VAS Aero Services to disassemble Airbus A330 aircraft from Hi Fly Airlines

VAS Aero Services and Hi Fly Airlines have announced an agreement for VAS to manage the disassembly of one Hi Fly A330 aircraft (MSN 262) and associated engines. The airframe teardown will be conducted by VAS’ European services partner, Tarmac Aerosave, at the Tarmac facility in Tarbes, France. The aircraft’s two Pratt and Whitney PW4000-100 […]

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Meggitt PLC secures pioneering radome contract with BAE Systems

Military & Defense

Meggitt PLC, a leading international company specialising in high performance components and subsystems for the aerospace, defence, and selected energy markets, has secured a £4.2 million contract with BAE Systems for the supply of innovative nose radome technology to enable the effective operation of a pioneering Multi-Function Array radar system on the Typhoon. The U.K.

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Lufthansa Technik reduces Executive Board

People

As part of the restructuring program RISE, Lufthansa Technik AG will change the structure of its Executive Board responsibilities. In future, the Executive Board will consist of a Chief Executive Officer (CEO), a Chief Operating Officer (COO) and a Board member for Finance and Human Resources. The COO will then carry responsibility for all operating

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AeroGround becomes biggest ground handler at new BER airport

Uncategorized

With the opening of Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) on October 31, 2020, AeroGround Berlin GmbH, a subsidiary of AeroGround Flughafen München GmbH, commenced ground handling services at the new location. By gaining the Lufthansa Group and Eurowings as new clients at the capital city airport, AeroGround has significantly expanded its market position. AeroGround Berlin has

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Zhejiang Loong Air and CFM sign Rate-Per-Flight-Hour agreement

MRO & Production

Zhejiang Loong Air has signed a 12-year Rate-Per-Flight-Hour agreement with CFM International (CFM) for the LEAP-1A engines, powering the airline’s leased fleet of 19 Airbus A320 and A321neo aircraft. Additionally, the deal includes an order for four spare LEAP-1A engines. This adds to the long-term service agreement signed last year at the Paris Air Show

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Singapore Airlines posts record US$1.74 billion quarterly loss

Financial, Top Stories

With no domestic market to rely on, Singapore Airlines has seen passenger numbers plummet by 98.6% for the month of September when compared to the same month in 2019. Additionally, the volume of cargo carried in September 2020 compared to September 2019 fell by 42.3%. The result of the global pandemic has seen the airline

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BOC Aviation delivers first of four Airbus A321neo aircraft to IndiGo

Aircraft & Engines

BOC Aviation has delivered the first of four new Airbus A321neo aircraft for lease to IndiGo. The aircraft will be powered by CFM Leap engines. Robert Martin, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, BOC Aviation, said: “We are very pleased to deliver the first of four new Airbus A321neo aircraft on lease to IndiGo, India’s

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Airbus Helicopters delivers 1,400th H135 helicopter

Aircraft & Engines

At the end of September, Airbus Helicopters delivered its 1,400th H135 helicopter, this one to the French operator Mont Blanc, adding to its fleet of more than 20 H135 and H145 helicopters in service with the operator to provide Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) in France. “As the benchmark for HEMS helicopters, the H135 is

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TAG Aero and ITS to support 737 New Gen and A320 market with 131-9B and 9A APU solutions

MRO & Production

TAG Aero and ITS have entered into an agreement to support the Boeing 737 New Gen and Airbus A320 aircraft market with 131-9B and 9A APU solutions. ITS’s strategic fleet retirement solutions combined with TAG Aero’s extensive APU repair and overhaul capabilities will establish reliable, global support for 737 New Gen and A320 operators. Together,

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Boeing appoints Jinnah Hosein to newly created role of VP Software Engineering

People

Boeing has appointed Jinnah Hosein as the company’s vice president of Software Engineering, effective immediately. In this newly created role, Hosein will report to Greg Hyslop, Boeing chief engineer and senior vice president of Engineering, Test & Technology, and will focus on further strengthening Boeing’s focus on software engineering across the enterprise. Hosein will lead

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