Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Textron Aviation has sent a Cessna Grand Caravan EX to Brazilian aviation company Azul Conecta, making it the 3,000th such delivery worldwide. The deal showed the Caravan "as the most popular utility turboprop in the world", Textron said, ahead of a ceremony to...
Switzerland flag carrier SWISS said on January 17 that it has transferred its Swiss AviationSoftware subsidiary to Lufthansa Technik. The hand-off took place "at the end of 2022", said SWISS, which like Lufthansa Technik is part of Lufthansa Group. The move aims at...
Ireland-based Cloudcards has agreed a multiyear software deal with Canadian lessor Avmax. The tie-up will see Avmax use Cloudcards’ Microsoft Azure-based asset management and document management software systems to "integrate its lease, asset, technical and financial...
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has given Supplemental Type Certificate (VSTC) to Viasat to install its advanced Ka-band satellite connectivity system on the Boeing 737 aircraft series. Following the validation of the A320 series in April 2022, this...
The Drone Delivery Group, which describes itself as "the UK’s largest group of more than 400 drone industry experts and leading authority on the technology", has called on the British government to "act now" on commercialisation or risk falling behind rival countries....
Bamboo Airways has selected Images In Motion for providing Inflight Entertainment (IFE) content services. Images In Motion will be providing a broad range of content across Bamboo Airways’ fleet like latest Hollywood releases, classic movies, Asian movies, and hours...
UK-based aviation software business Rusada has opened a new office in Toronto. The facility, the company said, is "to support customers and business development in the region", with cities such as Chicago, Montreal and New York "only a short a flight away". Founded in...
H3 Dynamics and Hylium Industries have paired up to boost prospects for zero emission hydrogen-electric flight. The French and South Korean companies said they are "combining the strengths of Hylium’s liquid hydrogen storage and liquification solutions, and H3...
Air Cairo has signed a multi-year agreement with Accelya to use its revenue management technology to optimise pricing, identify new opportunities and respond more quickly to market demands. Hussein Sherif, chief executive of Air Cairo, said: “Following a comprehensive...
Airbus UpNext, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Airbus, has started testing and demonstrating technologies for a new on-ground and in-flight pilot assistance platform. Known as DragonFly and described as mimicking the surroundings-recognition capabilities of the eponymous...
In 2022, European airframe manufacturer Airbus delivered 661 commercial aircraft to 84 customers and received 1,078 gross new orders. Ahead of announcing a backlog of 7,239 aircraft on January 10, Airbus had earlier conceded it would not meet its 2022 production...
Ahead of announcing 2022 fourth quarter (Q4 2022) financial results on January 25, Boeing said it delivered 152 commercial aircraft during the period and 480 throughout the year. The majority of the Q4 output was made up of 737s, with Boeing reporting delivery of 110...