pilot, cabin
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