Emirates has selected the new Thales AVANT Up system for its incoming fleet of Airbus A350 aircraft, scheduled for delivery in 2024. The airline’s investment of over US$350 million will see its 50-strong fleet of A350s equipped with next-generation inflight entertainment solutions that offer a memorable cinematic and personalised passenger experience. Adel al Redha, Emirates’
Global Aftermarket material solutions provider AMP Aero has been awarded a three-year CFM56-5B and -7B engine material consignment agreement from Middle Eastern Air Arabia Airlines. AMP Aero finalised the agreement last month. A key factor in receiving this agreement was demonstrated performance with other Airbus A320 airline operators in the region. “AMP Aero is growing
MRO Insider has announced the addition of 51 FBOs to the platform’s latest price-quoting feature, bringing the total number of FBOs to 68 since going live in 2022. Through the MRO Insider platform, Real Alpha Flight will deliver fuel, handling, permits, and other services to flight departments traveling in the region. Andy Nixon, President of
Austrian software company ASQS GmbH, the global provider of aviation safety and quality management solutions, has announced it is joining forces with Volocopter, the German Urban Air Mobility (UAM) pioneer. Through the integration of ASQS’ IQSMS quality and safety management system, Volocopter is looking to create a proactive safety culture in all its areas of
Ricardo, a global strategic, environmental and engineering consulting company, has announced the opening of an aerospace centre of excellence in Quebec, having successfully expanded its capabilities and secured several new contracts for aerospace customers in North America. The new office will initially be home to around 25 engineers and experts, who will build on Ricardo’s strong
Rolls-Royce has announced that it has broken ground on the construction of a brand-new production support for its Pearl 10X engine. The 2,000 ft² facility is located at Le Haillan, near Bordeaux, France. Currently the 10X will be found exclusively on the new twin-engine Falcon 10X flagship Dassault ultra-long-range business jet which will have a
Rolls-Royce and Air China have entered into a new 50/50 joint venture (JV) maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Beijing, China. The new facility, BAESL (Beijing Aero Engine Services Company Limited), will provide MRO support on the Rolls-Royce Trent 700, Trent XWB-84 and Trent 1000 aero engines. Air China currently has all three engine
Willis Lease Finance Corporation has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Willis Asset Management Limited, has been selected by Peach Aviation Limited as its dedicated aircraft CAMO provider in support of A320 aircraft redeliveries taking place at various Maintenance, Repair & Overhauls in Asia and Europe. With longstanding technical asset management experience, Willis Asset is
Delta TechOps has achieved a major milestone in sustainability efforts, by successfully passing-off or deeming serviceable a Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine with blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The test was performed on MRO customer and Delta SkyTeam Partner, Virgin Atlantic’s new- generation engine. This test marks several achievements related to sustainability efforts at Delta TechOps,
GA Telesis has announced the signing of a new memorandum of understanding with China Southern Airlines Leasing. The parties have agreed to explore and collaborate on the provisioning of services by the robust GA Telesis Ecosystem. CSAL’s access to the Ecosystem will provide comprehensive solutions related to Component and Asset Life Cycle Management, Asset Value Maximization, Tooling
