bp, the parent company of the international aviation fuel products and services supplier Air bp, has completed an industrial first in Germany producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from used cooking oil. The bp plant in Lingen is the first industrial production facility in Germany to use co-processing to produce SAF from waste and residues. The […]
The SITA Board has announced the appointment of David Lavorel as the company’s new CEO. Under his leadership and vision, SITA will continue to lead a strategic change for the industry, helping its customers implement digitalised and smart solutions. Over the past 20 years at SITA, Lavorel has served in a range of senior roles,
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West Star has announced plans for a major facility expansion at Grand Junction, CO (GJT) in order to keep pace with customer demand. The Grand Junction, Colorado facility is planning a new 40,000 ft² hangar with an additional 35,000 ft² of shop and office space. The shop space will include a larger interior shop, a
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European aerospace giant Airbus has signed a Eurodrone global contract with the Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR) for the development and manufacture of 20 drone systems and five years of initial in-service support. Airbus Defence and Space GmbH signed in representation of the three Major Sub-Contractors (MSC) Airbus Defence and Space S.A.U in Spain,
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HAECO Landing Gear Services has attained Airbus A320 landing gear overhaul capability from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Civil Aviation Administration of Thailand (CAAT). Christian Pinter, Director and General Manager of HAECO Landing Gear Services, said: “We are pleased to offer Airbus A320 capability starting this
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Boeing has been awarded a US$103.7 million contract by the US Department of Defence as part of a foreign military sale for eight AH-6 light attack reconnaissance helicopters to Thailand. The contract also includes spares, training devices, support equipment and technical publications for the Royal Thai Army. The deal paves the way for the Royal
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Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has announced long-term lease placements for nine Boeing 737 aircraft with Turkey’s Corendon Airlines Group (Corendon). Five new 737-8s will be delivered to Corendon in Turkey in the Spring of this year and one new 737-8 in the first quarter of 2023. Corendon will also lease three new 737-9s from the
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Elix Aviation, the international regional aircraft leasing company, has reported the delivery of one Dash 8-300, MSN 274, to Universal Hydrogen (USA). This aircraft is the first delivery from Elix Aviation to Universal Hydrogen and will be used as a test aircraft in the development of its hydrogen powerplant systems. Universal Hydrogen is making hydrogen-powered
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Vallair, the multi-faceted aviation business dedicated to the support of airlines and lessors, has opened the doors to its unique new maintenance hangar located at Marcel Dassault Airport in Châteauroux, France. The enormous state-of-the-art facility can accommodate up to five A321-size aircraft simultaneously, or a combination of A330s/A340s and A321s. Together with the Centre-Val de
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Constant Aviation has released that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has recognised it as having a single, corporate-wide Safety Management System (SMS), making it only the second MRO so designated. Achieving FAA-accepted corporate SMS status means that Constant is operating under a single safety system company-wide, which generally reduces safety risk and ranks it as
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