Pratt & Whitney plans to establish a technology accelerator in Singapore in collaboration with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). Technologies developed in Singapore will be applied across Pratt & Whitney’s global maintenance, repair and overhaul...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Philippine Airlines choses Safran for A330 and A320 aircraft landing gear MRO
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has selected Safran Landing Systems to carry out the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) operations on the landing gear of some 30 Airbus A330 and A320 family airplanes. The contract will start this year and run through 2024 for eight A330...
All Nippon Airways opts for Boeing’s Insight Accelerator
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has become the launch customer for Boeing’s Insight Accelerator (IA), a new cloud-based digital solution employing artificial intelligence (AI) to improve operational efficiency and avoid high impact service disruptions. Manubu Tono, All...
Heart Aerospace to set up electric aircraft industry in Sweden
Heart Aerospace is set to establish the commercial electric aircraft industry at Säve airport, in Gothenburg, Sweden. The new campus will be called Northern Runway and will include sustainable offices, production and flight test facilities. Anders Forslund, founder,...
GlobalX inks deal with Eviation for 50 Alice aircraft
Eviation Aircraft, a manufacturer of all-electric aircraft, has announced that Global Crossing Airlines Group (GlobalX), a Miami-based provider of passenger and cargo charter jets, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) ordering 50 all-electric commuter Alice aircraft....
Ampaire selects electric power systems to supply batteries for Eco Caravan
Ampaire has selected Electric Power Systems (EP Systems) under an exclusive agreement to supply the propulsion battery pack for Ampaire’s hybrid-electric upgrade of the Cessna Grand Caravan. The nine-passenger Eco Caravan has undergone ground power tests and will fly...
Electra completes test of hybrid eSTOL aircraft engine
Electra.aero, the aerospace company developing an electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft, has successfully completed a fully integrated test of the proprietary hybrid-electric propulsion system for its eSTOL aircraft. The hybrid system is being integrated...
Airbus reports August deliveries
Airbus has reported 39 deliveries of commercial aircraft during the month of August 2022 to 22 customers. The European airframe manufacturer reported no orders for the month. For 2022 to date, Airbus has made 382 deliveries to 62 customers in the year. The net...
Vertical Aerospace builds on partnership with Dassault Systèmes
Dassault Systèmes has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vertical Aerospace, (Vertical), which is developing the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, the VX4, by 2025. Dassault Systèmes will be supporting the development of the VX4 to...
ITP Aero partners up with Zeleros to accelerate hyperloop propulsion
ITP Aero has partnered with Zeleros to help develop a zero-emission propulsion system for hyperloop, a new means of transport consisting of capsules levitating at high speeds inside a network of low-pressure tubes. Zeleros is a Spanish deep-tech company developing the...
Embraer forecasts strong demand for aircraft in Malaysia
Malaysia has a potential demand of over 150 new aircraft and over 100 new routes as per the latest Embraer report. The demand for 150 aircraft is for aircraft with a seating capacity of under 150 seats to complement the larger aircraft segment dominant in the region....
Intelsat and OneWeb sign new global distribution partnership
OneWeb and Intelsat have signed a global distribution partnership agreement to offer airlines a seamless inflight connectivity (IFC) solution. The partnership enables Intelsat to distribute OneWeb’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite services to airlines worldwide,...