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DAILY AVIATION NEWS ALERT

September 16th 2026
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Jill Albertelli

RTX taps Jill Albertelli to lead Pratt & Whitney

RTX has appointed Jill Albertelli as President of Pratt & Whitney, effective January 1, 2027, succeeding Shane Eddy, who plans to retire, the aerospace company said. Albertelli will report to RTX Chairman and CEO Chris Calio. She has more than 30 years of experience at Pratt & Whitney across engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, commercial programmes, sales, maintenance and repair …
Korean Air’s order includes, amongst other models, 50 B737 MAX 10 aircraft

Korean Air finalises order for 103 Boeing aircraft

Boeing and Korean Air have finalised an order for 103 aircraft, comprising 20 Boeing 777-9s, 25 787-10s, 50 737-10s and eight 777-8 Freighters, the U.S. planemaker said on Wednesday, September 16. The deal fulfils a procurement commitment announced by Korean Air in August 2025 and includes both wide-body and single-aisle aircraft as the airline moves to modernise its fleet. Boeing …
Beyond Aero is developing the ONE, a clean-sheet aircraft designed around hydrogen-electric propulsion

TAT Technologies joins Beyond Aero hydrogen aircraft programme

TAT Technologies has partnered with French aerospace company Beyond Aero to help define the thermal management architecture for its hydrogen-electric business aircraft programme, the companies said. Beyond Aero is developing the ONE, a clean-sheet aircraft designed around hydrogen-electric propulsion that aims to carry six passengers up to 800 nautical miles (1,500 km), about five times farther than comparable battery-powered aircraft. …
Xiamen Air aircraft at London Heathrow Airport

Xiamen Air picks Altitude for Heathrow 787 maintenance

Dublin-based aircraft maintenance provider Altitude Engineering (Altitude) has signed a long-term agreement with Xiamen Air to provide scheduled line maintenance services for the carrier’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner operations at London Heathrow Airport. The contract covers scheduled flight operations beginning in September 2026. Under the agreement, Altitude will carry out routine line maintenance checks and defect rectification for Xiamen Air’s 787 …
The MoU between Etihad Airways and Swissport was signed at 'Arabian Travel Market'

Etihad, Swissport expand global partnership

Etihad Airways and Swissport have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand their global partnership, increasing the number of airports where Swissport provides services to the UAE airline from 30 to 40. The expanded agreement covers airports across Africa, Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia, adding ten locations to Swissport’s existing operations for Etihad. The companies will cooperate …
Harbour Air will acquire Pacific Coastal Airlines, forming a new regional airline group under Canadian ownership

Harbour Air to buy Pacific Coastal in B.C. airline deal

Canadian regional carrier Harbour Air has agreed to acquire Pacific Coastal Airlines (PCA), bringing the two airlines under common Canadian ownership and creating a new regional airline group, the companies said. The deal will combine Harbour Air's seaplane network with PCA's wheeled-aircraft operations, expanding connectivity and access to destinations across British Columbia. Both airlines will retain their brands and customer …

EPCOR and cargo Airline mas sign five-year A330 APU support deal

Drukair selects LEAP engines for five Airbus aircraft

ACG names Jilinda Crowley as CFO

Romanian carrier TAROM receives first Boeing 737-8

Boeing completes first American Airlines 737 MAX landing gear exchange

Linfox takes delivery of Australia’s first Airbus H160

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