Heike Tamm

Airbus delivers its 12,000th aircraft – an A220-100 to Delta Air Lines

Aircraft & Engines

Airbus has delivered its 12,000th aircraft ever in its 50-year history. The aircraft was an A220-100, assembled in Mirabel, Canada and handed over to U.S.-based Delta Air Lines. The aircraft is the 12th A220 delivered to date to Delta Air Lines since the carrier received its first A220 in October 2018. The A220 started scheduled service with […]

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Embraer Praetor 600 now triple-certified

Aircraft & Engines

Embraer’s new Praetor 600 super-midsize business jet was granted its Type Certificate by EASA (European Union Aviation Safety Agency) and by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration). The announcement was made during the company’s press conference at the European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland. Brazil’s Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC—Agência Nacional de Aviação

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AAR delivers first P-8A Poseidon to U.S. Navy fleet

Military & Defense

AAR has completed its first planned overhaul, age exploration and planned inspection of its first U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon (P-8A) aircraft. As part of a seven-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract signed last year with the Navy, AAR is providing heavy depot airframe maintenance, as well as year-round field support, for the U.S. fleet. The P-8A aircraft

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Inflite The Jet Centre receives Rolls-Royce Authorised Service Centre status

MRO & Production

Inflite The Jet Centre, part of the Inflite group of companies, based at London Stansted Airport, has received Authorised Service Centre status from Rolls-Royce to support the engines that power Embraer’s Legacy 600 and 650 business jets. Effective immediately, Inflite will deliver the OEM’s CorporateCare® and CorporateCare Enhanced MRO services to the Rolls-Royce AE 3007,

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FL Technics finalizes year 2018 with €10,8 million net profit

Financial

FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, earned €119 million in revenue in 2018, which is approx. 14% more than in 2017 (€103 million) and reached net profit of €10.8 million (€5,7 million in 2017). FL Technics has expanded their clients’ portfolio by signing Lufthansa Group for a €11

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Italian government won’t let Piaggio be broken up despite being in administration

MRO & Production, Top Stories

Having been in administration since last year, Italian aircraft maker Piaggio Aerospace will not be broken up as a buyer is sought, according to a statement from Italian government Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio. The hope is that a buyer will be found for the whole, or one of its two divisions – engines

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Southwest Airlines to build new maintenance hangar in Denver

MRO & Production

Southwest Airlines has announced that it intends to begin construction on its first maintenance hangar at the Denver International Airport this summer. The nearly US$100 million investment will allow Southwest’s Mechanics to work on up to three aircraft inside the 130,000 ft² hangar. There will be parking and facilities outside the hangar for eight additional

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Hawaiian Airlines awarded tentative approval for new Haneda route

Airlines & Routes

Hawaiian Airlines has received a preliminary decision from the U.S. Department of Transportation to allocate a new slot to the airline for expanded service to Haneda Airport. This is a critical step toward gaining rights to provide additional service between Honolulu and Tokyo before the start of the 2020 Olympic Summer games. The allocation is

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