Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Montana Airspace has successfully started a new product line, manufacturing “Section 11 Floor Grid” for Airbus Atlantic. The product will be installed in the nose fuselage section of the Airbus A320. The Section 11 Floor Grid is being manufactured at Montana’s new...
American Airlines has signed a firm order with Embraer for seven new E175s. The aircraft will be operated by American’s wholly owned subsidiary, Envoy Air. With deliveries to begin Q4 2023, Envoy’s fleet of E-Jets will grow to over 141 aircraft by the end of 2024. The...
Boutique US lessor, Aerolease, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for up to 50 commuter Alice aircraft from Eviation. The Eviation Alice is a nine-passenger electric aircraft utilising magniX's electric propulsion system, which produces zero carbon emissions and has...
Porter Airlines (Porter) has signed sale and leaseback agreement with Avolon for 10 new Embraer E195-E2 aircraft, with a list price value of US$841 million. The new aircraft will support Porter’s expansion of routes within Canada and further into the North American...
Eve Air Mobility (Eve) and Voar Aviation, a general aviation service company, have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to evaluate the sale and purchase of 70 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to be operated in several locations of Brazil. Under the...
Eve Air Mobility (Eve) has extended its partnership with Widerøe Zero, an initiative by Widerøe focused on sustainable aviation. The partnership, solidified through a Letter of Intent (LOI), involves up to 50 eVTOLs, a service and operation solutions package, as well...
PLANA has signed a strategic partnership with Bluenest, a pioneer of vertiport infrastructure to accelerate the development and commercialization of AAM and vertiport services and infrastructure. The companies will collaborate on various aspects of AAM and vertiport...
Eviation has signed a letter of intent for up to 50 commuter planes with Aerolease. Following its letter of intent, Aerolease will expect up to 50 Alice aircraft and will provide financing and leasing solutions for the aircraft to its customers around the globe. As...
Pratt & Whitney and Virginia Tech have announced a brand-new technology, which will use lasers to accurately measure important gas turbine engine factors such as velocity, temperature, and density. This technology, which is pending a patent, is known as Filtered...
Honeywell upgraded its auxiliary power unit (APU) on the Boeing 737 aircraft, known as High Efficiency Mode, or HEM enabling it to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 2%, increasing efficiency and minimising fuel consumption. Heath Patrick, president, Honeywell Aerospace,...
Shenzhen Eastern General Aviation (Heli-Eastern) has placed an order of 100 Lilium Jets, on the backdrop of Lilium signing an MOU with the Bao’an District of Shenzhen municipality for the opening of a Lilium regional headquarters. Heli-Eastern is a low-altitude...
GKN Aerospace has opened its latest Global Technology Centre (GTC) in Hoogeveen, as a part of f GKN Aerospace’s €80 million investment in the Netherlands. Its primary focus will be on advancing lightweight thermoplastic composites for the next generation of aircraft,...