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MRO & Production

BeauTech and GEM signed a ten-year engine leasing framework agreement

BeauTech and Lufthansa’s GEM sign engine leasing deal

BeauTech Power Systems (BeauTech), a provider of aircraft engine leasing, asset management and trading solutions, has signed a ten-year engine leasing framework agreement with Group Engine Management GmbH (GEM), the Lufthansa Group’s dedicated engine management company. GEM oversees engine allocation, maintenance coordination and lifecycle management across the Lufthansa Group’s airline portfolio. Under the agreement, GEM

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AACS will dismantle and harvest the A330 airframe for serviceable material

AACS expands A330 component portfolio with airframe acquisition

AMTRA Aero Component Solutions (AACS), a US-based aircraft component supplier headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has acquired an Airbus A330-200 airframe, MSN 529, from Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM). The aircraft will be dismantled and harvested for serviceable material to support the growing global fleet of Airbus A330 operators. The acquisition marks a major expansion of AACS’s

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Ontic's new Weston, Florida facility © Ontic

Ontic signs lease on new Weston, Florida facility

Ontic has strengthened its manufacturing footprint with the signing of a long-term lease for a 100,000 ft² facility in Weston, Florida, its tenth site worldwide. Located less than 20 miles from the company’s Miramar facility, which opened in 2025, the new site in Weston will provide additional capacity for original equipment (OE) production, while Miramar

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Delta Air Lines will equip its B737-900ERs and B737-800s with Finlets © AirTeamImages

Delta rolls out Finlets across 240 Boeing 737s

Delta Air Lines will install Vortex Control Technologies’ (VCT) Finlet modification package across its Boeing 737-800 and 737-900ER fleet, covering 240 aircraft. Finlets are aerodynamic devices fitted to the aft fuselage that optimise airflow, reduce drag and improve fuel efficiency. By minimising flow separation and enhancing pressure distribution, the technology lowers fuel burn and cuts

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Ground-breaking at Brussels Airport

Safran, Brussels Airport break ground on engine facility extension

Brussels Airport and Safran have begun construction of a major extension to the Safran Aircraft Engine Services Brussels facility, reinforcing the airport’s position as a leading European aerospace and maintenance hub. The project will add more than 15,000m² of new infrastructure dedicated to the maintenance of aircraft engine modules, helping Safran meet rising global demand

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EPCOR will support Air Canada’s GTCP131-9A APU fleet

EPCOR and Air Canada sign new APU support agreement

EPCOR B.V., part of the Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) centre of excellence for Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) repairs, components, asset management services and predictive maintenance, has signed a new long-term agreement to support Air Canada’s GTCP131-9A APU fleet. The agreement marks a new chapter in the long-standing partnership between

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SETNA has added an A319 airframe to its portfolio

Setna iO expands A319 teardown portfolio

Setna iO (Setna) has completed the acquisition of one Airbus A319-100 airframe formerly operated by easyJet, further expanding its aircraft teardown programme. The aircraft is one of three ex-easyJet A319-100s acquired as part of the transaction. The airframe will be dismantled at ecube’s facility in St Athan, Wales. Components will then be channelled through Setna’s

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Image of Alaska's new hub in Portland

Alaska Airlines breaks ground on new Portland hangar

Alaska Airlines has marked the ceremonial ground-breaking of a new maintenance hangar in Portland, Oregon. Following final permitting approvals, the facility will be built next to the airline’s existing Horizon Air operations centre and maintenance hangar at Portland International Airport (PDX). The project will add around 125,000 ft² of indoor aircraft maintenance space for the

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JetZero will produce the Z4 all-wing aircraft in Greensboro, North Carolina

JetZero breaks ground on aircraft factory in North Carolina

JetZero has started work on a vast new manufacturing and final assembly campus in Greensboro, North Carolina, laying the foundations for large-scale production of its next-generation aircraft. The new facility will span eight million square feet across more than 600 acres and is expected to become one of the largest aerospace manufacturing sites in the

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Punta Cana aviation MRO hub

FL Technics wins FAA approval for Punta Cana MRO

FL Technics has received approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to begin providing MRO services for US carriers at its new facility in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The FAA issued the Part 145 Repair Station Certificate after a detailed, multi-stage review of the hangar, which is located in the Free Trade Zone next

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