While Airbus is currently remaining quiet until it releases its next delivery bulletin in December, unnamed internal sources have commented that the European plane manufacturer is expecting to face further delays in 2023 for the delivery of its medium-haul aircraft owing to supply chain and labour problems, predominantly focused on the supply of engines. Part
Embraer and the TUI Group have signed a contract for the Pool Programme to support TUI’s fleet of Embraer E195-E2s. The TUI Group will take delivery of three E195-E2s from AerCap on long-term lease. The aircraft, from AerCap’s existing fleet, will be delivered in a comfortable 136-seat single-class configuration in the first half of 2023.
Adria Tehnika, a member of the Avia Prime Group, based at Ljubljana Airport and one of Europe’s leading MRO companies, has been successfully awarded the EN 9110 certificate in recognition of its implemented quality management system adapted for the aviation maintenance organisation. This certification demonstrates the international recognition of the high levels of safety and
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) has released that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DgCA) for the Republic of Indonesia has approved AEI’s STC (ST02690LA) for the 12-pallet position B737-800SF freighter conversion. AEI has gained FAA, CAAC, EASA, TCCA, UK CAA, CAACI (Cayman Islands) DCA (Guernsey), ANAC, CAAM, and now Indonesian approvals for its B737-800SF. AEI
Lufthansa and EPCOR have entered into an exclusive agreement to provide availability to the German airline’s first Boeing 787-9 aircraft of the 787 fleet with APS5000 Auxiliary Power Units (APUs). The airline took delivery of its first Dreamliner in August 2022, with four more to follow in the coming weeks. In total, Lufthansa has ordered
In 2019 China Cargo Airlines entrusted Lufthansa Technik with the component support for its Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft. As the new Boeing 777 freighters come into service, Lufthansa Technik has now extended its component support so that China Cargo Airlines can continuously provide smooth air cargo services to more than 200 destinations around the world.
GKN Aerospace will relocate its North America additive manufacturing (AM) centre of excellence to the Lone Star Commerce Centre in Fort Worth, Texas. The move will strengthen its position as an additive technology leader with a larger facility, plans for an additional larger AM cell and increased collaboration within the aerospace ecosystem. The 100,000 ft²
Archer Aviation (Archer), a leader in electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, and E-One Moli Energy Corp. (Molicel), an industry-leading supplier of lithium-ion battery cells, have entered into a memorandum of understanding for Molicel to manufacture and supply the battery cells for Archer’s production eVTOL aircraft, Midnight. Archer is focused on building an aircraft
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) has announced that the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) has approved AEI’s STC (ST02690LA) for the 12-pallet position B737-800SF freighter conversion. AEI has gained FAA, CAAC, EASA,TCCA, UK CAA, CAACI (Cayman Islands) DCA (Guernsey), ANAC and now CAAM approvals for its B737-800SF. AEI is currently the only conversion company to
Pratt & Whitney Canada, a business unit of Pratt & Whitney, has released that Shenzhen-based CITIC Offshore Helicopter Co., (COHC) is expanding the scope of its designated maintenance services to provide line maintenance and mobile repair team support for the PW206B2 and PW206B3 engines that power Airbus H135B2/B3 helicopters, and the PW206C that powers the
