GAMECO breaks ground on component business- and composite repair center

GAMECO (Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering) celebrated the groundbreaking of its CBC (Component Business Center) and CRC (Composite Repair Center). With a total investment of about 600 million yuan (US$85 million), the two facilities are expected to go into operation in early 2022. Ideally located at the northwest corner of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport with easy […]

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DRA – Deutsche Regional Aircraft appoints Jose Costas VP Aircraft Sales

People

As part of the ongoing development of its senior leadership team, DRA and sister company 328 Support Services GmbH, have appointed Jose Costas as the company’s vice president of aircraft sales. Leveraging his significant aviation industry experience, Costas is responsible for all aircraft sales, including that of the D328eco™ aircraft and legacy D328® aircraft, as

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IATA proposes alternatives to quarantine

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments to avoid quarantine measures when re-opening their economies. IATA is promoting a layered approach of measures to reduce the risk of countries importing COVID-19 via air travel and to mitigate the possibility of transmission in cases where people may travel while unknowingly being infected. “Imposing quarantine measures

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Lufthansa closes down SunExpress Germany

Airlines & Routes, Top Stories

SunExpress Deutschland GmbH (Sun Express Germany), the joint venture carrier involving Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, is to close with the loss of approximately 1,200 jobs. Sun Express Germany is a separate company to Turkish Sun Express, the latter concentrating predominantly on flights between Germany and Turkey, while the former serves a number of leisure destinations

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Japan’s National Police Agency orders five new helicopters

Aircraft & Engines

Japan’s National Police Agency (NPA) has ordered one new H225 and four H135 helicopters as part of its fleet modernization program. Currently operating 12 H135, four H155 and six AS365 helicopters, with one H215 and two H225s already on order, NPA deploys its growing fleet for missions including law enforcement, personnel and VIP transport, goods

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DHL Express to build new gateway at Munich Airport

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DHL Express Germany and Munich Airport have concluded an agreement for the construction of a new cargo building at Munich Airport. The new building will be built on the site currently occupied by the car parks P 80 and P 80 West and will have a gross floor area of more than 8,000 m². For

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Nordic Aviation Capital delivers one ATR 72-600 to Windrose Aviation Company

Aircraft & Engines

Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has delivered one ATR 72-600, MSN 1178, to Windrose Aviation Company, on lease. With this latest delivery NAC has welcomed a new customer and country to its portfolio. Windrose Aviation Company was founded in 2003 and in 2007, the airline received an operator’s certificate and began operating charter flights under the

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Pratt & Whitney adds GTF MRO capabilities to North Berwick

MRO & Production

Pratt & Whitney will invest US$12.5 million into its North Berwick, Maine facility, expanding its Pratt & Whitney GTFTM maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) network. North Berwick will perform maintenance on high-pressure turbine and high pressure compressor modules for the PW1100G-JM engine. This investment bolsters Pratt & Whitney’s global GTF MRO Network and accelerates growth

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Gardner Standard acquires Shadin Avionics

Financial

Gardner Standard has announced the acquisition of Shadin, L.P. d.b.a Shadin Avionics (Shadin Avionics) from The Wright Group. Based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Shadin Avionics maintains a rich history of designing, manufacturing, and providing support services for fuel flow systems, engine trend monitoring, altitude management systems, air data computers and other instrumentation for turbine, piston

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Honeywell starts flight tests to refine sensor technology that will guide vehicles to land autonomously

MRO & Production

Honeywell has begun in-flight testing of sensors that will guide urban air mobility (UAM) vehicles to land without pilot intervention. Aircraft involved in the testing are outfitted with Honeywell sensors and include cameras that analyze visual markings resembling QR codes, which help guide the vehicle to a designated landing spot. This is a key first

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