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Bombardier delivers first of three Global 6000 business jets to Luftwaffe fleet

Aircraft & Engines

Bombardier has delivered the first of three Global 6000 business jets destined for use by the Luftwaffe, Germany’s air force. The Luftwaffe, a longtime Bombardier aircraft operator, will use the Global 6000 business jets to fulfill political and parliamentary transport requirements. Powered by Rolls-Royce BR710 engines, developed and manufactured by Rolls-Royce Deutschland in Dahlewitz, Germany, […]

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Boeing and Safran to invest in Electric Power Systems

Financial

Boeing and Safran have announced a joint investment in Electric Power Systems (EPS), a company offering a suite of safe, certifiable and lightweight energy storage products that provide high-quality power for aerospace and other markets. The joint investment will help EPS develop a highly automated industrial base capable of producing aviation-grade energy storage systems at

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ST Engineering acquires Satcom Anti-Jamming capabilities

Financial

Singapore Technologies Engineering has released that its U.S. subsidiary, iDirect Government, has acquired 100% ownership of Glowlink Communications Technology. This acquisition was carried out by way of a merger through a newly incorporated special purpose vehicle, Intrepid Merger Sub and Glowlink, with Glowlink being the surviving entity. The aggregate purchase consideration was US$20 million on

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NR Investments highlights plans for Chisinau International Airport

Financial

NR Investments, has recently acquired the controlling interest in the operation of Chisinau International Airport.  On September 17, NRI reiterated its commitment to direct a significant percentage of this year’s pledged funding towards a new runway and to further enhance its modern terminal to create a world-class airport. Concession holder Avia Invest needs to fund

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Austrian Airlines using Donecle’s automated inspection drone

MRO & Production

Donecle has signed on Austrian Airlines, a member of the Lufthansa Group, for its automated drone inspection solution. Donecle is excited to partner with Austrian Airlines to help the airline optimize its maintenance process by reducing the time taken for an aircraft inspection while increasing reliability, safety and traceability of airframe checks. Donecle not only

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FAA’s 737 MAX certification process to be heavily criticized by JATR

Aircraft & Engines

A soon-to-be-finished report produced by the Joint Authorities Technical Review (JATR) has been reported by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) as criticizing the U.S. approval process for Boeing’s 737 MAX jet. It is understood that the panel, which includes air-safety regulators from Canada, China, Indonesia, the UAE, the EU, Brazil and the U.S., will call

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Weak pound allows Advent International to win US$5bn battle for U.K.’s Cobham

Financial, Top Stories

With the Brexit fiasco primarily responsible for a weak pound, U.S. private equity firm Advent International has taken advantage of the situation and snapped up Cobham, the U.K. firm renowned for its pioneering work on air-to-air refueling, for US$5 billion. The price agreed was at a premium of 50% of the average monthly share price

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Qatar Airways starts direct flights to Osaka, Japan in 2020

Airlines & Routes

Qatar Airways will start services to Osaka, Japan starting from April 6, 2020. The second-largest metropolitan area of Japan, Osaka will be the airline’s third gateway into the country. Qatar Airways began direct services to Tokyo Narita in 2010 and launched its Tokyo Haneda service in 2014 from Doha’s Hamad International Airport (HIA). The flight

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GainJet optimizes fleet operations with suite of Boeing digital solutions

Information Technology

Boeing will provide GainJet, a global private jet charter operator and management company, a suite of Jeppesen flight operation digital solutions including Operator, JetPlanner Pro, FliteDeck Pro X and Aviator to optimize its fleet operation. These Jeppesen digital solutions provide GainJet with tools that integrate key business aviation functionalities in a one-stop shop, self-service environment.

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