Pratt & Whitney to establish Singapore technology accelerator

Pratt & Whitney will establish a technology accelerator in Singapore in collaboration with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). Technologies developed in Singapore will be applied across Pratt & Whitney’s global maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) footprint. The facility, serving as a centre of excellence for technology advancement, will help to accelerate the development and […]

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Boeing selects Collins Aerospace for F-15EX wheels and brakes

Military & Defense

Boeing has selected Collins Aerospace to provide boltless wheels and carbon brakes for lots one through three on the F-15EX aircraft in production for the U.S. Air Force. Collins’ equipment replaces the platform’s legacy wheels and brakes on the Boeing production line. Collins has worked closely with the U.S. Air Force on the wheel and

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EASA approves eTLB processes of Wizz Air

Information Technology

The European Aviation Safety Agency, EASA, has approved the processes of Wizz Air to use the electronic Technical Logbook (eTLB) of AVIATAR in daily operations. In the three months since the fleet-wide roll-out on more than 140 aircraft registered in Hungary, paperless operation proved to be stable with the new seamless digital pilot-to-maintenance collaboration application.

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One-day strike by French ATC causes travel chaos for thousands of passengers

Other News, Top Stories

A one-day strike by French air traffic control union SNCTA resulted in the cancellation of hundreds of flights and many hundreds of thousands of passengers left with either flight delays or flight cancellations. While Air France was only able to operate 45% of local and regional flights, and 90% of long-haul flights, further afield Irish

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TrueNoord secures US$400 million financing facility

Financial

TrueNoord has closed a new revolving warehouse finance facility of US$400 million which will be seeded with 17 aircraft already owned by TrueNoord and which can be extended further by an accordion feature. The facility will be used by the specialist regional aircraft lessor to finance business development and expand its portfolio of 50-150-seat aircraft

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ST Engineering secures contract for Boeing 737-800 component MRO from Nok Air

MRO & Production

ST Engineering’s Aerospace arm has secured a five-year component maintenance-by-the-hour (MBH) contract to service the Boeing 737-800 fleet of Thai budget carrier, Nok Air. Under the multi-year component MBH contract, ST Engineering will provide a full suite of component support solutions covering component repair management, pool support and dedicated consignment stock in Bangkok for the

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Heathrow flights disrupted on Monday as local airspace to close during funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

Other News

London Heathrow Airport has announced major changes to Monday’s flight schedule, confirming that all take-offs and landings on Monday will be delayed for 15 minutes before and after the two-minute silence at the end of the funeral. Following that, there will be no arrivals between 13:45 and 14:20 during the procession of the hearse, and

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NAC signs multiple new lease agreements with VOEPASS, Braathens and Wideroe

Aircraft & Engines

Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has released that it has signed multiple new lease agreements in the last week. The company will lease two ATR 72 aircraft to VOEPASS, a leading regional carrier based in Ribeirao Perto, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Another agreement was signed with Braathens Regional Airways AB, a scheduled carrier based in Stockholm, Sweden,

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West Star Aviation names Vince Ruscitti as Program Manager for Government Affairs

People

West Star Aviation has named Vince Ruscitti as Program Manager for Government Affairs. He will be responsible for building and leading the government projects aircraft maintenance programme at the Cahokia, IL hangar and will serve as the primary point-of-contact to manage all aspects of aircraft maintenance, repair and delivery. Ruscitti has over 38 years of

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Air Canada to take stake in Heart Aerospace and orders 30 ES-30 electric-hybrid aircraft

Aircraft & Engines, Top Stories

As part of Air Canada’s commitment to become a net-zero carbon emissions operator by 2050, the flag-carrying airline has agreed to purchase 30 ES-30 hybrid-electric aircraft from Sweden’s Heart Aerospace. In addition, as part of Air Canada’s commitment to reducing carbon emissions, it is also acquiring a US$5 million equity stake in the Gothenburg, Sweden-based

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