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DAILY AVIATION NEWS ALERT

July 17th 2026
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Lorenza Maggio

Lorenza Maggio Named Brussels Airlines next CEO

The Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa has appointed Lorenza Maggio as the next Chief Executive Officer of Brussels Airlines, subject to approval by the Board of Directors of SN Airholding. Maggio will also take on the role of Executive Board Representative to the European Commission. She will succeed Dorothea von Boxberg, who is leaving the company at her own request …
GE Aerospace will power the UK's new medium helicopter fleet

GE to supply engines for the UK's AW149 helicopters

GE Aerospace will supply CT7-2E1 engines for 23 Leonardo AW149 helicopters selected for the UK Ministry of Defence's New Medium Helicopter (NMH) programme. The contract includes spare engines, spare parts, long-term support services and technical support. The CT7-2E1 already powers most AW149 and AW189 helicopters in service, with more than 300 engines delivered and over 500,000 flight hours accumulated worldwide. …
Vietnam Airlines wet leases A320neo from Cebu Pacific

Vietnam Airlines wet leases A320neo from Cebu Pacific

Cebu Pacific has signed a wet lease agreement with Vietnam Airlines to provide one Airbus A320neo for operations in Vietnam during the peak summer travel season. The Pratt & Whitney-powered aircraft will be based in Ho Chi Minh City and operated by Cebu Pacific pilots and cabin crew from July 15 to September 7, 2026. It will serve domestic routes …
ALIA A250 aircraft © SLI

e-Smart secures lease for up to 20 BETA electric aircraft

e-Smart Group has signed a leasing agreement with aerospace asset finance specialist SLI for up to 20 BETA Technologies electric aircraft, supporting the rollout of its air cargo operations, initially in Europe. The agreement covers a mix of BETA's ALIA CX300 conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) aircraft and ALIA A250 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. The deal converts e-Smart's …
AkzoNobel has completed a major phase of its €22 million expansion of its Pamiers, France, production site © AkzoNobel

AkzoNobel advances €22M plant expansion

AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings has completed a major phase of its €22 million expansion of its Pamiers production site in France, boosting manufacturing capacity, technical capabilities and environmental performance. The investment is part of the company's long-term strategy to improve operational excellence while strengthening support for customers in the growing aerospace coatings market. The upgraded facility will expand European production capacity, …
Handover of the first C390 Millennium aircraft to the Czech Air Force © Embraer

Czech Air Force receives first Embraer C-390 Millennium

Embraer has delivered the first C-390 Millennium tactical transport aircraft to the Czech Air Force, completing the handover just 20 months after the contract was signed. The aircraft was officially handed over during a ceremony at Prague Kbely Air Base attended by Czech Minister of Defence Jaromír Zůna, Chief of the General Staff General Miroslav Hlaváč, Czech Air Force Commander …

AvAir buys Full Stop Technics

NOEMI secures funding for electric amphibian flight tests

Mammoth adds China 777 conversion line

TAT expands Honeywell APU partnership

Porter adopts flydocs asset management platform

EASA unveils biggest flight simulation overhaul in decades

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