MAAS Aviation, recognized experts in aircraft painting and exterior coatings, has opened a new purpose-built paint shop at Kaunas Airport (KUN). The facility, which is the first of its kind in Lithuania, grows MAAS Aviation’s global footprint to eleven paint shops and increases its overall MRO capacity in Europe by 40%. Designed to achieve the highest […]
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New generation widebody and narrowbody aircraft have seen only modest declines in their market values despite the enormous challenges of COVID-19, according to aviation industry consultant IBA. In its latest Aircraft Values webinar, IBA made no base value changes to new generation widebody aircraft. It ascribes only modest market value changes and the quickest recovery
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Embraer’s Praetor 600 super-midsize business jet has been granted a type certificate by Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA). The Praetor 600 has surpassed all its main design goals with its ability to fly beyond 4,000 nautical miles in long-range cruise speed or beyond 3,700 nautical miles at Mach .80 from runways shorter than 4,500 ft,
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Finnair intends to dismantle and recycle an Airbus A319 aircraft which has reached the end of its economic lifecycle at 21 years. The dismantling will begin at Helsinki Airport, where Finnair’s mechanics will remove parts that can be used elsewhere in Finnair’s fleet. These include the engine, seats, landing gear, and avionics components. “This is
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Rolls-Royce has announced that Panos Kakoullis has been appointed as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director, succeeding Stephen Daintith who is leaving Rolls-Royce. Kakoullis spent most of his career at Deloitte, joining as a graduate. There he worked with numerous multinational corporations combining audit, advisory and transaction services. Kakoullis is joining Rolls-Royce
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SAS has selected CFM International LEAP-1A engines to power its new fleet of 35 A320neo Family aircraft ordered in 2018. This agreement also includes eight spare engines. In addition, SAS has signed a Rate-Per-Flight-Hour (RPFH) support agreement with CFM to cover its new fleet of LEAP-1A engines, including spares, as well as 15 additional LEAP-1A-powered
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AvAir, an inventory solutions provider for the aviation aftermarket, has reached an agreement with Sabena technics to acquire the MRO’s surplus inventory, including both consumables and expendables in new condition. This agreement covers both airframe and component surplus materials used for heavy maintenance on various Airbus Family, ATR, and C130 aircraft. They will be made
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Honeywell and Embraer have worked jointly to install Honeywell’s Aircraft Data Gateway 400 (ADG-400) on all of Embraer’s new E2 commercial jets, with an option to retrofit first-generation E1 models. With this solution, operators can wireless transfer critical flight and maintenance data to and from their aircraft more quickly and efficiently than before. The ADG-400
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Aero Norway, the independent engine MRO provider and trusted partner for customers operating CFM56-3, CFM56-5B and 7B engines, has appointed Evren Akca as Sales and Marketing Manager. Akca first joined the Aero Norway team as Customer Support Project Leader in 2014, and his new role will see him support Aero Norway’s growth strategy and focus
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International energy group Shell has selected leading U.S. offshore helicopter operator PHI to operate four Airbus H160s to service a support contract in the Gulf of Mexico. The contract marks the entry into the oil and gas market of the H160 with a wealth of design features promising new levels of safety, comfort, and schedule
