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LATAM Airlines reinforces fleet with additional order for 17 A321neos

LATAM Airlines has ordered 17 A321neo aircraft to further expand its route offering, bringing the airline’s total A320neo order book of aircraft to 100. Additionally, the airline has also confirmed it is bringing in the A321XLR to complement its long-haul operations. The A321neo is the largest member of Airbus’ A320neo family, which incorporates new-generation engines […]

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GA Telesis Engine Services names Bradley Carucci as Managing Director of U.S. SPAH facility

GA Telesis Engine Services (GATES) has released that industry veteran, Bradley Carucci, has joined GATES as Managing Director of the U.S.-based Specialized Procedures Aeroengine Hospital (SPAH) in Wilmington, Ohio. This new 72,000 ft² facility is a joint venture with GA Telesis and Air Transport Services Group (ATSG). Carucci brings a broad range of aviation experience

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Ampaire secures firm order for five of its low-emission, nine-seat Eco Caravan aircraft

Electric aviation pioneer Ampaire has secured a firm order backed by deposits for five of its low-emission, nine-seat Eco Caravan aircraft, plus an option for an additional 20. The buyer is WingTips, an innovative air mobility company operating today in California, Arizona, and Nevada. Both companies anticipate another 175 orders for the Eco Caravan as

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Nordic Aviation Capital signs inaugural deal with Akkodis for ATR 72-600 passenger-to-freighter conversion kits

Regional aircraft leasing company Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) and Akkodis have signed an agreement for five freighter conversion kits for the ATR 72-600, with the first deliveries starting from as early as Q1 2023. The aircraft for conversion will come from NAC’s existing ATR fleet. The ATR 72-600 conversion kits have the flexibility to be

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Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) signs contract to provide special mission aircraft to a European country

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed a contract valued at over US$200 million (£167 million) to provide special mission aircraft to a country in Europe, which is a NATO member country. The special mission aircraft will be developed by IAI’s Group and subsidiary ELTA Systems Ltd., home to Israel’s radar and intelligence technology and considered

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AltiSky will construct a Cassio-assembly facility and adjoining delivery centre in the United States © VoltAero Cassio aircraft

VoltAero selects Safran’s ENGINeUS™ 100 electric motor to equip the Cassio 330 electric-hybrid aircraft prototype

VoltAero’s prototype Cassio 330 will utilise Safran Electrical & Power’s ENGINeUSTM 100 smart electric motor in the aircraft’s parallel electric-hybrid propulsion system, with the agreement for its supply signed at the UK’s Farnborough International Airshow. The ENGINeUSTM 100 will have a maximum rating of well above 150-kW at take-off and is to be integrated along

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Rex and Dovetail forge partnership to pioneer aircraft electric propulsion conversion

Rex and Australian-headquartered Dovetail Electric Aviation (Dovetail) have announced the formation of a strategic partnership to pioneer the conversion of turbine-powered aircraft to electric, nil-emission propulsion. The partnership, which will operate under the Dovetail brand, will develop and certify the retrofitting of electric engines onto legacy aircraft, initially for regional and general aviation aircraft. Dovetail

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easyJet confirms order for 56 more A320neo-family aircraft

easyJet has confirmed a firm order for 56 A320neo-family aircraft following shareholder approval. The order is part of easyJet’s fleet renewal and up-gauging, cost and sustainability enhancements to the business. The agreement includes an upsizing of 18 A320neo to the larger A321neo model. Kenton Jarvis, CFO for easyJet, said: “We believe this order will support

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Collins Aerospace produces first prototype 500kW electric motor for Hybrid Air Vehicles’ Airlander 10 aircraft

Collins Aerospace has produced the first working prototype of its 500-kilowatt electric motor suitable for the Airlander 10 aircraft under a partnership with Hybrid Air Vehicles and the University of Nottingham. Collins has begun basic characterisation testing of the motor at the University of Nottingham. For the 2,000 RPM permanent magnet electric motor, Collins is

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New lessor Abelo firms up on orders for 20 ATR turboprops at Farnborough Air Show

Newly formed Dublin, Ireland-based lessor Abelo has signed Heads of Agreement with ATR for ten brand-new ATR 72-600s. First deliveries of the ATR 72-600 are due to start in 2023. In addition, Abelo also confirmed a previous order for ten brand-new ATR 42-600Ss turboprop aircraft, this model being the Short Take-off and Landing, or STOL,

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