ST Engineering and City of Pensacola break ground for new aircraft maintenance hangar

ST Engineering has announced the groundbreaking for a new aircraft maintenance hangar at the Pensacola International Airport. The construction of the new hangar is the first phase in the development of a 655,000 ft² airframe maintenance, repair & overhaul (MRO) complex that was originally announced in October 2018. The project expands on an existing two-bay wide-body […]

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DAE signs 91 lease transactions in first half of 2021

Aircraft & Engines

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has reported its business transactions update for the first half of 2021 for its aircraft leasing division, DAE Capital: The number of new underwriting aircraft purchase commitments amounted to 26 (owned: 15; managed: 11), and DAE acquired 16 aircraft (owned: ten; managed: six) during the first half of 2021. The company

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AAR signs agreement with Druck for global AOG support

MRO & Production

AAR, a leading provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, MROs and OEMs, has signed an agreement with Druck, a Baker Hughes business, to offer global aircraft-on-ground (AOG) support for a range of engine pressure sensors. This service will be performed through AAR´s customer support team and worldwide warehouses network. Complementing existing solutions

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German Ministry of Defense signs order for five Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft

Military & Defense

The German Ministry of Defense has signed a letter of offer and acceptance for five Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft under the U.S. government’s Foreign Military Sales (FMS) process. With this order, Germany becomes the eighth customer of the multimission maritime surveillance aircraft, joining the United States, Australia, India, the United Kingdom, Norway, Korea, and New

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Airbus and Delta TechOps welcome GE Digital into aviation Digital Alliance

Information Technology

The aviation Digital Alliance, the partnership initiated by Airbus and Delta TechOps in 2019, is expanding to include GE Digital. The vision for the expanded Digital Alliance is to further develop real solutions that curb operational disruptions, drive progress in unplanned maintenance events and ultimately benefit global commercial operators’ bottom-line financial performance. Under the umbrella

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Bombardier delivers first two Global 7500 aircraft to Canadian customers

Aircraft & Engines

Bombardier has handed over two Global 7500 aircraft to two different Canadian customers, marking the first deliveries of the flagship business jet in Canada. Both aircraft will be managed and offered for charter by Canadian aircraft services provider, Chartright Air Group, and will be based at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. With production ramped up and

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Rolls-Royce once again teams up with Shell – this time zero emissions is the target

Other News, Top Stories

Rolls-Royce and Shell have worked together at times for over a century, and the signing of the latest memorandum of understanding (MOU) which aims to support decarbonization of the aviation industry and make further progress towards net zero carbon emissions. The MoU will expand and accelerate a number of existing areas of cooperation between the

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Southwest Airlines promotes Linda Rutherford to Executive Vice President People & Communications

People

Southwest Airlines has announced the promotion of Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer Linda Rutherford to Executive Vice President People & Communications, effective immediately. Rutherford will succeed Bob Jordan in what was the Executive Vice President Corporate Services role, as he pivots to making the CEO transition as smooth as possible and spending time

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MTU Maintenance launches ON-SITEPlus product branding

MRO & Production

MTU Maintenance launches ON-SITEPlus, a larger group of on-site, near-wing and quick-turn services. This development and rebranding of the portfolio underscores the importance of on-site and near wing activities as a means to reduce maintenance cost and extend on-wing times – a trend that has been particularly prevalent during the COVID-19 crisis and is expected

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LATAM selects Aeroxchange as supply chain collaboration platform

Information Technology

LATAM Airlines Group has selected AeroBuy® and AeroRepair® to digitalize purchase and repair order management and automate transactions with its global supply base. As part of the implementation plan, and to support the airline’s international operations, LATAM will be connecting its two back-office systems, both MXI and SAP, to Aeroxchange’s platform. AeroBuy and AeroRepair are web-based applications

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