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HAECO signs additional agreement to provide cargo conversions on Airbus A321 aircraft

HAECO Xiamen has signed an agreement with 321 Precision Conversions to provide passenger-to-freighter conversion for its A321-200PCF programme. Since 2009, HAECO Xiamen has partnered with Precision on Boeing 757-200 passenger-to-freighter conversions, having completed 26 such converted freighters. The A321 aircraft passenger-to-freighter conversion work will be performed at HAECO Xiamen’s facility, beginning in February 2022. Meanwhile,

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JetPack Aviation inks commercial flight and technical training deal with military customer

California-based JetPack Aviation (JPA) has signed an agreement to provide JetPack pilot and maintainer training to a military customer in Southeast-Asia. This is the first time that professional JetPack training has been delivered to a team of serving military personnel and represents a critical advancement in the use of personal aerial vehicles for government use.

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Acumen Aviation releases 2021 operational review

Acumen Aviation, a leading Aircraft Asset Management Services company has eleased its 2021 Operational Review.Throughout a challenging year Acumen managed to find flexible and innovative ways to support its clients. Its global reach helped provide localised support where needed, proactively responding to fluid and diverse market requirements. Acumen continued to develop its capability as an

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Canada Jetlines receives conditional approval from Transport Canada to begin pilot training

Canada Jetlines Operations has reported that the new all-Canadian carrier has received conditional approval for flight crew (pilot) training from Transport Canada, effective immediately. Final approval of Canada Jetlines’ pilot training programme will be granted once Transport Canada has reviewed the training conducted under the programme and it proves to be satisfactory. “This is an

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China has lifted its ban on the delivery of Boeing aircraft to domestic airlines

America suspends 44 Chinese carrier flights to China in tit-for-tat action

The United States has announced that it will be suspending 44 flights to China, flown by Chinese carriers, between January 30 and March 29. The retaliatory action is as a direct result of actions by the Chinese Government and its current COVID-19 protocols. China has become disgruntled with the fact that while having negatively tested

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American Airlines posts full-year 2021 net loss of US$2.0 billion

American Airlines Group has reported its fourth-quarter and full-year 2021 financial results, including: fourth-quarter revenue of US$9.4 billion, down 17% versus the same period in 2019 on a 13% reduction in total available seat miles (ASMs) versus the same period in 2019. The Group reported fourth-quarter net loss of US$931 million, excluding net special items,

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Collins Aerospace expands propeller MRO services in Malaysia to accommodate growing ATR fleets in Asia Pacific

To better serve growing ATR fleets in the Asia Pacific region, Collins Aerospace is launching new MRO capabilities for its 568F propeller at its Malaysia campus. IATA III operators of ATR 42 and ATR 72 turboprop aircraft will have access to a local pool of rotable spares. Collins will begin standing up the new services

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Spanish Customs Service takes delivery of last ever Dauphin helicopter

Airbus has delivered its last Dauphin helicopter, an AS365 N3, to the Spanish Customs Service. This helicopter will reinforce the Customs Surveillance Service’s capacity to combat drug trafficking in the Strait of Gibraltar, the Alboran Sea and in Galicia. The helicopter was customised at Airbus Helicopters’ facilities in Albacete and comes equipped with mission equipment

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MTU Maintenance and Nayak Group enter collaboration to expand service offering

MTU Maintenance and the Nayak Group, line- and base-maintenance specialists, have entered into a collaboration agreement to offer a broader variety of services to each of their respective customer groups. From now onwards, MTU Maintenance is able to offer its wide-range of on-site engine services in combination with aircraft line- and base-maintenance services, a new

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