The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Government of the Federal Republic of Somalia have agreed to deepen and formalise cooperation with the aim of strengthening the economic and social benefits of aviation in Somalia. Under an agreement signed by Kamil Alawadhi, IATA’s Regional Vice President, Africa and the Middle East, and H.E. Fardowsa
MTU Maintenance Dallas, will relocate from Grapevine, Texas to a larger facility at nearby Fort Worth Alliance Airport. This will create significantly more capacity. The new climate-controlled shop will have 430,000 ft² of space – an increase of 400% compared to the previous location. The new facility will not only accommodate increasing space requirements and
Kellstrom Aerospace has been appointed as worldwide aviation commercial aftermarket distributor for Global Filtration for commercial aerospace filtration products eligible for installation on a broad range of aircraft. This commercial aftermarket partnership will allow Kellstrom Aerospace to provide an even greater number of high-quality savings solutions for airlines and MRO customers with factory-new air filters
As a result of new technology developed by Lufthansa Technic and BASF, Lufthansa Cargo is now operating a Boeing 777F with AeroSHARK technology which will reduce its fuel consumption by one percent. The technology was first used on a SWISS 777-300ER and this is the first instance of the new technology’s use on a freighter
A consortium led by Honeywell has launched a European Clean Aviation project that will develop a new generation of hydrogen fuel cells for the aviation industry. Project NEWBORN will involve multidisciplinary collaboration between 18 partners from ten European countries to develop an aerospace-qualified megawatt-class fuel cell propulsion system powered by hydrogen. Green hydrogen, the term
Turkish Technic has signed an agreement with Air Serbia for the base maintenance services of four Airbus A320-family aircraft along with one A330 aircraft. In accordance with the contract, base maintenance of the first Airbus A320ceo aircraft has commenced at Turkish Technic’s Istanbul Ataturk Airport facilities. Its certificate of release to service will be issued in
GA Telesis has kicked-off the new year with the disassembly of a Pratt & Whitney 4168 engine. The engine is a part of alease return pool sourced from the company’s Asset Transaction Group. It will be managed by GAT’s Flight Solutions Group (FSG) for disassembly and redistribution. Following the dismantling and repair, the used serviceable
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada (De Havilland Canada) has released that Aero Transporte S.A. (ATSA) has signed a firm agreement for a Dash 8-400 freighter conversion with a large cargo door (Dash 8-400 F-LCD). With this agreement, ATSA has become the first South American operator of Dash 8-400 aircraft to join De Havilland Canada’s cargo
Lilium N.V. the developer of an all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jet and GKN Aerospace, a leading developer of sustainable aerospace technology, have signed an agreement to work together to design and build an integrated and certifiable electrical wiring interconnection system (EWIS) solution. From its facility in the Netherlands, GKN Aerospace will build the
Iberia Maintenance and RwandAir have signed a multi-year exclusive contract to maintain the CFM56-7B and 7BE engines powering the airline’s Boeing 737 fleet. Iberia Maintenance was selected by RwandAir following a rigorous process, with a proposal deemed to be the most competitive, including engine lease, logistics and customised work scope utilising the Spanish company´s engineering
