Modern Aviation has closed the acquisition of the FBO assets and operations at JFK International Airport and LaGuardia Airport from Sheltair Aviation, the nation's largest privately-owned aviation network. Sheltair's President Lisa Holland, stated, "We are enormously...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
ASUR announces total passenger traffic for January 2022
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR), an international airport group with operations in Mexico, the US and Colombia, announced passenger traffic for January 2022 reached a total of 4.8 million passengers, 3.3% above the levels reported in January 2019, reflecting a...
Corporación América Airports expands business in the Brasília Airport Region
Corporación América Airports (CAAP), the private sector airport concession operator, has announced that its subsidiary Inframerica, which operates the Brasilia Airport in Brazil, will start the expansion works of the airport site, in 2022. This is the second phase of...
magniX and DESAER announce partnership to develop hybrid electric aircraft
magniX, the company powering the electric aviation revolution, has announced a partnership with Brazilian aeronautical company, DESAER, to develop the ATL-100H, a hybrid electric iteration of the ATL-100 regional aircraft. The ATL-100H is expected to save between 25 -...
PTS Aviation leases CFM56-5 to major North American Part 121 carrier under Long-Term Agreement
PTS Aviation has signed a comprehensive three-year General Terms and Aircraft Engine Lease Agreement (GTA/ELA) with a major North American Part 121 carrier, effective immediately. The initial ELA establishes the lease of one serviceable CFM56-5A1F engine for a...
Kaman Composites expands Part 145 capabilities with FAA approval of ATR and ERJ composite repairs
Kaman Composites’ FAA Part 145 Repair Station in Wichita, Kansas has earned FAA approval of two new composite repair capabilities, to include ATR and ERJ airframes. “We aligned our strategic plan last year to assure composite repair capabilities on platforms where...
ATSG extends and expands aircraft leasing and operating agreements with DHL
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has executed agreements with DHL Network Operations (USA), under which ATSG’s Cargo Aircraft Management and ABX Air subsidiaries will continue to lease aircraft to DHL and operate those aircraft within DHL’s global network. The...
CFM56 maintenance for WestJet by Lufthansa Technik
WestJet has awarded its CFM56-7B engine maintenance program to Lufthansa Technik. This agreement provides WestJet with access to a wide range of services including overhaul capabilities and on-site maintenance support. Under a separate agreement, Lufthansa Technik has...
Quebec invests further into Airbus A220 programme
In an effort to avoid its current stake in the former Bombardier C Series programme being diluted by a next round of financing, Quebec has agreed to contribute US$300 million to a combined total of US$1.2 billion in new investment. According to Reuters, Quebec will...
Intelsat to provide inflight connectivity service to LATAM new Airbus Fleet
Intelsat, provider of Inflight Connectivity (IFC) services, along with LATAM Airlines Group has announced Intelsat’s connectivity service will be installed in its fleet of Airbus narrow body aircraft including A320ceo and A320neo variants, based in Chile, Ecuador,...
Leonardo and Vertical Aerospace announce collaboration on Fuselage Development Program
Vertical Aerospace (Vertical), the company that is pioneering zero-emissions aviation, has agreed a joint development program with Leonardo for the design, testing, manufacture and supply of the carbon composite fuselage for Vertical’s VX4 electric aircraft. Vertical...
Epic Flight Academy takes delivery of new Cessna Skyhawk 172S Nav III
Epic Flight Academy has taken delivery of another brand new aircraft direct from the Cessna/Textron production facility in Independence, Kansas. The new aircraft is a Skyhawk 172S Nav III and will be used for flight training. Before officially joining the fleet,...