Heike Tamm

Lufthansa Consulting and German Aerospace Center agree strategic innovation partnership

Lufthansa Consulting (LCG) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) have agreed to work more closely together in the future and have formed a strategic partnership. The aim of the cooperation is to translate new technologies and promising innovations developed by DLR into marketable and practical solutions, products and services, and to make them available to […]

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StandardAero and Sierra Nevada Corporation extend relationship

StandardAero has extended its long-running relationship with aerospace and defense company Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) with the signing of a five-year agreement covering maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) support for the Pratt & Whitney PT6A and PW100 turboprop engines.  StandardAero will support SNC from its Designated Overhaul Facility (DOF) in Summerside, PE, Canada, and its

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Leonardo and Northrop Grumman to update ENAV equipment to manage Italian airspace

Leonardo, through its subsidiary Vitrociset, has been awarded a radio replacement contract by ENAV, the Italian air navigation services provider.  The agreement is a 5-year contract to replace ground-to-air communications equipment for airports and the supporting en-route infrastructure. Vitrociset has chosen the products of Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) U.K.-based air traffic communications subsidiary, Park

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American Airlines follows United’s lead – 737 MAX flights now axed from both schedules through to November

Having previously cut the Boeing 737 MAX from its schedule until September 3, United Airlines (United) announced on Friday it has now removed the grounded jet from its operational schedule up until November 3, a month longer than several other North American carriers whose fleets include the troubled jet. “United has gone to great lengths

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Lockheed Martin confirms 15% workforce expansion at Milwaukee plant

U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp has confirmed that it anticipates expanding its 300-strong workforce by 15% at its Milwaukee, Wisconsin plant. The announcement was made at the time of President Donald Trumps visit to the facility, run by Lockheed Martin subsidiary Derco. Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson also made it clear that as a

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Aventure acquires Boeing 757-200 with Rolls Royce engines

Aventure Aviation has acquired for teardown a complete Boeing 757-200, MSN 23850, with two Rolls Royce RB211 engines. The dismantling of the former Nepal Airlines aircraft is underway in Kathmandu, while the engines are being relocated to Atlanta. “Our aim has always been to supply quality after-market parts with full trace and useful remaining life,”

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