GE Aviation opens new Asia-Pacific service centre in Australia

GE Aviation has opened a new state-of-the-art facility in Australia to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul services for customers across the Asia-Pacific region. The new US$8 million Asia-Pacific service centre at Brisbane Airport positions GE Aviation to support more customers and expand its presence across the region. The new facility will be the largest GE

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Second fully outfitted Gulfstream G700 production-test aircraft takes to the skies

Second fully outfitted Gulfstream G700 production-test aircraft takes to the skies Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has reported that the second fully outfitted Gulfstream G700 production-test aircraft has flown. The aircraft joins the first outfitted G700, which has already set eight international city-pair speed records. The second G700 test aircraft will ensure the maturity, durability and comfort

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American Airlines names Vicente Reynal to Board of Directors

American Airlines Group has elected Vicente Reynal to its board of directors. Reynal currently serves as Chairman, President and CEO of Ingersoll Rand, a global provider of mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions. He has served as President and CEO of Ingersoll Rand since March 2020, when he led the transformational merger between Gardner Denver

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Collins Aerospace opens US$18 million Ram Air Turbine wind tunnel test facility in Rockford, IL

Collins Aerospace has opened a new US$18 million (£15.5 million) wind tunnel for its Ram Air Turbine product family at the company’s Electric Power Systems facility in Rockford, Illinois. With fully automated, state-of-the-art technology and enhanced quality via real-time data analytics, the new wind tunnel will streamline the Ram Air Turbine testing and certification process

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Air cargo tonnages experienced a sharp decline in mid-August

IATA reveals air cargo demand back to near pre-pandemic levels for July

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released figures for global air cargo demand for July, indicating a return to near pre-pandemic levels. As a consequence, the figures provided are predominantly a year-on-year comparison as opposed to previous comparisons with the 2019 period. Demand continued to track at near pre-pandemic levels in July (-3.5%), but

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LHT signs five-year Total Component Support contract with Smartwings

Czech airline Smartwings and Lufthansa Technik (LHT) have signed a five-year comprehensive Total Component Support (TCS®) contract covering repair and overhaul of components for the airline’s fleet of 30 Boeing 737NG aircraft. Support for the aircraft has already started. With the TCS® agreement, Smartwings benefits from an individual supply concept that enables short and rapid

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Emirates chooses the Thales AVANT Up system for new A350 fleet

Emirates has selected the new Thales AVANT Up system for its incoming fleet of Airbus A350 aircraft, scheduled for delivery in 2024. The airline’s investment of over US$350 million will see its 50-strong fleet of A350s equipped with next-generation inflight entertainment solutions that offer a memorable cinematic and personalised passenger experience. Adel al Redha, Emirates’

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Advanced Air Mobility innovator PAL-V International opens UK home at London Oxford Airport with its Liberty ‘car that flies.’

PAL-V International B.V. of the Netherlands, creator of the PAL-V Liberty car which flies as a gyrocopter with rotors which unfold from its roof, has taken up tenancy at London Oxford Airport. Headed by Sales Director Andy Wall, the Oxford office is also home to the UK’s first ‘fly drive’ simulator, bookable via appointment. Here, would-be purchasers

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Embraer’s Malaysia report foresees potential for over 100 new routes within Malaysia and the region

In conjunction with its participation of the Selangor Aviation Show, Embraer released its Malaysia report which shows how regional jets can enable the opening of over 100 new routes within Malaysia and the region. “As travel demand recovers, we see unique opportunities for Malaysia to enhance its connectivity domestically and regionally. However, it must also

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