Boeing and Alaska Airlines partnering on latest Boeing ecoDemonstrator program

Boeing and Alaska Airlines are partnering on the latest Boeing ecoDemonstrator program and will flight test about 20 technologies on a new Boeing 737-9 to enhance the safety and sustainability of air travel. In flights beginning this summer, Boeing and Alaska will test a new halon-free fire-extinguishing agent that significantly reduces effects on the ozone […]

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ADAC rescue helicopter first to fly on sustainable aviation fuel

Aircraft & Engines

A rescue helicopter has flown on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for the first time, achieving a new milestone in international aviation. Operated by the German non-profit organization ADAC Luftrettung, the Airbus H145 rescue helicopter had its Arriel 2E engines ceremonially refueled with biofuel, a type of SAF, at the air rescue station at Munich’s Harlaching

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Launch of the modernization works at Kansai International Airport

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VINCI Airports and its partner ORIX, concession owners of Kansai International Airport,, Japan, began modernization works of the airport’s Terminal 1 on May 28, the largest works program since the airport was opened in 1994. In line with Japan’s tourism strategy and economic development of the Kansai region, the works continue and accelerate the modernization

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United Airlines plans to be flying supersonic with Boom by the end of the decade

Aircraft & Engines, Top Stories

United Airlines has announced its intention to buy 15 ‘Overture’ ultra-fast jets from Denver-based Boom Supersonic with an option to acquire a further 35 provided that they meet United’s safety, operating and sustainability requirements. This would see the return of supersonic trans-Atlantic flights which have been absent since the demise of Concorde in 2003. The

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Wright International launches new identity

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Wright International has launched a new identity representing decades of worldwide aircraft repair, maintenance, and overhaul (MRO) experience. The updated brand and new website design are significant in highlighting the final stages in the process of the company’s integration as part of FL Technics: a global provider of MRO services and a family member of

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GKN Aerospace delivers first wings, empennage and wiring for all-electric Alice

MRO & Production

GKN Aerospace has reached an important milestone in its collaboration with Eviation (U.S.A.) by delivering the first fully integrated wings, empennage, and EWIS for the Alice all-electric aircraft. The wings and empennage feature advanced composite technology, and are the first delivered by GKN Aerospace as fully integrated structures. Alice is taking advantage of GKN Aerospace’s

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Bristow invests in next generation of pilots with latest sponsored U.K. cadet program

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Bristow Group is investing in the next generation of offshore helicopter pilots with its latest sponsored U.K. cadet program in partnership with Helicentre Aviation, designed to attract, train, and retain the professional pilots of the future. Applications are now open for the program, which will see four cadets chosen through a rigorous joint selection process.

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Iberia Maintenace and DHL deepen relationship

MRO & Production

DHL Supply Chain Iberia and Iberia Maintenance have signed a contract through which DHL will manage the internal logistics of spare parts and components for Iberia Maintenance at its La Muñoza hub in Madrid and also at the Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suarez and Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat airports. In addition to this contract, DHL provides Iberia

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Astro Aerospace acquires Horizon Aircraft

Financial

Astro Aerospace, a developer of eVTOL aerial vehicles and drones, announced the acquisition agreement with Horizon Aircraft, a privately held developer of advanced eVTOLs, has closed. The acquisition was completed for common shares of Astro stock, the material terms of which are disclosed in the company’s related 8-K filing. Patricia Trompeter, currently a member of

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Air traffic control students from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia graduate in New Zealand

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The eighth cohort of General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) students from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has graduated from air traffic control (ATC) training with Airways International (Airways), 11 years after the first group to arrive in New Zealand completed their training. GACA and Airways celebrated this milestone on Thursday June 3, as 34

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