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DAILY AVIATION NEWS ALERT

August 31st 2026
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SIAEC

SIAEC acquires 30% stake Arport AME Fujian

SIA Engineering Company Limited (SIAEC) has completed its acquisition of a 30% stake in Arport Aircraft Maintenance & Engineering (Fujian), also called Arport AME. The transaction was completed on August 26 2026 after all conditions were met. This follows SIAEC’s announcement on March 17 2026 that it and its wholly owned subsidiary, SIAEC Global Private Limited, had signed agreements with …
AMAC Aerospace

AMAC Aerospace reports strong Bombardier demand

AMAC Aerospace has recently completed a wide range of scheduled inspections across the Challenger and Global families at their Basel facility, reflecting continued activity among operators seeking specialist maintenance support. Recent projects have included a 36-month inspection on a Bombardier Challenger 604, as well as a 12-month inspection combined with a change of aircraft registry on another Challenger 604. The …
Textron Aviation

Textron Aviation gains Australian CASA Part 145 approval

Textron Aviation has received Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) Part 145 approval for its Australian maintenance organisation, strengthening its factory-direct service and support across the Asia-Pacific region. The approval covers the company’s service centres in Melbourne, Perth and on the Gold Coast, creating one of Australia’s most extensive OEM-owned support networks. CASA Part 145 approval confirms that Textron Aviation’s Australian …
Wisk

Wisk begins construction of eVTOL vertiport at Hollister Airport

Wisk Aero, the autonomous aviation company that is currently being acquired from Archer Aviation from Boeing, has broken ground on a new state-of-the-art vertiport at Hollister Municipal Airport in California. The facility will be one of the first vertiports at a US public airport designed to support both piloted and autonomous operations. Located next to Wisk’s existing flight-test facilities in …
Uncrewed cargo VTOL Zuri

Zuri launches uncrewed cargo VTOL

Zuri has unveiled its uncrewed cargo VTOL, a hybrid-electric tiltrotor designed for civil and defence operators. It can carry more than 100 kg over a design range of 679 km, or 569 km with a full 30-minute reserve. The aircraft also cruises at 220 km/h, lands on various surfaces and carries a useful load of 165 kg.The aircraft builds on …
Rolls-Royce has completed its highest ever investment in Indiana, USA © Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce completes US$1bn Indiana manufacturing investment

Rolls-Royce has completed a decade-long, US$1 billion investment in its manufacturing, assembly and testing facilities in Indiana, strengthening its role in the US defence industrial base. The investment, the largest Rolls-Royce has made in the US, has modernised advanced manufacturing capabilities at its Indianapolis campus and expanded engine testing capacity. This includes new ground-test facilities and an altitude test facility …

ADE revenue rises 29% as MRO demand strengthens

Willis Lease to establish Willis Engine repair Center in Malaysia

B&H Worldwide names Matt Silverberg CEO

Apollo joins KKR as Atlantic Aviation investor

Islander enters ground tests ahead of September first flight

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