Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
StandardAero has introduced a service centre for the CFM56-7B turbofan engine at its DFW Center of Excellence at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, an expansion it said would "significantly expand the engine support options available at DFW to operators of the...
Aircraft motion and controls systems maker Moog has reported first quarter 2023 (Q1 2023) diluted earnings per share of $1.44, an increase of 14% compared to Q1 2022. Net sales were up 6% on Q1 2022 to $740 million, the company reported. The operating margin for the...
Flights were halted at and airspace closed around Wilmington, Myrtle Beach and Charleston airports on the US east coast during a February 4 military operation to down a Chinese balloon that had transited US airspace. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it...
StandardAero has bought Gulfstream maintenance specialist business Western Jet Aviation in what is its 12th acquisition since 2015. “Western Jet Aviation’s broad range of business aviation MRO capabilities expands our facility footprint, customer base, geographic...
Electric aircraft manufacturer AIR has announced a partnership with The International SeaKeepers Society to make its AIR ONE available on yachts. The idea is to simplify "near-shore commutes on and off the yacht by eliminating the need to carry aviation fuel and a...
Flight operations software business Aircraft Performance Group (APG) has signed a three-year agreement with charter company Vista Global. The deal, APG said, will see it extend a "long-standing relationship with Vista, the number one on-demand charter company in the...
VSE Corporation, a provider of aftermarket distribution and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for land, sea and air transportation assets, has acquired Precision Fuel Components. The all-cash transaction, VSE said, is "immediately accretive" to its...
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada has announced that Aero Transporte SA (ATSA) has signed a "firm agreement" for a Dash 8-400 freighter conversion with a large cargo door. The deal will make ATSA the first South American operator of Dash 8-400 aircraft to join De...
Volatus Infrastructure has signed an agreement with Bellefonte Airport in Pennsylvania to build a public-use FAA-compliant electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vertiport. The facility will have "up to" eight landing pads and a charging station and is...
JetBlue Cargo is to "gradually" offer access to instant pricing, booking and payments for forwarders in the US via Freightos' WebCargo booking platform. With WebCargo, which is used by over 10,000 forwarders, users will be able to improve air cargo efficiency by...
The final delivery of a Boeing 747 jumbo jet has taken place, with the Seattle-based manufacturer handing the aircraft, a freighter and the 1,574th to be produced since 1967, over to Atlas Air. "This monumental day is a testament to the generations of Boeing employees...
Drone manufacturer Pyka has produced what it said is "the world's largest zero-emission cargo airplane and the first autonomous vehicle of its class". With a range of up to 200 miles, a payload of up to 400 pounds and a nose-loading facility with a sliding cargo tray,...