Jean-Michel Hillion has been named Executive Vice-President of the Wheels & Brakes division of Safran Landing Systems, as of February 1, 2023. Hillion started his career in 1988 as head of production for Elecma, Snecma’s Electronics division. He then created the commercial aircraft FADEC repair shop when the A320 entered service. In 1998, he […]
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Kellstrom Aerospace has been appointed as worldwide aviation commercial aftermarket distributor for Global Filtration for commercial aerospace filtration products eligible for installation on a broad range of aircraft. This commercial aftermarket partnership will allow Kellstrom Aerospace to provide an even greater number of high-quality savings solutions for airlines and MRO customers with factory-new air filters
As a result of new technology developed by Lufthansa Technic and BASF, Lufthansa Cargo is now operating a Boeing 777F with AeroSHARK technology which will reduce its fuel consumption by one percent. The technology was first used on a SWISS 777-300ER and this is the first instance of the new technology’s use on a freighter
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AerCap has signed lease agreements for four Boeing 777-300ERSF aircraft with Hong Kong-based global air cargo charter company Fly Meta. The aircraft are scheduled to deliver in 2024 through 2025. The Boeing 777-300ERSF, also known as ‘The Big Twin’, is the first passenger-to-freighter aircraft conversion programme of the Boeing 777-300ER and will be the largest
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Iberia has announced organisational changes in its maintenance business. Enrique Robledo has been appointed the new director of this business, which provides services to around a hundred clients, including IAG airlines. Robledo, who will take up his new post on March 17, is currently Iberia’s Director at Madrid-Barajas Airport, a role that will be taken
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Willis Lease Finance Corporation has released that its United Kingdom subsidiary, Willis Aviation Services Limited (WASL), has expanded its service offerings to include UK CAA base maintenance approvals for the Airbus A320 family, Boeing 737NG, ATR 42/72 and Embraer 135/145 aircraft. These latest approvals complement WLFC’s existing UK CAA and EASA line maintenance approval capabilities
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A consortium led by Honeywell has launched a European Clean Aviation project that will develop a new generation of hydrogen fuel cells for the aviation industry. Project NEWBORN will involve multidisciplinary collaboration between 18 partners from ten European countries to develop an aerospace-qualified megawatt-class fuel cell propulsion system powered by hydrogen. Green hydrogen, the term
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Aircraft remarketing specialist Airstream International Group has arranged the sale of two ATR 42-500 aircraft on behalf of Hawaiian Airlines. The first aircraft, serial number 594, was sold to NTE Aviation in the U.S. and the second, serial number 625, to Rise Air in Canada. These are the fourth and fifth aircraft out of seven ATR’s
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The Sacramento County Department of Airports, which operates Sacramento International Airport (SMF), has announced SMForward, a US$1.3 billion expansion project aimed at improving Airport capacity to accommodate anticipated passenger growth over the next seven years. This will be the largest construction programme in the airport’s history. SMForward will be made up of six individual projects
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In the last full week of January 2023, global air cargo tonnages dropped significantly, as could be expected given the early start of the Lunar New Year, but further analysis of underlying trends reveals the impact of the weakening global economy on air cargo, the latest preliminary figures from WorldACD Market Data indicate. Figures for
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