Collins Aerospace to invest US$225 million in landing systems facility expansions

Collins Aerospace Systems plans to open a new landing systems facility in Fort Worth, Texas, and to expand its carbon brake manufacturing facility in Spokane, Washington. An expansion of the company’s carbon brake manufacturing facility in Pueblo, Colorado, is already underway. The announcement reflects the growth of the company’s landing systems business in recent years, […]

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Honeywell and Leonardo upgrade AW139 with navigation system powered by synthetic vision

MRO & Production

Honeywell is providing Leonardo’s helicopter division with a significant cockpit upgrade — Honeywell’s innovative Primus Epic 2.0 — for its AW139 helicopters. Primus Epic 2.0 will deliver innovative and intuitive features that provide better maps, improved situational awareness at night and in marginal weather, and easier access through wireless connectivity, improving safety and saving time.

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ANA partners with Toyota Industries to test autonomous towing prototype

Airlines & Routes

All Nippon Airways (ANA) will collaborate with Toyota Industries to conduct tests of an advanced automatic towing tractor at Chubu (Nagoya） Centrair International Airport from February 10 to February 14. The airport was selected because it hosted over 100,000 departures and arrivals in fiscal 2018, meaning that logistics operations must be performed at the highest

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Wizz Air becomes first customer for automated line maintenance planning on AVIATAR

Information Technology

Wizz Air has introduced Lufthansa Technik’s digital line maintenance planning solution available on the AVIATAR platform as a launching customer. Being a partner of AVIATAR since its introduction in 2017, Wizz Air uses the new tool to improve productivity, maximize aircraft availability and to reduce the manual planning effort. The integration of data from various

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Royal Aero delivers converted B737-400SF to ASL Aviation

Aircraft & Engines

Privately owned international aviation trading and service provider Royal Aero GmbH, has delivered, on lease, a newly converted B737-400SF Freighter, to ASL Aviation Holdings. The conversion was carried out by AEI in an 11 pallet configuration. Ex-Yamal aircraft, MSN 29204, was converted in Dotha, Alabama, followed by a D-check at North State MRO and delivered

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Asia Jet Partners Malaysia obtains Malaysian AOC

Aircraft & Engines

Asia Jet Partners Malaysia, the expanding business aviation services company, based in Kuala Lumpur, has successfully obtained its Malaysian commercial aircraft operating certificate (AOC) from the Civil Aviation Authority Malaysia. The award follows an Air Services Permit (ASP) from the Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) in December 2019. “We are delighted to formally receive our AOC

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17 new customers join AMOS community

Information Technology

Swiss-AS has released that 2019 has been a very successful year for the company. 17 new customers have joined the AMOS community, amongst them, renowned carriers such as Air Arabia, Gulf Air, Gulf Helicopters, SunExpress, Air Vistara and HK Express. Swiss-AS was able to further extend its footprint among MRO providers by closing deals with

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Continued grounding of Boeing 737 MAX hits Icelandair hard

Financial, Top Stories

End-of-year figures for airlines are beginning to reveal the full extent to which many of them have been hit by the ongoing grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX since March last year. Icelandair Group has now estimated that the impact the 737 MAX problems has had on its business will result in a US$100 million

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CAE posts third quarter fiscal 2020 net income of CA$97.7 million

Financial

CAE has reported revenue of CA$923.5 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2020, compared with CA$816.3 million in the third quarter last year. Third-quarter net income attributable to equity holders was CA$97.7 million ($0.37 per share) compared to CA$77.6 million ($0.29 per share) last year. Net income before specific items in the third quarter

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Finnair posts full-year 2019 results

Financial

Finnair’s full-year 2019 revenue increased by 9.2% to €3,097.7 million (2,836.1), while unit revenue (RASK) decreased by 1.9%. Unit revenue at constant currency decreased by 2.4% and unit cost (CASK) increased by 0.7%. Unit cost at constant currency excluding fuel decreased by 1.2%. Fuel costs increased by €106.3 million (+18.3%) of which the impact of

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