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Rolls-Royce to cut thousands of jobs in ambitious overhaul

Rolls-Royce, under the leadership of its new CEO, Tufan Erginbilgiç, is embarking on a significant transformation, poised to eliminate up to 2,500 positions company wide. The eagerly anticipated unveiling of the firm’s long-term strategy is imminent. As reported by The Guardian, the renowned jet engine manufacturer is set to disclose a workforce reduction ranging from […]

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StandardAero has renewed its arrangement with Pinnacle Air Network © StandardAero

StandardAero’s Springfield MRO facility to invest US$10 million in upgrades

StandardAero has announced a commitment to invest US$10-12 million (£8.3-10 million) in leasehold improvements at the company’s Springfield, Illinois business aviation MRO facility.  The investments, in partnership with Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, will be completed in three phases over a two-and-a-half-year period. The investments and upgrades will be applied to major building improvements and modernisation

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Interior of Phenom 100EX

Embraer Executive Jets and LHT intensify cooperation

Embraer Executive Jets and Lufthansa Technik (LHT) have expanded their existing cooperation in the field of cabin management systems. In the future, the MRO company’s renowned Original Equipment Innovation and Special Aircraft Services branch will supply the central passenger service system (PSS) for Embraer’s new Phenom 100EX model. The recently modernised interior of the latter

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IBC wins US$7.38 million in new orders from Lockheed Martin

IBC Advanced Alloys, a leading beryllium and copper advanced alloys company, has won a new purchase order for its beryllium-aluminium alloy products from Lockheed Martin, the maker of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft and many other defence systems.  The value of the new order is approximately US$7.38 million (£6.15 million) and the company expects to fulfil

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IBA reveals fall in commercial aircraft deliveries

IBA’s latest Aviation Industry Barometer revealed that there were 87 commercial aircraft deliveries in September 2023, representing a month-on-month and year-on-year variance of -5% and -27% respectively. IBA Insight shows that in September monthly global passenger capacity edges closer to a full recovery, reaching 99% of pre-pandemic ASKs in September 2023, a gain of 1%

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Honeywell's 32nd annual Global Business Aviation Outlook projects 8,500 new business jet deliveries over the next decade

Honeywell’s 32nd Annual Outlook predicts strong demand for new Business Jets

Honeywell’s 32nd annual Global Business Aviation Outlook projects robust demand for new business jets, estimating up to 8,500 new business jet deliveries valued at US$278 billion from 2024 to 2033. This forecast remains consistent with last year’s ten-year projection. Notably, surveyed business aviation operators expressed higher five-year plans for new jet purchases, up by two

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Valcor Engineering and Kellstrom Aerospace have expanded their partnership

Kellstrom Aerospace and Valcor Engineering strengthen alliance

Kellstrom Aerospace, a global commercial aftermarket OEM distribution leader providing a comprehensive range of aircraft lifecycle solutions, has expanded its partnership with Valcor Engineering Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary Electroid, with the addition of global distribution of Valcor’s Gen 2 Air Separation Module (ASM), a core component of the fuel inerting system (ATA 47) with installation

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David Bentley (R) Eduardo Rodriguez (L) oversee the installation of the ATEC equipment at Muirhead Avionics © AMETEK MRO

AMETEK MRO consolidates Avtech with Muirhead Avionics

AMETEK MRO Muirhead Avionics, a leading provider of aviation maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services, has consolidated its operation and all customer support services with Avtech, one of AMETEK MRO’s businesses previously based in Miami, Fl. The integration of the two operations, which will continue to function as separate brands, will be located at the

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