Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
On February 16, 2022, Joby Aviation, announced that one of its remotely piloted, experimental prototype aircraft was involved in an accident during flight testing at its remote flight test base in California. There were no injuries reported but the crash is being...
Embraer has reported revenues of US$1.3 billion in the fourth quarter and US$4.2 billion in 2021, in line with guidance for revenues of US$ 4.0 – US$ 4.5 billion. Adjusted EBIT and EBITDA margins for 2021 reached guidance of 3.0% – 4.0% and 8.5% – 9.5%. Embraer...
Boeing has delivered 22 jetliners to customers in February 2022 -20 MAX aircraft, one 777F and one 747-8F. Boeing secured 37 new orders last month: 32 737 Maxes, including 18 for lessor Air Lease Corp, the rest were for unidentified customers. An unidentified customer...
Cargojet has reported total revenues for the fourth quarter of 2021 of C$235.9 million compared to fourth quarter 2020 revenues of C$187.1 million. The cargo carrier’s gross margin for the quarter was C$76.7 million compared to 2020’s gross margin of C$69.3...
Embraer has entered the air freight market with the launch of the E190F and E195F Passenger to Freight Conversions (P2F). “Perfectly positioned to fill the gap in the freighter market between turboprops and larger narrowbody jets, our P2F E-Jet conversion hits the...
Avelo Airlines has announced a partnership with Aero HygenX to deploy autonomous ultraviolet light (UVC) robots to disinfect its aircraft fleet to combat COVID-19 The Aero HygenX RAY robot is a compact, light-weight and self-navigating device which uses motion-sensing...
Sabre Corporation has terminated its distribution agreement with Aeroflot and is taking immediate steps to remove Aeroflot flight content from its global distribution system (GDS), a marketplace used by travel agencies, travel websites and corporations around the...
The Sterling Group (Sterling), an operationally-focused middle market private equity firm, has acquired West Star Aviation (West Star) from Norwest Equity Partners. West Star is a provider of maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services to the business aviation...
HAECO Americas has recently launched aircraft paint capability at its airframe maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Lake City, Florida. Upgrades to the facility’s Hangar #9 are complete and were focused on space optimisation and efficiency, including the...
Natilus, a US company producing the world’s first purposefully designed and manufactured autonomous aircraft for air freight transport, has announced advanced purchase commitments of more than $6 billion for the delivery of 440+ aircraft in pre-orders, from companies...
Azul Cargo has introduced the world's first Class F freighter aircraft. This innovative initiative was conducted in-house in partnership with LHColus Tecnologia, starting with the conceptual design development, cabin preparation, concept proof and development test...
IBS Software has partnered with Lynx Air (Lynx), Canada's new airline, to manage its flight operations. IBS's iFlight digital platform will optimize Lynx's flight and crew operations in keeping with the airline's ultra low-cost business model. iFlight provides a fully...