Alongside the recent announcement that APOC is trebling the size of its European facility to meet the expansion of its narrow-body inventory and consignment program, the company has just opened a new stock hub in Miami. This is the second part of its on-going strategic plan to expand its global footprint, and it follows the launch […]
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MRO Insider has promoted Clovis Martins, formerly an Account Executive, to Director of Sales for South America. Martins has been working with the MRO Insider team since October of 2020, when he joined as an Account Executive managing Brazil. As South American traffic on the website increased, Martins’ territory expanded into the entire South American
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C&L Aviation Services, a C&L Aviation Group company, has completed a cargo conversion on a Saab 340B+ at the company’s Maine-based MRO facility. This is the very first B+ model that has been converted for cargo operations. The operator, which has taken possession of this aircraft, has signed an agreement with C&L to complete an
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The German government has announced its intention to immediately sell of 25% of its stake in Lufthansa, the country’s flag-carrying airline, with the intention of divesting itself of the total investment by 2023. The original €300 million investment came from Germany’s Economic Stabilization Fund (WSF) which was set up in March 2020 to aid struggling
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Aircraft leasing company BBAM Limited Partnership (BBAM) and Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), a joint venture ofST Engineering and Airbus, have signed an agreement for Airbus A320/A321 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions including options. The new orders by BBAM bring the total number of its A320/A321P2F conversions to 20, with the conversions to be carried out by EFW through
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Aerit, the sustainable drone delivery startup based in Stockholm, Sweden, has received operational authorization from Transportstyrelsen, Sweden’s national transportation agency, to pilot last-mile drone delivery in Sweden. Aerit’s operational authorization is made possible by the Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA) process provided by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) that came into effect in
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Embraer, the Brazilian manufacturer of military and business jets, has restored its guidance after returning to profit in the second quarter of 2021. Additionally, the company anticipates delivery of between 45 and 50 aircraft plus the handing over of between 90 and 95 business jets. Consolidated revenue is estimated to lie between US$4 billion and
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Alaska Airlines’ board of directors has elected aviation veteran Donald Wright Vice President of Maintenance and Engineering, effective August 23, 2021. Wright will assume the role formerly held by Constance von Muehlen who was appointed Chief Operating Officer on April 3. In his new role, Wright will lead 1,346 employees, including the technical operations team,
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Jackson Square Aviation (JSA) has closed the sale-and-leaseback-financing of three new Airbus A320neo aircraft to Spirit Airlines. JSA now has a total of 11 aircraft under operating lease with the airline, representing a strong, growing relationship between the two companies. “We are delighted to continue to support Spirit Airlines as the carrier further expands its
HAECO Engine Services (Xiamen), a member of the HAECO Group has delivered its 700th GE90 engine output. The company also announced the completion of its engine test cell upgrade, marking a significant milestone in the long-term development of HAECO’s engine services. HAECO Engine Services operates a state-of-the-art engine test cell rated to 150,000 pounds of
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