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DAILY AVIATION NEWS ALERT

April 2nd, 2024
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The official ground-breaking ceremony at Pinal Air Park in Marana, Arizona © Ascent Aviation Services

Ascent Aviation Services breaks ground in Marana, Arizona, on two new hangars

Ascent Aviation Services, an independent aircraft aftermarket services provider, has broken ground at Pinal Air Park in Marana, Arizona, on two new wide-body aircraft hangars to establish a North American conversion site to carry out passenger-to-freighter conversions and heavy maintenance. This expansion increases the Maranaoperation hangar capacity by 180,000 ft² along with an additional 60,000 ft² of storage and shop …
Rendering of Korean Air Airbus A350 © Airbus

Korean Air finalises order for 33 Airbus A350s

Korean Air has solidified its commitment to the Airbus A350 family, marking a significant milestone as a new customer with the signing of a firm order for 33 aircraft. The order comprises 27 A350-1000s and six A350-900s. With its remarkable fuel efficiency and reduced carbon emissions, the A350 will revolutionise Korean Air's intercontinental routes, offering a 25% decrease in fuel …
Stephan Klose

Joramco appoints Stephan Klose Chief Operations Officer

Stephan Klose will join Joramco, the Amman-based aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility and engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), as the company's new Chief Operations Officer. Klose is a seasoned aviation professional with over 20 years direct experience in base maintenance operations and technical operations. He has held many senior positions with his most recent being VP …
SMBC has delivered the fourth of six A320-251N aircraft to Air India

SMBC delivers one Airbus A320-251N aircraft to Air India

SMBC Aviation Capital, the global aircraft leasing company, has reported the delivery of one Airbus A320-251N aircraft (MSN 12016) equipped with two two LEAP-1A26 engines to Air India. The aircraft and associated engines were delivered while located at the Airbus delivery centre in Toulouse, France. This is the fourth of six A320-251N aircraft contracted for delivery to Air India from …
The G700 jet has received FAA type certification

All-New Gulfstream G700 receives FAA certification

Gulfstream Aerospace has released that the all-new Gulfstream G700 has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification, paving the way for customer deliveries.  The G700’s FAA certification also confirmed two new performance improvements, giving customers increased flexibility and airport availability: a balanced field length take-off distance of 5,995 feet/1,827 metres and a landing distance of 3,150 ft/960 m (standard ISA …
KM Malta Airlines will retain the familiar name and livery © Shutterstock

KM Malta Airlines commences operations

As a strategic manoeuvre to regain control of the ailing airline, the Maltese government has launched KM Malta Airlines as the successor to Air Malta, commencing operations on March 31, 2024. Following extensive negotiations with the European Commission concerning state aid and previous restructuring endeavours, this transition aims to revitalise Malta's air travel sector. KM Malta Airlines, buoyed by recent …
ExecuJet MRO employees in front of a Falcon 8X aircraft at the new facility © Dassault

Dassault expands global MRO footprint with new ExecuJet facility in Kuala Lumpur

Dassault Aviation (Dassault) has opened a major new maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that will greatly enhance service for Falcon operators in Southeast Asia.Operating under the ExecuJet brand, the state-of-the-art factory service centre will be able to support 10-15 aircraft at one time, including Dassault’s largest aircraft, the Falcon 6X, which recently entered service, and …

Liebherr-Aerospace acquires GIT Galvanoplastie Industrielle Toulousaine

FLY91 and Pratt & Whitney Canada ink engine services agreement

YunExpress and Atlas Air expands partnership with addition of second Boeing 777-200 Freighter

Ryanair purchases 1,000 tonnes of SAF from global energy group Shell

WorldACD: Air cargo rates are rising from most of the main global regions

Avion Express completes corporate restructuring process

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