Airbus Helicopters to use 3-D printers from TRUMPF to manufacture components

October 12, 2023

Airbus Helicopters will use 3-D printers from the high-tech company TRUMPF to manufacture components for its helicopters and for aircraft from the parent company Airbus. Airbus Helicopters is expanding its additive manufacturing capabilities with a new 3-D printing centre in Donauwörth, Germany. TRUMPF is supplying the machines for metal 3-D printing. “With innovative manufacturing processes,

GAT will open a new Flight Solutions Group office in Antalya, Turkiye

GA Telesis adds another Flight Solutions Group office in Turkiye

October 11, 2023

GA Telesis (GAT), the pioneering leader in integrated aviation services, has announced its continued expansion in the Eurasia Region with the addition of another Flight Solution Group (FSG) office in Turkiye. Based in Antalya, Turkiye, the new office marks a significant milestone in the GAT’s global expansion efforts. This strategic movedemonstrates the Flight Solution Group’s

LHT will provide aircraft transition services for 29 of CAL's aircraft

Lufthansa Technik provides aircraft transition services for CAL

October 11, 2023

Lufthansa Technik AG (LHT) has been awarded a contract from China Airlines (CAL) for aircraft transition services. The Taiwan-based carrier and the the leading MRO provider have recently signed a three-year contract covering the transition of 12 Boeing 737-800s and 17 Airbus A330s of China Airlines’ leased aircraft. A total of 29 projects will take

Western Jet Aviation certified as FAA repair station

October 10, 2023

Western Jet Aviation, a StandardAero company, has received certification as a FAA Part 145 Repair Station at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (OPF). The facility will provide maintenance and avionics services for large-cabin business aviation aircraft in Florida. Western Jet Aviation was acquired by StandardAero in February 2023, and is well-known for its facility in Van

Prof Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla and Maurílio Albanese Novaes Júnior at the signing of the MoU in Brazil

DLR and Embraer extend cooperation in aviation research

October 10, 2023

DLR (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt) and Embraer have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a collaboration regarding pre-competitive technology research and development activities. The partners will evaluate the possibility of establishing a future cooperation on a wide range of activities, including aircraft design, flight systems, flight physics, system architectures, flight tests, wind

Ontic has acquired Honeywell’s Thrust Reverser Actuation System (TRAS) product line

Ontic acquires manufacture and support of Honeywell’s TRAS product line

October 10, 2023

Ontic, a leading licensor and manufacturer of complex engineered parts for the global aerospace and defence industries, has signed an exclusive license agreement with Honeywell to take over production and repair of its flight-critical Thrust Reverser Actuation System (TRAS) product line. Used primarily upon landing to slow aircraft by reversing the direction of the engine

Albastar becomes the launch customer of FSG’s Boeing 737NG nose-to-tail (NTT) component maintenance and availability programme

Fokker Services Group signs AlbaStar as launch customer of B737NG nose-to-tail programme

October 9, 2023

Fokker Services Group (FSG), a global leader in aircraft maintenance, modifications, completions and conversions, and AlbaStar S.A. (AlbaStar), an on-demand flight services provider for tour operators based in Spain, have entered into a component support programme for the carrier’s fleet of five Boeing 737NG aircraft. With this programme, AlbaStar officially becomes the launch customer of FSG’s

Amprius has secured a purchase order from an eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) manufacturer for custom silicon anode cells

Amprius secures volume purchase order from premier eVTOL OEM

October 9, 2023

Amprius Technologies (Amprius), a leader in next-generation lithium-ion batteries with its Silicon Anode Platform, has exited technical engagement and moved into internal qualification, securing a purchase order from an eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) manufacturer for custom silicon anode cells. Amprius’ advanced cells now serve all major segments of the growing aviation market for

Acro Aircraft Seating to retrofit Electra Airways’ Airbus aircraft

October 6, 2023

Acro Aircraft Seating (Acro) has been awarded a retrofit contract to provide its elegantly versatile Series 9 Fixed Back seats to Electra Airways, the European charter and AMCI airline, part of the Vector Group. The seating for up to fifteen Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft will feature custom-trim and finish, reflecting the airline’s distinctive rich

Rendering of Teesworks plant, view from southeast

Willis Lease Corporation selects Teesworks UK, to launch first PtL SAF refinery

October 6, 2023

Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC), a leading lessor of commercial aircraft engines and global provider of aviation services, together with its subsidiary Willis Sustainable Fuels (UK) Limited, has selected Teesworks in Tees Valley, England, as the intended location for a ground-breaking sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant. This plant will be the first of its kind

MRO & Production

Airbus Helicopters to use 3-D printers from TRUMPF to manufacture components

GA Telesis adds another Flight Solutions Group office in Turkiye

Lufthansa Technik provides aircraft transition services for CAL

Western Jet Aviation certified as FAA repair station

DLR and Embraer extend cooperation in aviation research

Ontic acquires manufacture and support of Honeywell’s TRAS product line

Fokker Services Group signs AlbaStar as launch customer of B737NG nose-to-tail programme

Amprius secures volume purchase order from premier eVTOL OEM

Acro Aircraft Seating to retrofit Electra Airways’ Airbus aircraft

Willis Lease Corporation selects Teesworks UK, to launch first PtL SAF refinery

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