Airbus and Spanish Air Force to develop drone and augmented reality inspections for military aircraft

The Spanish Air Force has become the first air force worldwide to support the development of Airbus’ drone and augmented reality-based maintenance inspection services, with the aim of drastically reducing maintenance inspections for large military aircraft and increasing overall fleet availability. This digital innovation technology will initially be trialled on Spanish Air Force A400M aircraft […]

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Air Partner Remarketing exclusive remarketing agent for two ATR72 cargo aircraft

Aircraft & Engines

Air Partner Remarketing, a division of global aviation services group Air Partner, has been mandated to remarket two ATR72 cargo aircraft. Both aircraft are EASA compliant, and have good airframe, engine, propeller and landing gear times remaining. The aircraft are serial numbers 369 and 499, which were manufactured in 1993 and 1997, respectively. Air Partner

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First 5G network for in-flight connectivity proposed by Gogo

Other News, Top Stories

The major provider of broadband connectivity products for aviation, Gogo, has announced its intention to create a contiguous U.S. and Canada air-to-ground (ATG) network which will be designed for use by business aviation aircraft, commercial regional jets and smaller mainline jets. It is anticipated the network will be operational for business and commercial aviation by

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MUC reports 10.5% passenger increase in first quarter 2019

Traffic

The remarkable growth in Munich Airport’s network of intercontinental destinations continues. The segment posted strong gains to start the 2019 operating year, with a 10.5% increase in total passengers from January to April 2019. In the summer of 2019, 22 airlines will offer 342 departures per week to 41 intercontinental destinations in 22 countries. Several

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StandardAero introduces PT6A-68 series engine test cell at Summerside facility

MRO & Production

StandardAero recently completed the correlation process for its newly upgraded Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68 test cell at its Summerside, PEI facility in Canada. The company is now able to complete pass-off testing for PT6A-68 series engines overhauled at the Summerside facility, for customers in Canada, the United States and elsewhere. StandardAero has provided full

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‘Turn the Tide on Plastic’ still carrying Hi Fly’s sustainability message to global audience

Aircraft & Engines

Hi Fly’s ‘Turn the Tide on Plastic’ Airbus A330 continues to circumnavigate the globe on its mission to raise public awareness of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans. With close to 20 months now decorated in the livery of the campaign with the ‘Turn the Tide’ message boldly displayed on its fuselage, the aircraft has

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GDC engineering and Joramco sign LoI to form strategic partnership

MRO & Production

GDC Engineering (GDC), an Aircraft Engineering and Certification services provider and Joramco, the Amman based MRO, have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI). Under the LOI, GDC and Joramco will work to form a strategic, long-term partnership to pursue aircraft major and minor modifications and repair opportunities for commercial aircraft throughout the region, under GDC

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DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung and Deutsche Telekom start joint venture for drone market

Other News

Deutsche Telekom, the integrated telecommunications company and DFS, the German air navigation service provider, have announced the founding of their joint venture Droniq on Wednesday, May 29. Droniq provides a technical platform to track drones, enabling drone flights beyond the visual line of sight of the pilot in the future. DFS and Deutsche Telekom have

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Honeywell signs maintenance agreement with AMMROC

Military & Defense

Honeywell has signed a new maintenance agreement with the UAE’s Advanced Military Maintenance Repair Overhaul Center – AMMROC. The contract will see the firms work together to enhance the repair and maintenance options available to AMMROC’s key customer the UAE Air Force and its fleet of more than 100 aircraft. This new, long-term agreement is

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Air France KLM sign new partnership with Atlantic Airways

Airlines & Routes

Air France and KLM have signed a new code-share agreement with Atlantic Airways for flights linking Paris and Amsterdam to Vágar airport in the Faroe Islands, via Copenhagen, Billund, Bergen, Edinburgh and Reykjavik. With this new partnership, effective July 1, 2019, Air France and KLM customers will be able to benefit from more travel opportunities

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