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Milestone Aviation secures new lease agreements with OHS

Aircraft & Engines

Milestone Aviation Group (Milestone) has signed lease agreements with Offshore Helicopter Services UK (OHS) for four additional helicopters, further strengthening their long-term partnership. The deal includes two new Leonardo AW139s, one new Airbus H175, and one Sikorsky S-92, all scheduled for delivery between 2025 and 2026. The announcement was made at Verticon, formerly HAI Heli-Expo, […]

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Oliver Gerg

Oliver Gerg to lead Embraer’s Global Leasing and Freighter team

People

Embraer Commercial Aviation has appointed Oliver Gerg as Senior Vice President (SVP) of its newly formed Global Leasing and Freighter team. Based in Amsterdam, a key global aviation hub, the team will unify expertise in E-Jet passenger-to-freighter conversions and commercial aviation leasing to strengthen Embraer’s position in the cargo and leasing markets. Gerg brings extensive

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Shinichiro Watanabe, Senior Managing Executive Officer, SMFL and Jaspal Jandu, CEO, LCI

SMFL and LCI joint venture to acquire Macquarie Rotorcraft

Financial

Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., (SMFL) and LCI Investment (LCI) have announced that their joint venture helicopter leasing company, SMFL LCI Helicopters (SMFLH), has entered into an agreement to acquire Macquarie Rotorcraft Limited (MRL), the helicopter leasing business of Macquarie Asset Management. The financial details of the transaction remain commercially confidential. Founded in 2013,

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Boeing renews LHT’s Cyclean engine wash contract for C-17 fleet

Other News

Following three years of successful Cyclean engine washes delivering measurable benefits for the global C-17 Globemaster III fleet, Boeing has extended its service contract with Lufthansa Technik until the end of 2027. Each year, the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider and its partners conduct approximately 2,000 high-pressure water washes on the Pratt & Whitney

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United has installed Starlink on its first regional aircraft © United Airlines

United expands Starlink installation across regional fleet

Information Technology

United Airlines (United) has announced the installation of Starlink on its first regional aircraft, highlighting the technical benefits of the equipment, including its compact size, reduced weight and ease of installation and maintenance. The airline has also shared details of the installation process, demonstrating how the system enhances operational efficiency. From May until the end

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US Government ends union contract for TSA workers, citing security concerns

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The Department of Homeland Security announced on March 7, that it was terminating its collective bargaining agreement with workers in the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), arguing that the union contract was jeopardising the safety of travellers, The New Your Times reported. The decision marked the latest effort by President Trump’s administration to weaken labour protections

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Magellan and Aequs to establish aerospace sand casting facility

MRO & Production

Magellan Aerospace Corporation (Magellan) and Aequs Private Limited (Aequs) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore the development of a business plan for a 50/50 jointly owned aerospace sand casting facility in the Belagavi Aerospace Cluster (BAC), Karnataka, India. This facility aims to address the growing demand for aerospace sand castings in both

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Berlin-Brandenburg Airport will be one of the 11 airports on strike on Monday, March 10th © Shutterstock

Strikes at eleven German airports on Monday

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The trade union Ver.di is taking the next step in escalating the public sector wage dispute. The new wave of warning strikes is targeting sensitive infrastructure, with eleven German airports set to be affected on Monday, March10. Public service and ground handling employees at Munich, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Hanover, Bremen, Hamburg, Berlin-Brandenburg and

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