Heike Tamm

Fraser Currie, CEO of Joramco and SmartLynx Airlines CEO Edvinas Demenius (r) at the signing of the new contract

Joramco expands partnership with SmartLynx Airlines

Joramco, the Amman-based MRO facility and the engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), has announced an expansion of its partnership with SmartLynx Airlines for the 2024 winter season. The extended collaboration will see Joramco conduct 28 comprehensive aircraft checks, covering A330, A320 and B737 aircraft. This renewed agreement, signed at MRO Europe 2024, deepens […]

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Wheels Up to transition its current jet fleets to Phenom 300 Series and Challenger 300 Series aircraft © Wheels Up

Wheels Up announces fleet modernisation, GrandView acquisition

Wheels Up Experience has unveiled a series of significant aircraft, commercial and financing transactions to lay the foundation for its fleet modernisation strategy. Upon completion, these transactions will transition Wheels Up’s current four jet aircraft types to two of the most popular and successful models in the industry – Embraer’s Phenom 300 and Phenom 300E

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KM Malta Airlines selects LHT for LEAP-1A engine maintenance

Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has secured a new long-term partnership with KM Malta Airlines, the recently established national airline of the Maltese Islands, to provide MRO services for LEAP-1A engines. Over the next nine-and-a-half years, Lufthansa Technik will manage the repair and overhaul of these engines, which power KM Malta Airlines’ Airbus A320neo fleet. The MRO

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The FAA is ready for air travel of the future

FAA finalises rule for air travel of the future

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is prepared for powered-lift aircraft, marking the first entirely new category of civil aircraft since helicopters were introduced in the 1940s. Powered-lift operations will encompass air taxis, cargo delivery and various functions in both urban and rural settings. The FAA issued a final rule on October 22, outlining the qualifications

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Iberia Maintenance is now fully operational for the overhaul of Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engines © Iberia Maintenance

Iberia Maintenance now fully operational for overhauling GTF engines

Iberia Maintenance has confirmed that it is now fully operational for the overhaul of RTX’s Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engines. Its La Muñoza facility, strategically situated next to Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport, is equipped to handle disassembly, assembly and testing. Several Pratt & Whitney GTF engines are already undergoing maintenance at the site. The company

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Bombardier commences production of Global 8000 components

Bombardier has released that the manufacturing of major structural components for its first production Global 8000 jet is now underway at its facilities in Saint-Laurent (Québec), Red Oak (Texas) and Querétaro (Mexico). The Global 8000 is scheduled to enter service in the second half of 2025, with ongoing flight testing yielding positive results throughout the

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