The F-35 Joint Programme Office and Lockheed Martin have finalised the contract for the production and delivery of up to 398 F-35s for US$30 billion (£25 billion), including U.S., international partners and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) aircraft in Lots 15 and 16, with the option for Lot 17. The agreement includes 145 aircraft for Lot 15, […]
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As of January 1, 2023, the NATO pipeline supplying Brussels Airport with kerosene will be opened for the transport of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Brussels Airlines will transport the very first batch of SAF transported via this route at Brussels Airport. The airline operated a symbolic first SAF flight on January 1, from Brussels to
Aviator Airport Alliance, a full-range provider of aviation services at 15 airports across the Nordics, has strengthened its partnership with Turkish Airlines by extending an existing contract. Under the extended partnership agreement, Aviator will provide Turkish Airlines with ground handling and de-icing services at Copenhagen Airport. The contract will be in effect until the end
GA Telesis, LLC (GAT) has announced the disassembly of an additional three CFM56-5B engines, one CF6-80C2 and one PW4056-3 engine. The engines are part of a lease return pool sourced from the company’s Asset Transaction Group and will be managed by GAT’s Flight Solutions Group (FSG) for disassembly and redistribution. Following the dismantling and repair
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Stewart Odurny has been appointed Executive Vice-President Customers and Strategy of Safran Landing Systems as of January 2, 2023. He will be in charge of programmes, sales and the development of new markets in conjunction with the aircraft manufacturers. Odurny started his career in 2002 with Messier-Dowty as Purchasing Manager and then became Purchasing Director
Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co. (GAMECO) has completed the first Airbus A350 IL-check for Lufthansa at GAMECO’s main base in Guangzhou, China. This first Airbus A350 IL-check is part of a multi-year contract which covers various aircraft types and extends the cooperation between Lufthansa and GAMECO. Previously, GAMECO has provided multiple levels of base maintenance
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As a direct consequence of effective and constructive negotiations with trade unions, the Leonardo Group will instigate an early-retirement programme that will involve up to 400 members of the existing staff employed all over Italy for the Corporate and Staff areas of Leonardo, Leonardo Global Solutions and Leonardo Logistics. The option to take early retirement
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West Star Aviation now offers STC for Latitude Technologies Corporation DL150 Satellite Data Unit (SDU) and Iridium Antenna on Bombardier Global Express (BD-700-1A10 and BD-700-1A11) aircraft. The DL150, a TSO-159b approval unit, is a high-performance ARINC 741 Satellite Data Unit (SDU) for the Iridium network that meets AC20-140B guidance as an SDU for any aircraft needing
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AviaAM Leasing, a global aviation holding company engaged in tailored aircraft leasing and trading services, has announced the purchase of two more Boeing 737-800 aircraft for Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversion. The aircraft, bearing serial numbers 29769 and 28225, are the fifth and sixth Boeing 737-800s, respectively, inducted to cargo conversion, with the previous three already delivered
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The first two of 50 Embraer E195-E2 jets ordered by Porter Airlines (Porter) have been delivered in a ceremony at Embraer’s HQ in Brazil. In the run up to the New Year Embraer will deliver a further three aircraft to Porter. Porter, the North American launch customer for Embraer’s E195-E2, is opening up operations throughout
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