LHT and SmartLynx Airlines sign seven-year TCS contract

Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has signed a seven-year contract with SmartLynx Airlines, an ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance), cargo and charter services provider, to provide total component support (TCS) for its entire fleet. The contract covers more than 60 aircraft, including 53 Airbus A320s, ten A330s and four Boeing 737 MAXs. SmartLynx Airlines has experienced […]

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Ryanair opts for CFM LEAP-1B engines to power newly ordered Boeing 737-10 aircraft

Aircraft & Engines

Ryanair and CFM International have signed a Letter of Agreement (LoA) for the purchase of LEAP-1B engines to power 150 Boeing 737-10 aircraft. The LoA also includes spare engines and options for 150 additional aircraft. Ryanair has been a CFM customer since 1998, operating the largest fleet of CFM-powered Boeing airplanes and the largest CFM56-7B-powered

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Hardide Coatings and Gardner Aerospace to coat key wing components for the Airbus A320-family of aircraft

Hardide Coatings partners with Gardner Aerospace to coat Airbus components

MRO & Production

Advanced surface coating technology company Hardide Coatings, has entered into a partnership with Gardner Aerospace to coat key wing components for the Airbus A320-family of aircraft. The Hardide CVD (chemical vapour deposition) nano-structured tungsten/tungsten carbide coating was selected after extensive testing by Airbus and is replacing hard chrome plating (HCP) previously used on these components.

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Matt Berkebile has been appointed President of Farsound U.S.A.

Farsound opens new state-of-the-art facility in Texas

MRO & Production

Farsound Aviation (Farsound) has announced the opening of its new state-of-the-art facility in San Antonio, Texas this summer. The expansion will enable Farsound to enhance the services it offers to its customers across the U.S.A. Farsound also operates out of facilities in the UK, Canada, Spain, Japan and Singapore. The new state-of-the-art premises in San

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The selection of the largest 737 MAX jet helps Ryanair expand business with more seats and better environmental performance

Ryanair places largest-ever Boeing order – up to 300 MAX jets

Aircraft & Engines

Ryanair, Europe’s largest low-cost carrier, has announced that it is to purchase up to 300 new 737 MAX aircraft from Boeing. The agreement is the largest order ever placed by the Irish carrier and is divided into a firm order for 150 737-10 aircraft with options for a further 150 more. Ryanair has deployed a

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Rockton to buy up to 40 ES-30 airplanes from Heart Aerospace

Aircraft & Engines

Swedish investment and aircraft leasing company Rockton will acquire up to 40 of Heart Aerospace’s regional electric airplane, the ES-30, converting an earlier letter of intent with the Swedish airplane maker into firm purchase orders for 20 airplanes with purchase rights for 20 more. Leasing companies together own more than half of the global airplane

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Representatives from Edelweiss and Datalex at Edelweiss’s Head Office in Zurich, Switzerland

Datalex and Edelweiss renew partnership

Information Technology

Datalex, a leading provider of digital retail technology for the airline market, has renewed its partnership with Edelweiss, a Swiss airline. As part of this partnership, Datalex will lead a new digital transformation plan that will enable the airline to accelerate its digital retailing strategy by moving to the latest version of Datalex’s product suite.

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Image of A350-1000 aircraft in PAL livery

PAL selects Airbus A350-1000 for future long-haul fleet

Aircraft & Engines

Philippine Airlines (PAL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for the purchase of nine A350-1000s. Under the Philippine carrier’s Ultra-Long- Haul-Fleet project, the A350-1000 will be operated on non-stop services from Manila to North America, including to the East Coast of the U.S. and Canada. The new aircraft will join two A350-900s

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An Indian tribunal has granted bankruptcy protection to Go Airlines

Indian tribunal grants bankruptcy protection to Go Airlines

Financial

On Wednesday, May 10, bankruptcy protection was granted to Go Airlines (India) Ltd by an Indian tribunal. This move aims to assist the country’s fourth-largest carrier in reviving itself, but it may create challenges for foreign lessors seeking to repossess their planes. Go Airlines, which was recently renamed Go First, is a low-cost carrier that

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IAI signs deal to acquire INTRACOM DEFENSE (IDE)

Military & Defense

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has announced the signing of a deal to acquire Greece’s leading technology defence company, INTRACOM DEFENSE (IDE). The acquisition will integrate IDE into IAI’s business activities in Greece and Europe, while also providing solutions to the challenges faced by European countries. IDE specializes in the production of missile launchers, missile subsystems,

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LHT and SmartLynx Airlines sign seven-year TCS contract

Ryanair opts for CFM LEAP-1B engines to power newly ordered Boeing 737-10 aircraft

Hardide Coatings partners with Gardner Aerospace to coat Airbus components

Farsound opens new state-of-the-art facility in Texas

Ryanair places largest-ever Boeing order – up to 300 MAX jets

Rockton to buy up to 40 ES-30 airplanes from Heart Aerospace

Datalex and Edelweiss renew partnership

PAL selects Airbus A350-1000 for future long-haul fleet

Indian tribunal grants bankruptcy protection to Go Airlines

IAI signs deal to acquire INTRACOM DEFENSE (IDE)

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