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The HP 210 shown at the France Air Expo, Lyon, France

VoltAero launches hybrid-electric HPU 210 for light aircraft

VoltAero has unveiled its new HPU 210 hybrid-electric propulsion unit, designed for homebuilt, kit-built, and very light propeller-driven aircraft. Debuting at the France Air Expo in Lyon, the HPU 210 combines a high-performance thermal engine with a powerful electric motor to deliver a significant 40% power boost during demanding flight phases such as take-off and […]

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HAECO will provide landing gear services for China Airlines' B737 fleet

HAECO partners with China Airlines for B737 landing gear services

HAECO has announced a new partnership with Taiwan-based China Airlines to provide landing gear services for the carrier’s Boeing 737-800 fleet. The work will be carried out at HAECO’s dedicated landing gear facility in Xiamen, covering seven aircraft between 2025 and 2027. This agreement builds on a long-standing relationship between the two companies and expands

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CFM56-7B engine © AerFin

AerFin sells CFM56-7B engine to major US operator

AerFin has completed the successful sale of a serviceable CFM56-7B engine to a major US-based airline operator. While the buyer remains undisclosed, the deal highlights AerFin’s capability to deliver technically robust, service-ready engines, backed by its in-house maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) team and a network of trusted partners. To prepare the engine for sale,

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Aventure's latest Boeing 737NG, formerly operated by Southwest Airlines, awaiting teardown in Marana, Arizona

Aventure Aviation expands 737NG portfolio with latest acquisition

Aventure Aviation has added another aircraft to its fleet with the acquisition of a Boeing 737-700, marking its twenty-sixth Boeing 737 Next Generation (737NG) airframe. The aircraft, identified as MSN 30280, was formerly in service with Southwest Airlines and is now set to be dismantled by Ascent Aviation Services in Marana, Arizona. This move aligns

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Handing over of the first A330P2F to Air Lease and operator Awesome Cargo

EFW delivers first A330P2F to Air Lease Corporation

Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), the Centre of Excellence for Airbus freighter conversions, has completed the redelivery of the first of three A330P2F (Passenger-to-Freighter) aircraft to Air Lease Corporation. The global leasing firm, which manages a fleet of over 800 aircraft, will lease the aircraft to Mexican carrier Awesome Cargo. This aircraft, an A330-200P2F, marks a milestone

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Green Taxi Solutions

StandardAero and Green Taxi Solutions form partnership

StandardAero, an independent provider of aerospace engine aftermarket services, has formed a strategic partnership with Green Taxi Solutions (GTS) to certify the Zero Engine Taxi™ system—a fully electric solution enabling aircraft to taxi without using their main engines. This collaboration is supported by a newly awarded US$5.6 million grant from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s

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Representatives from ST Engineering and Air Cairo showing the newly signed contract

ST Engineering and Air Cairo sign LEAP-1A engine MRO contract

ST Engineering’s Commercial Aerospace division has signed a five-year maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) contract with Air Cairo, marking the Egyptian airline as a new customer. The agreement covers support for the LEAP-1A engines powering Air Cairo’s Airbus A320neo fleet. Services under the contract will include quick-turn repairs and Performance Restoration Shop Visit (PRSV) work,

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The first 18 employees of Lufthansa Technik Portugal, together with Volker Magunna and representatives of AICEP and the city of Santa Maria da Feira, in front of the new training centre

Lufthansa Technik opens training centre in Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal

In preparation for its upcoming facility in Portugal, Lufthansa Technik has opened a new training centre in Santa Maria da Feira, located approximately 35 kilometres south of Porto. The centre welcomed its first cohort of 18 employees for Lufthansa Technik Portugal on Monday, June 2. Situated in the ‘Perm’ industrial park, around nine kilometres from

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