Chicagoland-area aviation firm sage-popovich, inc. (SPI) has recently completed its 2,000th aviation asset recovery with the return of a Bombardier CRJ700 from an East Coast airport. This new milestone marks an important achievement for the 44-year-old company as it continues its transition toward a new generation of leadership. The company’s current president, Petar Todorovic, continues
Britten-Norman, the British aircraft manufacturer, has begun the manufacture of its iconic Islander aircraft back on English soil. The company transitioned its manufacturing operations to Eastern Europe back in the 1960s. The first UK-manufactured Islander should roll off the new production line in Bembridge, Isle of Wight, in May 2024. The Islander is the world’s
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Marana Aerospace Solutions, doing business as Ascent Aviation Services (Ascent), have officially entered into a long-term collaboration aimed at establishing a conversion facility dedicated to transforming Boeing 777-300ER passenger planes into freighters. Under this comprehensive agreement, IAI is slated to oversee the conversion of two lines of Boeing B777-300ER aircraft,
Supernal LLC, Hyundai Motor Group’s (HMG) Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company, will open its primary R&D facility in Fremont, California. This marks the third — and final — facility Supernal will open this year, following announcements of the company’s engineering headquarters in Irvine, Calif., and policy and commercial hub in Washington, D.C. Supernal selected Fremont owing to its proximity
VAS Aero Services, a global leader in aviation logistics and aftermarket services, has launched its new corporate brand identity with the introduction of its new “heritage green” logo – a nod to previous VAS branding and enhanced aligned tagline, “a Satair service company”. Encompassing the new logo, new corporate colours and type font, as
GKN Aerospace has signed an agreement with Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) to collaborate on the development of the high-voltage high-power EWIS for the RTX hybrid-electric flight demonstrator project. The agreement involves the development, construction and installation of the electrical wiring system of the demonstrator, which is targeting a 30% improvement in fuel efficiency and reduced
J&C Aero, an end-to-end aircraft cabin interior solutions provider, has completed its 700th aircraft branding project while producing and installing livery on two Bombardier CRJ200s operated by Spanish regional airline Air Nostrum. Under the project, Air Nostrum’s livery was produced in-house by J&C Aero’s printing shop and delivered to Air Nostrum Engineering and Maintenance Operations
Heston MRO Europe, an emerging EU-based aviation components and materials supply organisation, has rebranded to Heston Materials. Following the initial establishment two years ago by Heston Aviation Group, Heston MRO Europe has since developed into a mid-size independent components and materials supplier, substantially outpacing the growth of recovering post-COVID aviation markets. The company has established
Lilium Air Mobility (Lilium), producer of the first-ever all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jet has announced it has begun work on the assembly of the first of seven fuselages for the seven eVTOL jets that will be used to obtain Lilium Jet type-certification. It is anticipated that the first manned flight for the aircraft
Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW), the leading centre of expertise for Airbus Aircraft Conversions (P2F), as well as lightweight components and cabin systems such as the innovative ‘Airspace L Bins,’ has announced that Lufthansa has become the inaugural Airbus customer to adopt the L Bins. Starting in early 2025, Lufthansa will undergo the retrofitting of 38
