Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), the Airbus–ST Engineering joint venture specialising in passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions, has signed a contract with Hong Kong-based aircraft lessor Asia Pacific Aviation Leasing Group (APAL) to convert an Airbus A330-300 passenger aircraft into a freighter. The conversion programme will begin in the second quarter of 2026 at one of EFW’s partner conversion
TAT Technologies (TAT), a supplier of products and services to the commercial and military aviation sectors as well as the ground defence industry, has signed a new agreement with a major global cargo airline to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for two auxiliary power unit (APU) platforms. The combined estimated value of the
Joby Aviation (Joby) has begun flight testing its first FAA-conforming aircraft as part of the Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) process, marking a significant step towards type certification and the eventual launch of commercial air taxi services. The aircraft, registered as N547JX, is the first in a fleet currently being produced to support the rigorous TIA
Bharat Forge’s aerospace division has launched an innovative landing gear components machining facility in Pune, India, in collaboration with Liebherr-Aerospace. The milestone positions Bharat Forge among the first companies in India—and among the first operating at scale—to run OEM-approved machining capabilities for landing gear components. The facility integrates advanced machining centres dedicated to high-precision landing
Fermin Tirado, Managing Director of ANEM, welcomed the signing of the renewed ABACUS agreement with FSG: “We already had a very positive experience working with FSG in the past and feel they are the right regional aircraft service partner supporting our current and future CRK operations. The nature of our business mandates efficiency, flexibility and
As one element of the digital age, 3-D printing, or rapid prototyping as it was originally known, is a relatively ‘new’ addition with its origins dating back to the 1980s. In fact, it was in 1981 in Japan that Dr Hideo Kodama invented the very first rapid prototyping machine which involved the creating of parts
The Danger of Trusting What the Eye Can See There is no doubt threat there is still a place for the experienced eye of a skilled mechanic to spot if something doesn’t look right. However, it would be naive to think that the airworthiness and reliability of an aircraft need only depend on visual inspections.
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, is preparing to produce the first batch of S-92A+ helicopters, the latest variant of its flagship heavy-lift commercial aircraft. The new A+ model will be manufactured and assembled at the company’s facilities in Stratford and Owego, New York, for a new head-of-state transport customer, with additional orders anticipated from government
Airhub Aviation has signed a strategic maintenance agreement with aircraft lessor AerCap to provide base maintenance and aircraft redelivery services at its facility at Šiauliai International Airport (SQQ) in Lithuania. The agreement establishes Airhub Aviation as a strategic MRO partner for AerCap, supporting narrow-body aircraft transitions, deliveries and redeliveries across Europe and the Middle East.
Lufthansa Technik has reported strong 2025 results while preparing for major future investments worth billions of euros to expand its global MRO network. Revenue rose 12% to €8.049 billion, surpassing €8 billion for the first time, while adjusted EBIT reached €603 million, broadly in line with the previous year. Rising material costs, US tariffs and
