Heike Tamm

APOC minimises its ecological footprint with opening of new warehouse facility

APOC Aviation, the innovative leasing, trading, aircraft component and part-out specialist, has opened a new warehouse in the Netherlands. Based on the same campus as its existing facility between Schiphol and Rotterdam, APOC has added a further 2,500 m² of warehouse, technical support space and offices. The new premises benefit from green technology features and […]

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Embraer creates Global Procurement and Strategy and Innovation vice-presidencies

With the objective of accelerating the company’s growth and giving more focus to areas relevant to the business, Embraer has announced the creation of two new vice-presidencies: Global Procurement and Strategy, and Digital and Innovation. The two areas now report directly to the company’s President and CEO, Francisco Gomes Neto. The Procurement area, which was

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Avianca Airbus A320 aircraft

LHT and Avianca sign five-year digital Condition Monitoring contract for carrier’s Airbus fleet

Lufthansa Technik and Colombian carrier Avianca have signed a five-year contract that will provide digital Condition Monitoring through the AVIATAR platform. With the new contract, Avianca will be able to receive instant and real-time information about the configuration and condition of its Airbus A320 and A330 aircraft as well as their engines and components –

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Japan finally pulls plug on long-delayed SpaceJet commercial aircraft

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has announced that it is cancelling the public-private SpaceJet project that would have seen Japan launch its first domestically produced passenger jet, despite having received orders over time for over 450 of the aircraft. The project had been supported by the Japanese government and domestic firms including Toyota, but has been beset

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Delta TechOps and P&W unveil new, larger Techops facility

Delta TechOps and Pratt & Whitney have unveiled a new, larger TechOps engine overhaul facility dedicated to the global Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engine MRO network. The 155,000-ft² facility in Atlanta will house disassembly, assembly and test capability for engines powering Airbus A220 and A320neo-family aircraft. Leadership from Delta and Pratt & Whitney were in

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Lufthansa Technik and Azerbaijan Airlines sign component services contract

Azerbaijan Airlines and Lufthansa Technik AG have signed a comprehensive five-year contract regarding a total component support (TCS) for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner wide-body long-range fleet of the Republic of Azerbaijan’s national air carrier. The carrier’s first TCS contract, which comes into effect on May 1, will significantly strengthen Azerbaijan Airlines’ technical operations. It will

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3C and Horizon Aircraft sign MOU for collaboration on certification and services

Following a very fruitful set of joint meetings, 3C, the Transport Canada-approved, independent flight test and certification Design Approval Organization (DAO) and Horizon Aircraft have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) under which the two companies will collaborate on aspects of the continued development and path to certification of Horizon Aircraft’s Cavorite X5 programme. The

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Single-pilot commercial flights on hold until at least 2030 – EASA

In response to pitches made by Airbus and Dassault Aviation for the right to operate the cruise phase of commercial flights with only one pilot in the cockpit, the European aviation regulator has ruled out the prospect of flights with a single pilot until at least 2030. However, the regulator is considering the possibility of

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