Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
ATR’s new Market Forecast (2018-2037) estimates a market for 3,020 turboprop aircraft in the next 20 years. The expected demand for turboprops over the next two decades confirms their healthy position in the up-to-90-seat regional market, says the manufacturer. Since...
In November, 2016, Asiana Airlines signed an agreement with IBS Software, a global aviation IT solutions company, to introduce iCargo, the next-generation air cargo system, which encompasses cargo booking, sales, transportation, and import management. After one year...
It’s official. The partnership between Bombardier, Airbus and Investissement Québec on the C Series aircraft came into effect on July 1, 2018. Airbus now owns a 50.01% majority stake in C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership (CSALP), while Bombardier and Investissement...
As part of the Dubai 10X initiative, Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects (DAEP) has announced plans to develop a retractable aircraft cabin project which will enable airlines to re-distribute their capacity on demand for each flight in record time while the aircraft...
The first BelugaXL has rolled out of the paintshop unveiling a special livery making it look like a Beluga Whale. The livery was one of six choices submitted to Airbus employees through a poll in which 20,000 people participated. With 40% votes in favour, the smiley...
On 1 August 2018, Caribbean Airlines (CAL) will deploy Bluebox Aviation Systems' portable wireless streaming platform, Bluebox Wow, on its 737-800 fleet for routes across the Caribbean and North and South America. Bluebox Wow will enhance Caribbean Airlines'...
Delta chief executive Ed Bastian has again reiterated the need for a new middle of the market aircraft (NMA) and hinted in a recent speech that the airline would be interested in becoming the launch company for a new Boeing aircraft. Also dubbed the 797, engine...
Ascent Aerospace, which provides aircraft assembly line integration services, has added Exechon Enterprises’ parallel kinematic robots to its portfolio of manufacturing automation solutions. Exechon’s Parallel Kinematic Machine (PKM) technology offers the...
Quintiq, a Dassault Systèmes company that provides global supply chain planning and optimisation (SCP&O) tools, has been selected to improve Lufthansa Cargo’s production planning at two of its most relevant hubs in Frankfurt and Munich. Additional stations will be...
Boeing has debuted its first passenger-carrying hypersonic concept at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics conference in Atlanta this week. The passenger concept could have military or commercial applications but Boeing says that this design...
The first ACJ320neo has entered final assembly in Hamburg, marking the start of a new era in Airbus corporate jets. Featuring the largest cabin in its class, the ACJ320neo is due to be delivered to Acropolis Aviation of the UK in the last quarter, together with...
Lufthansa Systems has presented new features for the Sirax product family such as the new X1 Tax Module for automatic tax calculation. “Efficient and accurate revenue accounting has to meet requirements that are complex and sometimes change dynamically. Tax...