VoltAero selects Rochefort Charente-Maritime Airport as final assembly line location for Cassio hybrid-electric aircraft

VoltAero has selected Rochefort Airport in the Charente-Maritime department of France’s Nouvelle-Aquitaine region to produce its family of Cassio hybrid-electric aircraft on a new purpose-built final assembly line. This marks another important milestone in VoltAero’s development plan for its four-to-ten-seat product line of Cassio airplanes, placing the production facility at a strategic location in southwest […]

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Drone delivery Canada announces multiple agreements for project at Edmonton International Airport

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Drone Delivery Canada (DDC), with the assistance of its sales agent Air Canada, has entered into three commercial agreements with each of Edmonton International Airport (EIA), Apple Express Courier, and Ziing Final Mile (the customers) to deploy DDC’s patented drone delivery solution at Edmonton International Airport. Pursuant to the terms of the agreements, DDC will

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Lufthansa Cargo deploys two Airbus A321s permanently converted into freighters

Aircraft & Engines

Lufthansa Cargo is investing in the expansion of its cargo capacities. From the beginning of 2022, the company will offer its customers additional capacity in Europe by permanently converting Airbus 321 passenger aircraft into freighters. For this purpose, the twin-engine medium-haul aircraft will receive large cargo doors to enable the transport of containers on the

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Boeing to support Royal Air Force Poseidon fleet and train crews for next five years

Military & Defense

Boeing and the U.K. Ministry of Defence have signed an agreement for Boeing to support the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) fleet of Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft and train the crews that operate them. Under the aircraft and training support contract, valued at US$321.6 million (£233.5 million), Boeing will provide maintenance services, spares and repairs,

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PAL has signed long-term lease agreements for two A350-1000 jets

Airbus to showcase A350-1000 aircraft for the first time in Russia

Aircraft & Engines, Top Stories

Airbus will demonstrate its latest technological innovations and projects implemented in Russia at the International Aerospace Show which takes place in Zhukovsky from 20, to 25 of July. Key attractions will be the last-generation widebody A350-1000, which will be shown in the country for the first time, and the twin-engine EC145 rotorcraft. The A350-1000 is

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IBA: Aviation recovery slowly gathering momentum, but substantial fleet remains grounded

Other News

The recovery in air traffic is starting to gather momentum on both international and domestic routes, according to data revealed by IBA at its half year Market Update. There were almost 400,000 international passenger flights in June 2021, the highest amount since March 2020 before the full effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to research

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Spirit Airlines to resume all remaining international service from Orlando

Airlines & Routes

Spirit Airlines is leading the Orlando International Airport’s resurgence with newly announced plans to offer more than 80 departures per day at MCO by the end of 2021. South Florida-based Spirit Airlines unveiled the largest schedule it has ever operated from Orlando, including new flights to destinations stretching from New Hampshire to the Dominican Republic along with

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FL Technics obtains EASA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for cargo carriage aircraft modification capabilities in passenger cabin

MRO & Production

FL Technics continues decisive development of the business tailored to current and future demand in the markets. This time it is the company’s DOA team who received an important approval of capabilities to change aircraft interior design by creating cargo carriage capacity on the passenger cabin floor. Such aircraft modification is considered as major and

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IATA – May Air cargo up 9.4% compared to May 2019

Traffic

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released global air cargo market data for May 2021 which reveals the continued trend for growth. Figures provided by the Association are compared to May 2019 as May 2020 figures were impacted by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Global demand, measured in cargo ton-kilometers (CTKs), was up

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AerCap leased, purchased, and sold 78 aircraft in second quarter of 2021

Aircraft & Engines

AerCap Holdings (AerCap) has announced its major business transactions during the second quarter 2021: AerCap signed lease agreements for 51 aircraft, including 13 wide-body aircraft and 38 narrow-body aircraft. The company purchased 15 aircraft, including ten Airbus A320neo-family aircraft, four Boeing 737 MAX aircraft and one Embraer E2 aircraft. AerCap executed sale transactions for 12

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