Long-time GE Aerospace leader to oversee United’s technical operations

United Airlines has named Maria Deacon Senior Vice-President Technical Operations, overseeing the carrier’s maintenance operations, ground service equipment and facilities maintenance, supply chain, technical services and planning and strategy. Deacon will also shape the continued growth and investment in United’s Calibrate apprenticeship programme, helping the airline expand and diversify its next generation of maintenance employees. Most recently, Deacon served […]

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Jackson Square Aviation delivers one Airbus A350-900 aircraft to Iberia

Jackson Square Aviation has announced the closing of a sale-and-leaseback financing to Iberia, with the delivery of a second Airbus A350-900 aircraft to the airline. “This delivery is a testament to the strong relationship that we have built with Iberia and its teams over the years,” said Christophe Million-Rousseau, JSA SVP Marketing & Capital Markets

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Canadian Meloche Group acquires Hemmingford Aerospace

Quebec-based Meloche Group, a leader in developing and manufacturing aero structure and aircraft engine components for the aerospace sector, has acquired Hemmingford Aerospace, a key player in the aircraft engine part machining industry. This acquisition is part of Meloche Group’s growth strategy, which aims to double its sales by 2026, increasing it to CA$200 million

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GA Telesis Component Repair Group to introduce main engine fuel pump capability

GA Telesis (GAT), the pioneering leader in integrated aviation services, has released that its MRO Services Component Repair Group has acquired new equipment that will allow it to introduce main engine fuel pump capabilities to its ecosystem. The repairs will be completed at its existing FAA/EASA/CAAC-certified component repair facility at Miami International Airport. With the

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At Drone Days UMILES Next and TECNALIA present technologies that will dominate European skies for safe and sustainable urban air mobility

The UMILES Next air taxi, Concept Integrity, equipped with FlyFree technology developed by the TECNALIA research centre, was presented on November 30, in Brussels during the Drone Days organised by the European Commission as part of the Drone Strategy 2.0, an initiative aimed at promoting the development of new sustainable drone services and transport solutions

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Air cargo tonnages experienced a sharp decline in mid-August

IATA reveals October year-on-year global cargo capacity down 13.6%

The International Air Transport Association has released its global cargo demand figures for the month of October, revealing a year-on-year drop of 13.6%, the first year-on-year contraction since April. However, on a month-on-month basis, international cargo capacity was up by 2.4% as the end of year peak season approaches. IATA also pointed out that new

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Japan Air Self-Defence Force orders two more Boeing KC-46A tankers

Boeing has been awarded a contract to deliver two additional KC-46A Pegasus tankers to the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), bringing the total on contract for Japan to six aircraft. Boeing delivered the first KC-46A tanker to Japan in October 2021 and a second in February 2022. Designed to refuel all allied and coalition military

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