Rolls-Royce breaks ground at French production support centre for Pearl 10X

Rolls-Royce has announced that it has broken ground on the construction of a brand-new production support for its Pearl 10X engine. The 2,000 ft² facility is located at Le Haillan, near Bordeaux, France. Currently the 10X will be found exclusively on the new twin-engine Falcon 10X flagship Dassault ultra-long-range business jet which will have a […]

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Air Canada Cargo becomes first Canadian carrier to approve Envirotainer Releye RLP and RAP containers

Other News

Air Canada Cargo will be the first Canadian operator to use the new live monitored, temperature-controlled certified aircraft containers, the Envirotainer Releye RLP and larger RAP, as part of the AC Absolute solution. The Releye RLP and RAP containers are designed to meet the strictest requirements in pharmaceutical air freight. With its 170 hours of

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Ethiopian Airlines signs new distribution agreement with Travelport

Information Technology

Ethiopian Airlines, the largest carrier in Africa, and Travelport, a global technology company that powers bookings for hundreds of thousands of travel suppliers worldwide, have announced a new agreement. The renewed deal includes distribution on the Travelport+ platform and expands the ongoing travel retailing and distribution relationship between Travelport and Ethiopian Airlines. Once the airline makes

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HEICO Corporation acquires majority of growing niche technology component maker

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HEICO Corporation has announced that its Electronic Technologies Group has acquired approximately 80% of the capital stock of technology component company Ironwood Electronics (Ironwood) for cash paid at closing, plus an additional cash consideration to be paid if Ironwood meets certain earnings targets. The balance of Ironwood’s shares will continue to be owned by Ironwood’s

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Rolls-Royce and Air China to form joint venture for new MRO facility in Beijing

MRO & Production

Rolls-Royce and Air China have entered into a new 50/50 joint venture (JV) maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Beijing, China. The new facility, BAESL (Beijing Aero Engine Services Company Limited), will provide MRO support on the Rolls-Royce Trent 700, Trent XWB-84 and Trent 1000 aero engines. Air China currently has all three engine

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Falko establishes dedicated trading team

People

Falko Regional Aircraft Limited (Falko), an aircraft asset management company focused on the regional aircraft sector, has established a dedicated team to manage and grow its aircraft trading activities. The team will focus on nurturing its relationships with aircraft lessors and financial buyers to further deepen the secondary market for regional aircraft. The team will be

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Air New Zealand still struggling with COVID-19 effects – posts full-year pre-tax loss of NZ$810 million

Financial, Top Stories

Despite ending the financial year strongly, New Zealand flag carrying airline Air New Zealand has reported an operating revenue of NZ$2.7 billion, advising that this figure reflects the considerable extent to which the carrier had been affected by pandemic-related travel restrictions. The carrier posted loss before other significant items and taxation of NZ$725 million for

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U.S. Air Force takes delivery of four Boeing MH-139A test helicopters from Boeing

Military & Defense

Boeing has delivered four MH-139A Grey Wolf test aircraft to the U.S. Air Force as the service prepares to replace its aging fleet of UH-1N helicopters. The Grey Wolf is a multi-mission aircraft – based on the proven commercial AW139 helicopter – designed to protect intercontinental ballistic missiles and transport U.S. government officials and security

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Goshawk delivers second A320 to Avion Express

Aircraft & Engines

Goshawk, the Dublin-based aircraft lessor, has announced the delivery of one A320 aircraft to Avion Express. The A320 was successfully delivered on the August 24. This is the second aircraft to be delivered to Avion Express by Goshawk, as the two companies continue their valuable partnership. Ruth Kelly, CEO at Goshawk said: “We are delighted

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São Paulo-Guarulhos and RIOgaleão airports will upgrade passenger processing technology with SITA Flex

Information Technology

São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport (GRU Airport) and RIOgaleão – Tom Jobim International Airport (RIOgaleão) are the first airports in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to deploy SITA Flex to provide mobile passenger services to speed up check-in, bag drop and boarding. It forms part of a wider five-year contract awarded to global air transport

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