Nasmyth strengthens senior team with appointment of John Rooney as COO

Nasmyth has appointed John Rooney as its new Chief Operating Officer. Rooney has a wealth of experience in the aerospace industry, having held senior operational positions at Hampson Aerospace and more recently at Gardner Aerospace. Tony Upton, Chief Executive Officer, said: “John will be instrumental in implementing Nasmyth’s manufacturing strategy as we continue our growth […]

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Jet fuel prices have reached 12-year highs

Financial, Other News, Uncategorized

As China’s reopening takes to the skies China made headlines again in the last week with the shooting down of a spy balloon over the U.S and subsequently at several other sightings in different parts of the world. For the aviation industry however, soaring jet fuel demand data will be vital to understanding if China’s

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Pratt & Whitney Canada and ATR to ready PW127-powered aircraft for 100% SAF

Aircraft & Engines, Top Stories

While Pratt & Whitney engines have been certified to operate with 50% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for the last ten years the jet engine maker is currently teaming up with the world’s largest regional jet manufacturer ATR to ready the PW127-series engines to be SAF ready by 2025. This will include the new PS127XT. The

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AEI receives order from Everts Air Cargo for additional MD88SF freighter conversion

MRO & Production

Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has signed a contract to provide Fairbanks, Alaska-based Everts Air Cargo with an MD88SF freighter conversion. The aircraft will commence modification in March 2023. Modification touch labour will be performed by Dothan, Alabama-based, Commercial Jet, which is an authorised AEI conversion centre. Everts Air Cargo will use the freighter to accommodate fleet

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Fraport teams up with SITA and NEC to introduce biometric passenger journey

Other News

Beginning this year, passengers traveling through Frankfurt Airport (Fraport) can breeze through the various steps in the journey – from check-in to boarding – simply by scanning their faces at biometric touchpoints across the airport. This solution will be rolled out and available to all interested airlines at the airport. The implementation will see additional

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Wencor Group acquires Aero-Glen International

Financial

Wencor Group, a leading solutions provider to the aerospace and defence markets, has announced the acquisition of Aero-Glen International, LLC. “We are excited to welcome Aero-Glen International and its talented team of employees to Wencor. This acquisition is an excellent fit that accelerates our strategy to provide best-in-class distribution and value-added services to both the

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APOC minimises its ecological footprint with opening of new warehouse facility

MRO & Production

APOC Aviation, the innovative leasing, trading, aircraft component and part-out specialist, has opened a new warehouse in the Netherlands. Based on the same campus as its existing facility between Schiphol and Rotterdam, APOC has added a further 2,500 m² of warehouse, technical support space and offices. The new premises benefit from green technology features and

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Embraer creates Global Procurement and Strategy and Innovation vice-presidencies

People

With the objective of accelerating the company’s growth and giving more focus to areas relevant to the business, Embraer has announced the creation of two new vice-presidencies: Global Procurement and Strategy, and Digital and Innovation. The two areas now report directly to the company’s President and CEO, Francisco Gomes Neto. The Procurement area, which was

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LHT and Avianca sign five-year digital Condition Monitoring contract for carrier’s Airbus fleet

Information Technology

Lufthansa Technik and Colombian carrier Avianca have signed a five-year contract that will provide digital Condition Monitoring through the AVIATAR platform. With the new contract, Avianca will be able to receive instant and real-time information about the configuration and condition of its Airbus A320 and A330 aircraft as well as their engines and components –

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Japan finally pulls plug on long-delayed SpaceJet commercial aircraft

Aircraft & Engines, MRO & Production, Top Stories

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has announced that it is cancelling the public-private SpaceJet project that would have seen Japan launch its first domestically produced passenger jet, despite having received orders over time for over 450 of the aircraft. The project had been supported by the Japanese government and domestic firms including Toyota, but has been beset

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