Heike Tamm

West Star Aviation paints first Embraer Lineage at Chattanooga location

West Star Aviation has completed its first paint project of an Embraer Lineage aircraft at its Chattanooga, TN (CHA) location, one of its four full-service facilities. The recently announced expansion will allow for even more space to assist customers with their MRO services at the CHA facility. Of the four full-service locations, CHA has the […]

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Airbus C295 Clean Sky 2 in-flight demonstrator makes maiden flight

The Airbus C295 Flight Test Bed 2 (FTB2) has successfully performed its maiden flight from the final assembly line in Seville, Spain. The aircraft now starts a flight campaign with the aim of testing the new semi-morphing wing, the new flight control system, as well as a SatCom antenna embedded within the aircraft’s fuselage. Based

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Hawaiian Airlines

Hawaiian Holdings reports 2021 fourth-quarter and full-year financial results

Hawaiian Holding, the parent company of Hawaiian Airlines, has reported its financial results for the fourth-quarter and full-year 2021. The company reported total revenue of US$494.7 million for the fourth quarter, down 30% compared to the fourth quarter of 2019, on 19% lower capacity. Hawaiian Holdings reported total operating expenses of US$566.1 million and adjusted operating

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MTU Maintenance starts using sustainable aviation fuels in its test cell with launch customer JetBlue Airways

MTU Maintenance has partnered with JetBlue Airways for the testing and data-gathering on sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) with the airline’s V2500 engines following on from shop visits in Hannover, Germany. Conducted in a controlled ground environment, test runs will initially be performed with a 10% SAF fuel blend and can be expanded to up to

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SCHROTH Safety Products named preferred safety restraint provider by Unum Aircraft Seating

SCHROTH Safety Products has been selected as the preferred provider of occupant restraint systems by Unum Aircraft Seating, a new manufacturer of business class seats for single- and twin-aisle aircraft. SCHROTH provides seatbelts and restraint systems for leading commercial airlines, business aircraft, general aviation and military aircraft, as well as the safety restraints used by

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Jump Air officially starts operations

On January 24, 2022, European ACMI/charter airline Jump Air received its Type A commercial licence and has officially started its commercial operations. The airline, with its headquarters in Vilnius, Lithuania, has received its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) No.LT.AOC.037 from Lithuania’s civil aviation regulator (Transporto Kompetencijų Agentūra – TKA) on December 31, 2021. Type A commercial

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AVIAN signs surplus spare parts inventory agreement with Embraer

AVIAN Inventory Management (AVIAN), together with York Aerospace Solutions III (YAS) as the sole capital partner, has signed an agreement with Embraer for exclusive purchasing, marketing and distribution rights of surplus Embraer commercial and business jet airplane parts. Designed to promote accessibility and speed to market, AVIAN’s focused distribution centre will deliver product availability to

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Wisk Aero secures a US$450 million investment from Boeing for Advanced Air Mobility programme

Wisk Aero (Wisk), a California-based Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company responsible for producing the first all-electric, self-flying air taxi in the US has successfully secured an investment of US$450 million (£333 million) from Boeing. This makes Wisk one of the best-funded AAMs and strengthens the already existing relationship between the two companies. Wisk will use

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C&L Aerospace signs supply chain support agreement with ExpressJet

C&L Aerospace has signed a five-year agreement with ExpressJet, operating as aha! to provide full supply chain support for its fleet of ERJ 145 aircraft. The contract includes parts procurement, managed repairs, inventory management, shipping and logistics, on-site staff support and a sizeable consignment inventory.  C&L offers a wide variety of aircraft parts support programmes

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IBC Advanced Alloys pays off mortgage on its copper alloys manufacturing facility

IBC Advanced Alloys, one of the leading beryllium and copper advanced alloys companies, has announced that it has completed payments on its US$1.7 million (£1.26 million) mortgage term-loan on its copper alloys manufacturing facility in Franklin, Ind. Paying off this mortgage is part of IBC’s primary corporate strategy of reducing its debt burden. “I am very pleased

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