Airbus has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ecocopter to expand urban air mobility (UAM) services in a number of Latin American countries with the intent to create a fully functioning UAM ecosystem in the region. Initially the partnership will involve the exploration and definition of launch scenarios for air […]
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At MRO Asia-Pacific in Singapore, Spirit AeroSystems announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) to develop maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for the Boeing 737 next-generation aircraft. Under the terms of the agreement, Spirit and MAB will start to jointly work on establishing repair services for nacelle
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The Pearl 700, the exclusive engine for the brand-new Gulfstream Aerospace flagship Gulfstream G700 and Gulfstream G800 business jet aircraft, has received official certification from the European Union’s Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The pioneering engine, which was developed at the Rolls-Royce Centre of Excellence for Business Aviation engines in Dahlewitz, Germany, was custom designed to power two
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GA Telesis Engine Services (GATES) and Lion Air have entered into a long-term engine maintenance contract covering the airline’s Boeing 737NG fleet. This strategic win for GATES covers maintenance, repair, and overhaul of CFM56-7B engines across Lion Air Group airlines (including Batik Malaysia and Thai Lion Air). In addition, it includes leased engine support, LLP
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Aviation market intelligence and consultancy company IBA has published its monthly Aviation Industry Barometer for August 2022, showing that commercial aircraft deliveries increased by 28% between August 2021 and August 2022. This was boosted by Boeing resuming deliveries of the 787 following production issues. Intelligence from IBA Insight reveals that the recovery in monthly global
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Embraer has signed an investment agreement to acquire a minority shareholding in XMobots, the largest drone company in Latin America with operations in São Carlos, in the São Paulo countryside. The transaction will be made via an investment fund in which Embraer is the sole partner, with an additional investment option in the future. The
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Canada Jetlines, the new, all-Canadian, leisure airline, has signed a worldwide distribution agreement with Sabre, the leading software and technology company that powers the global travel industry. This new long-term agreement ensures that Sabre will distribute the carrier’s comprehensive content for travel agencies and corporations through the Sabre travel marketplace (GDS), supporting Canada Jetlines in powering future revenue
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Newly launched Arajet is the Dominican Republic and Caribbean’s first ultra-low-cost airline and is based in the capital, Santo Domingo, on the south-western side of the island. The flag-carrying airline will serve 22 destinations in 12 countries over the upcoming months, expanding its operations later this month with the addition of routes to Saint Maarten
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Revima Asia Pacific has entered into a two-year agreement for B737NG landing gear overhaul. The first overhaul is scheduled in September 2022 in Revima’s brand-new state-of-the-art 11,000 m² facility south of Bangkok, Thailand. Ramp-up of operations is now accelerating and the company is ready to support a growing number of customers in the region with
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With air travel and tourism continuing to drive Middle Eastern economic growth, Boeing estimates that the region’s passenger traffic and commercial fleet are projected to more than double over the next two decades. The company announced its estimate in the 2022 Boeing Commercial Market Outlook (CMO), a forecast of 20-year demand. Middle Eastern carriers have
