Pratt & Whitney has successfully tested the GTF Advantage engine configuration with 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The test, which began on March 1, took place at the company’s facility in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA and marks a key step on the road toward 100% SAF operation of GTF-powered aircraft. The test is also […]
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Lufthansa LEOS, the ground handling specialist of the Lufthansa Group, is the launch customer of the all-electric towbar-less aircraft tractor Phoenix E from German manufacturer Goldhofer. The purely battery-electric vehicle operates at Frankfurt Airport. It can move aircraft with a take-off weight of up to 352 tonnes over short and long distances between parking areas,
Air Canada has announced a strategic expansion of its South Pacific schedule with the return of daily service to Sydney and resumption of services to both Brisbane and Auckland. Air Canada’s Australia and New Zealand flights operate from its trans-Pacific hub at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) which the carrier has built to conveniently connect its
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HAECO Composite Services, a member of the HAECO Group specialising in composite repair for nacelles, radomes and aerostructures, has completed repair work for a Xiamen Airlines aircraft damaged by a severe hailstorm. To facilitate the extensive repair of the flight control surfaces on the Boeing 737 aircraft, HAECO Composite Services worked hand in hand with
MTU Maintenance Zhuhai, the joint venture between MTU Aero Engines and China Southern Airline Company has held a ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a new engineer training centre which will become operational in the earlier part of 2023. It is anticipated that between 50 and 100 new engineers will be trained each year.
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Those travelling through Heathrow will no longer be required to wear a face covering after the airport announced that it is moving away from a mandate from Wednesday March 16. In recognition that the pandemic is not over, Heathrow strongly encourages those at the airport to continue wearing a face covering – particularly when coming
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Back in 2019 HAECO Group had selected AMOS as its preferred MRO software to be initially deployed within its Hong Kong operations base. The main objective of this large-scale implementation project was to replace the many point-to-point solutions with a fully integrated end-to-end solution. After more than two years of implementation, Swiss-AS has announced that
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GAT Logistics Solutions Group (GAT LSG) has received approval from the Federal Marine Commission (FMC), Bureau of Certification and Licensing, to operate under the Ocean Transportation Intermediary license as an ocean freight forwarder and non-vessel-operating common carrier. This achievement further compliments the expansion of GAT Logistics Solutions Group, a worldwide provider of transportation, logistics, storage
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Lufthansa Cargo’s first Airbus 321 freighter took off for service for the first time on March 15, 2022. Under flight number LH8350, the A321F took off from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dublin (DUB) before continuing to Manchester (MAN). The freighter, christened “Hello Europe,” was loaded with express freight and general cargo on its maiden flight. The
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Comlux has launched a new cross-functional organisation within the Group, Comlux Tech. The entity will offer to its customers a wide range of “à la carte“ after-sales services complementing the core activities of the divisions of the Group – aviation, completion and transaction. The services proposed by Comlux Tech are deployed into four main activities:
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