Parker-Hannifin has signed an agreement to divest its Aircraft Wheel and Brake Division, located in Avon, Ohio, in the United States, to Kaman Corporation, which manufactures components and materials for aerospace and defense, industrial and medical markets. As...
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Simplified procurement for aircraft lease transitions to enable faster aircraft delivery
SkySelect’s eProcurement service and technology platform is promising faster procurement of aircraft parts for aircraft lease transitions. As air travel continues to recover, there's an increasing interest in leasing aircraft, especially given the aviation supply...
GE Aviation completes testing of passport engine using 100% SAF
GE Aviation has recently completed successful testing of its Passport long-range business aviation engine using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), a lower carbon alternative jet fuel. The Passport engine can now operate on approved SAF, and the recent testing shows...
CAS new President of Recovery Repairs & Modifications
Certified Aviation Services (CAS) has announced that Mike Turpin, President of Recovery Repairs & Modifications, will be leaving CAS to pursue changing personal goals. Brad Caban, President of CAS Components, and Rod Garmany, Director of Operations, who co-founded...
Pratt & Whitney Canada selects H55 as battery technology collaborator for regional hybrid-electric flight demonstrator program
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has seleceted H55 to supply battery systems for P&WC’s regional hybrid-electric flight demonstrator program. The development of the battery component designs and associated electrical control systems will also be supported by...
Corporación América Airports reports April 2022 passenger traffic
Corporación América Airports (CAAP), the private sector airport operator, reported a 202.1% YoY increase in passenger traffic in April 2022, reaching 73.5% of pre-pandemic levels of April 2019. Total passenger traffic in April 2022 grew 202.1% compared to the same...
Alpine Air Express acquires Suburban Air Freight
Alpine Air Express, a regional air cargo carrier providing critical air infrastructure throughout North America, has acquired Suburban Air Freight. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. This strategic addition marks Alpine's second acquisition since...
Corporación América Airports reports March 2022 passenger traffic
Corporación América Airports, the largest private sector airport operator in the world by number of airports, reported today a 138.9% YoY increase in passenger traffic in March 2022, reaching 68.6% of pre-pandemic levels of March 2019. Total passenger traffic in March...
C&L Aviation Group completes teardown of two E170s
C&L Aerospace has completed the teardown of two E170 aircraft. All aircraft have now been completely disassembled and the inventory is in the process of being inducted into C&L’s global warehouses, with the majority being stored at the company’s main...
GA Telesis delivers third 737-800SF freighter conversion
GA Telesis (GAT) has delivered its third B737-800SF (MSN 28616) passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion. This is the second freighter aircraft delivered to Bulgarian-based Compass Cargo Airlines. The aircraft was converted by Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI)...
Henderson Jet Services acquires 1.5m surplus Global Express aircraft parts inventory
Henderson Jet Services (HJS), a certified supplier of Bombardier business jet components, complex systems, and engines, has acquired over 1.5m certified Global Express aircraft parts. The inventory includes new, and OEM overhauled and repaired components. “This...
Embraer delivers six commercial and eight executive jets in 1Q22
Embraer has delivered a total of 14 jets in the first quarter of 2022, of which six were commercial aircraft and eight were executive jets (six light and two large). As of March 31, the firm order backlog totalled US$17.3 billion. Embraer delivered 56 Phenom 300...