AerFin completes purchase of B737-800 landing gear with lease-back attached

AerFin has completed the purchase of a B737-800 landing gear from Hawker Pacific Aerospace, part of the Lufthansa Technik Group. The purchase-and-leaseback agreement has seen AerFin acquire the landing gear in fully overhauled condition and lease it back to Hawker Pacific Aerospace to support the operation of Hawker’s narrow-body programmes. Commenting on the agreement, Nick Filce, […]

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Gulfstream G800 makes first flight

Aircraft & Engines

Gulfstream Aerospace’s all-new ultra-long-range Gulfstream G800 successfully has completed its first flight, officially launching the flight-test programme of the industry’s longest-range aircraft. Announced in October 2021, the G800 is the latest addition to Gulfstream’s next-generation fleet to take flight and make progress toward customer deliveries. The G800 departed Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport at 9:00 a.m.

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Lilium selects Panasonic Avionics for electrical power distribution system

Other News

Astronics Corporation, a leading provider of advanced technologies for global aerospace, defence and other mission-critical industries, has been selected by Lilium to design, develop and build the Lilium Jet’s electrical power distribution system. The power distribution units play a critical role within the Lilium Jet’s innovative energy management system. Astronics will be responsible for the secondary

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Bii signs exclusive lease lease-and and-exchange agreement with European Air Charter

MRO & Production

Bii.aero, a leading provider of aircraft parts and services for the commercial aviation sector, has signed an exclusive lease-and-exchange agreement with Bulgarian airline European Air Charter (EAC). The three-year deal, which will ultimately comprise 10% of Bii’s A320 inventory, will also see the company undertaking repair management for the airline. The inventory of modern A320

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Heathrow’s plans for hike in passenger charges thwarted as CAA demands a reduction

Airports, Top Stories

London Heathrow Airport’s plans to increase passenger charges from £30.19 to £41.95 have been scuppered by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Instead, the CAA is demanding that over the next five years passenger charges be incrementally reduced to the point where, by 2026, they have been reduced to £26.31 per passenger. The charges made

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United States Army And Sikorsky Strengthen Army Aviation Fleet With 10th H-60 Black Hawk Helicopter Contract

Military & Defense

The United States government and Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, have signed a five-year contract for a baseline of 120 H-60M Black Hawk helicopters, with options to reach a total of 255 aircraft to be delivered to the U.S. Army and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers. Sikorsky continues to modernise and enhance the Black Hawk

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IAG Cargo partners with Bollore Logistics to purchase one million litres of sustainable aviation fuel

Other News

IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG) announces its partnership with Bollore Logistics to purchase one million litres of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The SAF will be manufactured at Phillips 66 Humber Refinery in North Lincolnshire UK from sustainable waste feedstocks and delivered in two shipments, in July 2022 and November 2022

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Riverside Aircraft Maintenance Ready for Success with WinAir

Information Technology

Riverside Aircraft Maintenance has implemented WinAir Version 7 and is using the product daily to track and manage its maintenance activities and maintain inventory control. Over the past month, the company finished migrating its aircraft compliance and inventory data into the aviation management software, completed its role-based end-user training and entered the go-live stage of

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Nordic Aviation Capital closes US$400m warehouse facility

Financial

Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has closed a five-year senior secured warehouse revolving credit facility with an initial committed amount of US$400 million (the Facility). Deutsche Bank AG acted as sole structuring agent for the Facility. Initial commitments for the Facility were provided by Deutsche Bank AG, Royal Bank of Canada and Citi. Gareth Halpin Executive

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Silk Way West Airlines signs order for two A350F