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DAILY AVIATION NEWS ALERT

October 20th 2026
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Aerial view of the Liebherr-Aerospace Campsas facility © Liebherr-Aerospace

Liebherr invests €40 million in Campsas aerospace site

Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse has invested more than €40 million in a new centre of excellence for aerospace heat transfer equipment at its Campsas site near Toulouse, France, doubling the facility's floor space as it prepares for higher production volumes and future aircraft programmes. The 12,000 m² facility represents the largest industrial investment in the company's history. It brings together advanced manufacturing …
RECARO R2 seat on American Eagle E175 aircraft

RECARO R2 seats set for American Airlines debut

RECARO Aircraft Seating will supply its R2 seats to American Airlines for the first time this autumn, expanding the German manufacturer’s presence on Embraer aircraft. The seat was selected for its pre-certification status and ability to meet the US carrier’s entry-into-service schedule. Designed for short- and medium-haul flights, the R2 features a tablet holder and a six-way adjustable headrest. Its …
Affinity takes stake in AeronautX UK

Affinity takes stake in AeronautX UK

Affinity Aviation Group has acquired a significant stake in AeronautX UK, strengthening its position in business aviation as the Austrian training provider expands its UK operations and prepares to open a pilot academy near Amsterdam. AeronautX UK has established an office at Affinity's headquarters at Farnborough Airport in Hampshire. Its new training centre is scheduled to open in the first …
Cirrus warehouse in Duluth, Minnesota © Cirrus

Cirrus opens 60,000 ft² warehouse in Duluth, Minnesota

Cirrus, a global leader in personal aviation and maker of the SR Series Piston aircraft and Vision Jet, has opened a 60,000 ft² warehousing centre in Duluth, Minnesota, consolidating several satellite facilities into a central operation to support aircraft production, aftermarket services and product development. The facility is designed to streamline the receipt, storage, processing and distribution of parts as …
Discover Airlines Shark in Dresden

“Discover Airlines Shark” takes flight

Discover Airlines has become the first operator to put an Airbus aircraft equipped with Lufthansa Technik’s AeroSHARK surface technology into regular scheduled service, marking a milestone for the fuel-saving modification. The Airbus A330, registered as D-AIKP, completed its inaugural flight to Florida last Thursday, October 15. The long-haul aircraft was fitted with AeroSHARK at Dresden Airport in late August before …
Gulfstream G500

StandardAero Augusta joins Rolls-Royce ASC network

StandardAero’s facility in Augusta, Georgia, has been added to the Rolls-Royce Authorised Service Centre (ASC) network, expanding on-site line maintenance support for the Tay 611-8/8C and BR710 A1/C4 engine series. The authorisation allows operators of Tay- and BR710-powered Gulfstream G300, G400, GIV, GIV-SP, G350, G450, GV, G500 and G550 aircraft covered by a Rolls-Royce CorporateCare® contract to access on-site engine …

Chorus Aviation to buy SkyCare Air Ambulance for C$40 million

Saab unveils first GlobalEye for Sweden

Aeromexico adopts APiJET's Digital Winglets 4D software

Airhub expands A320neo and 737 MAX maintenance

Ontic launches CargoCare to cut downtime

Milestone extends leases for 11 Airbus H225s

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