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....
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
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...
CSI Aviation signs 10-year lease for new Killeen Airport hangar
Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport, Texas recently opened a 22,000-square-foot hangar leased by CSI Aviation for 10 years for the relocation of its regional maintenance facility. CSI also has bases in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and West Palm Beach, Florida. The Federal...
Ontario Airport passenger traffic hits pre-COVID mark for six months in a row
Ontario Airport showed robust passenger traffic for the sixth consecutive month this August. The airport officials said Southern California's Ontario International Airport has been exceeding pre-pandemic passenger levels for six months now. From January to August,...
Constant Aviation expands AOG mobile response team to Philadelphia
Constant Aviation has expanded its Aircraft on Ground (AOG) mobile response teams with a new Philadelphia-based group that will focus on servicing south-eastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. This is the second new location announced this year after the new...
Pratt’s PW800 engine program achieves Type Certification by Transport Canada Civil Aviation
Pratt & Whitney Canada achieved an important milestone with its PW800 engine program awarded Type Certification by Transport Canada Civil Aviation. The PW812GA is selected by Gulfstream Aerospace to power the Gulfstream G400 business jet. Thrilled at the...
Pittsburgh International Airport commences construction of 77,000 square foot cargo facility
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is all set to open a 77,000-square-foot cargo facility dubbed Cargo 4. The facility will include 69,000 square feet of warehouse space and 7,300 square feet of office space across two floors enhancing the cargo-handling...
Collins opens $18 million wind tunnel test facility in Rockford, Illinois
Collins Aerospace has opened an $18 million wind tunnel test facility for its Ram Air Turbine at Electric Power Systems in Rockford, Illinois. According to Collins with this fully automated technology, enhanced quality, and real-time data analytics, the new wind...
VPorts to create a regional electric advanced air mobility infrastructure network in Quebec
VPorts, a Quebec-based company focused on the design, construction and operation of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) infrastructure, plans to create Quebec's first regional electric AAM vertiport network. By 2030, the network will extend to all major Quebec regions,...
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...
American Airlines Cargo and Sonoco ThermoSafe sign global master lease agreement
American Airlines Cargo has signed a new lease agreement with Sonoco ThermoSafe, which provides temperature assurance packaging, for the new Pegasus ULD passive temperature-controlled bulk shipping container. The Sonoco ThermoSafe’s Pegasus ULD will join the carrier’s...
Spirit AeroSystems sign up Infosys for aerostructure and system engineering services
Spirit AeroSystems has signed a five-year contract with Infosys to provide aerostructure and systems engineering services for product development of commercial, business jet, and emerging aircraft programs, and Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) services. As a...