Stevens Aerospace acquires high-performance CNC machine to manufacture parts in-house

Stevens Aerospace and Defense Systems (Stevens) has announced that its Greenville, S.C. (GYH) location has acquired a Hass VF-2SS High-Performance Super-Speed Vertical CNC machine, giving it the capability of manufacturing parts in-house. This capability will serve all four Stevens’ locations and will decrease customer costs and down-times when immediate or the need for lower-cost parts […]

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Brazil changes tack over airline subsidy complaint

Other News, Top Stories

Brazil, home to the world’s third-largest commercial plane manufacturer, has decided not to pursue its complaint against Canada over what it saw as unfair subsidies paid to rival manufacturer Bombardier. At the time of the initial complaint, Bombardier was producing the CSeries of jets, a direct competitor for Embraer’s own ERJ series. That situation changed

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Lufthansa Group streamlines pilot training program

Other News

Lufthansa has decided to use the interruption caused by the pandemic to modernize the existing training concept at its in-house flight schools. The principle of ab-initio training will remain in place, as it has been proven to be successful for decades. However, in the future, a so-called “campus model” framework will provide modern, digital forms

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Rolls-Royce signs Totalcare® agreement with Uganda Airlines

MRO & Production

Rolls-Royce has signed a TotalCare® agreement with new customer Uganda Airlines for its two new Airbus A330neo aircraft powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines. Uganda Airlines received the first A330neo in December 2020 and the second in January 2021. TotalCare® offers more than just an engine maintenance plan; it is a service concept based upon

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Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings reports strong increase in earnings for 2020

Financial

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has reported strong increases in volumes, revenue and earnings for the fourth quarter and full year of 2020. These results were driven by ongoing demand for its assets and services and its operational execution. On a reported basis, net income totaled US$184.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020.

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Dowty Propellers enhances global distribution network with e-commerce spare parts portal for R408 propeller system

MRO & Production

In a move to further enhance its global distribution network and improve the customer experience, Dowty Propellers has launched an e-commerce spare parts site for the R408 propeller system on De Havilland Dash-8 400 regional airliners. This digital sales portal offers live inventory updates as well as the functionality to place and track orders. Dowty

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Astronics awarded contracts to support Boeing’s MQ-25 unmanned tanker for U.S. Navy

Military & Defense

Astronics Corporation has been awarded contracts by Boeing to supply CorePower® aircraft power distribution units and custom-engineered exterior lighting for the MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling program. The CorePower system replaces pilot-operated, thermal mechanical breaker systems with intelligently controlled, solid-state switches to provide safe, reliable performance remotely. The system planned for the MQ-25 incorporates the use

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Air Côte d’Ivoire takes delivery of first Airbus A320neo

Aircraft & Engines

Air Côte d’Ivoire, Ivory Coast’s flagship carrier based in Abidjan, has taken delivery of its first A320neo, becoming the first operator of the type in the West-African region. This latest-generation aircraft will join Air Côte d’Ivoire’s existing Airbus fleet of six aircraft. With improved levels of efficiency, this new aircraft will be deployed on Air

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Leadership team changes at ORIX Aviation

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Helfried Schwarz will be joining ORIX Aviation Systems’ (ORIX Aviation) legal team based in Dublin as General Counsel and Mike MacConnie will step up to the role of Chief Operating Officer, in addition to his current role of Chief Technical Officer. Schwarz was previously a partner in Milbank Transportation and Space Group where he practiced

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Ryanair to appeal EU ruling on state aid

Airlines & Routes, Top Stories

To date, Ryanair, Europe’s largest low-cost carrier, has launched 16 lawsuits against the European Commission in relation to state aid it has allowed for individual carriers such as Lufthansa, KLM, Austrian Airlines and TAP, as well as national schemes that mainly benefit flag-carrying airlines. Ryanair feels that what, to all intents and purposes, is financial

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