Delta TechOps and Pratt & Whitney have unveiled a new, larger TechOps engine overhaul facility dedicated to the global Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engine MRO network. The 155,000-ft² facility in Atlanta will house disassembly, assembly and test capability for engines powering Airbus A220 and A320neo-family aircraft. Leadership from Delta and Pratt & Whitney were in […]
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Azerbaijan Airlines and Lufthansa Technik AG have signed a comprehensive five-year contract regarding a total component support (TCS) for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner wide-body long-range fleet of the Republic of Azerbaijan’s national air carrier. The carrier’s first TCS contract, which comes into effect on May 1, will significantly strengthen Azerbaijan Airlines’ technical operations. It will
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Following a very fruitful set of joint meetings, 3C, the Transport Canada-approved, independent flight test and certification Design Approval Organization (DAO) and Horizon Aircraft have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) under which the two companies will collaborate on aspects of the continued development and path to certification of Horizon Aircraft’s Cavorite X5 programme. The
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International aircraft leasing company Avolon has completed the delivery of five new Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft to Akasa Air, India’s newest airline. Delivery of the aircraft commenced in December 2022 and was completed in January 2023. This sale and leaseback transaction is Avolon’s first deal with Akasa.
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C&L Aerospace, a C&L Aviation Group company, continues to increase support for ATR operators by purchasing five ATR PW127F engines. With the addition of these five engines, C&L has now purchased twenty PW127-series engines since starting its ATR programme in 2019. Three of the engines are currently for sale, with the rest being sold or
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In response to pitches made by Airbus and Dassault Aviation for the right to operate the cruise phase of commercial flights with only one pilot in the cockpit, the European aviation regulator has ruled out the prospect of flights with a single pilot until at least 2030. However, the regulator is considering the possibility of
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Swedish electric airplane developer Heart Aerospace has been selected as a long-term partner for Air New Zealand’s Mission Next-Gen Aircraft partnership for the replacement of the airline’s Q300 domestic fleet with a more sustainable option from 2030. Heart Aerospace was selected alongside Airbus, ATR, Embraer, and Universal Hydrogen. Air New Zealand’s Mission Next-Gen Aircraft was
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Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW), competence centre for Airbus aircraft conversions (P2F) and for light-weight components, has signed a supplier contract with Euro-Composites S.A (EC), amounting to more than US$80 million (£66 million). This has secured EFW’s supply for honeycomb products from EC as a long-term partner and supplier. EFW uses this material in the production
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Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest aviation group in Africa, has inaugurated a new aviation training centre in the city of Hawassa. The new training centre will serve as the second campus for Ethiopian Aviation Academy (EAA) and will currently be providing pilot trainee programmes. The facility accommodates different types of classrooms, three training simulators, three
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The international air cargo conglomeration Challenge Group has chosen to partner with EXSYN with a focus on aircraft data migration. EXSYN’s aircraft data management solution, NEXUS, will play a vital role in managing the complex aircraft data flows as Challenge Airlines and Challenge Technic migrate to the recently selected MRO/M&E system (AMOS) over the coming
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