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Cebu Pacific Airbus A321neo ©Airbus

AFI KLM E&M and Cebu Pacific strengthen partnership for A320/A321 fleet

Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) and Cebu Pacific Air proudly announce the strengthening of their partnership for the A320/A321 fleet. At the French Residence in Manila, the two companies celebrated the upcoming signing for component support for the A320-family fleet, while also entering into an agreement for CFM56-5B shop visits […]

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Coulson Aviation expands its aerial firefighting fleet with the acquisition of four C-130Hs from the New Zealand Defence Force

Coulson Aviation grows C-130H Hercules fleet

Coulson Aviation is expanding its C-130H Hercules fleet to ten aircraft for aerial firefighting, following the acquisition of four aircraft from the New Zealand Defence Force. The aircraft will be relocated to Coulson’s base in Thermal, California, where they will undergo a full conversion and modernisation process. Each will be equipped with Coulson’s proprietary RADS-XXL

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James Bennett, AerFin’s CCO (L) and Julián López Lorite, Commercial Director at Iberia Maintenance (r) © AirFin

AerFin and Iberia Maintenance forge strategic partnership

AerFin has entered into a strategic repair services agreement with Iberia Maintenance — a state-of-the-art MRO provider based in Spain. This agreement marks a significant new chapter in their collaboration, centred around used serviceable material (USM) and aimed at delivering enhanced, cost-effective support to airlines across the globe. While the two companies already maintain a

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Boeing and Aviatema Equipment have signed a distribution agreement for Aviatema’s inflatable maintenance shelters © Boeing

Boeing and Aviatema Equipment sign new distribution deal

Boeing and Aviatema Equipment have announced a new distribution agreement during MRO Americas, aimed at improving safety and efficiency in aircraft maintenance operations. Through this partnership, Boeing will utilise its extensive global distribution network to offer greater access to Aviatema’s inflatable maintenance shelters—innovative solutions designed with a focus on safeguarding aviation maintenance personnel. These inflatable

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Pratt & Whitney adds Sanad Group to the GTF MRO network

Pratt & Whitney boosts global GTF MRO capacity with key partnerships

Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, is significantly expanding its global GTF engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) network through new and extended partnerships with Sanad Group, MTU Aero Engines (MTU) and Delta TechOps. Sanad Group—wholly owned by Abu Dhabi’s sovereign investor Mubadala Investment Company PJSC—will become the first GTF MRO network member in South

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Vietjet Vice President To Viet Thang (left) and AV AirFinance CEO Stephen Murphy (right) sign the agreement © VietJet

Vietjet signs US$300 million financial agreement with AV AirFinance

Vietjet Air and AV AirFinance have signed a financial agreement worth US$300 million, in a ceremony attended by Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc and senior government officials. This deal is part of a broader financing package, exceeding US$4 billion, aimed at supporting Vietjet’s fleet development, with nearly 300 aircraft set to be delivered

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Panasonic Avionics will equip 34 Air India aircraft with Astrova IFE systems

Air India to equip 34 wide-body aircraft with Astrova IFE system

Air India has signed an agreement with Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) to install its state-of-the-art Astrova in-flight entertainment (IFE) system and a suite of digital services on 34 newly ordered wide-body aircraft. This includes six Airbus A350-1000s, 14 A350-900s and 14 Boeing 787-9s. The partnership marks the first deployment of Panasonic’s Astrova system in India

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