China Airlines, the Taiwan-based carrier, has signed TotalCare agreements with Rolls-Royce covering 36 Trent XWB engines — comprising 30 Trent XWB-97 and six Trent XWB-84 — to power 15 Airbus A350-1000 and three A350-900 aircraft respectively. The A350-1000 order was announced by Airbus in 2025. Under the agreement, China Airlines has once again selected Rolls-Royce’s
New Horizon Aircraft (Horizon Aircraft) has partnered with North Aircraft Industries (NAI) to manufacture and test the custom-designed wings for the Company’s full-scale VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) aircraft, the Cavorite X7. NAI is internationally recognised for its expertise in complex aerospace composite engineering, manufacturing, and testing. Its highly skilled engineering and production teams, combined
Ryanair and CFM International (CFM) have signed an MoU for a long-term material services agreement to support Ryanair’s entire fleet of approximately 2,000 CFM56 and LEAP engines powering its Boeing 737 aircraft. The MoU, announced by Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair, and Olivier Andriès, CEO of Safran, one of CFM’s two parent companies, covers the
Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC) has announced the launch of an industry-first programme, developed in collaboration with CFM International (CFM), aimed at extending the operational life of CFM56-5B and CFM56-7B engines. The programme enables WLFC to keep CFM56-5B and CFM56-7B engines in service for longer by restoring core components, rather than fully dismantling the engine.
The Cathay Group has selected Thales to provide a comprehensive suite of advanced avionics systems for its upcoming fleet expansion, covering 30 Airbus A330neo aircraft to be operated by Cathay Pacific and 18 A321neo/A320neo aircraft to be flown by HK Express. The agreement strengthens Thales’ position as a key technology partner for the Hong Kong-based
Embraer has completed another executive-level visit to India as it continues to expand and strengthen its supply chain footprint in the country. The visit reinforces the company’s commitment to deepening industrial cooperation between Brazil and India, while exploring new business opportunities across its portfolios. “We reaffirm our strong commitment to working with India’s aerospace industry.
Pem-Air has announced an expansion of its engine maintenance capabilities, adding support for the CFM International LEAP-engine family under a General Support Licence Agreement (GSLA) for the overhaul of LEAP-1A, LEAP-1B and LEAP-1C engines. Pem-Air Turbine Engine Services will now provide maintenance, repair, overhaul (MRO) and field support services for the LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B engines
For those of you who have not come across the acronym before, RFID stands for radio-frequency identification, and it is a technology whose roots can be traced back to the time of the Second World War and the development of radar systems. While a basic radar system was being developed by both the Germans and
LATAM Airlines Group, the first airline outside the Lufthansa Group to use AeroSHARK, has decided to expand the use of the drag-reduction technology developed jointly by Lufthansa Technik and BASF Coatings. The airline has extended its contract with Lufthansa Technik to include the delivery of five additional AeroSHARK shipsets. These will be used to retrofit
Boeing has announced a new landing gear exchange contract at the Singapore Airshow. Under the agreement, Boeing will provide landing gear exchanges for more than 75 aircraft across the Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group’s 737 MAX and 787 fleets. The landing gear exchange programme offers greater overhaul scheduling flexibility, helping to optimise landing gear service life
