GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have now passed the planned halfway phase of the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) Development Program for the 777-300ERSF. This a key milestone for “the Big Twin,” the GECAS-IAI Co...
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Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
RVL adds second Saab 340B to its air cargo fleet
RVL Aviation has added a second Saab 340B aircraft to its East Midlands Airport-based fleet, to meet the increasing cargo payload needs of the airline’s national and international logistics customers. The first Saab joined RVL in January and the second arrived from...
Further financing for Helsinki Airport
KfW IPEX-Bank is contributing a further €75 million to the financing of the expansion and modernisation of Helsinki Airport. Originally built in 1952 for the Summer Olympic Games hosted by the Finnish capital, the airport has been undergoing extensive work since 2014...
APOC partners with Bonus Tech to complete third engine teardown
APOC Aviation is collaborating with Bonus Tech, part of the Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance network, to disassemble its third engine in recent months. The CFM56-7B engine components will be integrated into APOC’s stock in April, ensuring the...
Sage-Popovich acquires Togs Aircraft
Sage-Popovich (SPI) agreed to acquire Togs Aircraft (TOGS), an FAA Part 145 Repair Station. TOGS has been in business for more than 20 years and has maintained a wide array of both fixed-wing and rotary aircraft since its inception. TOGS’s capabilities range from...
IAI and Aviatic to establish an aircraft maintenance center in Lithuania
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Aviatic MRO UAB for a strategic cooperation in establishing an aircraft maintenance center at the Siauliai Airport, Lithuania. The new site will provide aircraft maintenance and...
Summer 2020 worst since 1975 for UK airports
Data released by the UK Civil Aviation Authority shows that passenger numbers travelling through UK airports last summer [2020] plunged to their lowest level since 1975, laying bare the devastating impact of the pandemic. 14.1m passengers travelled through UK airports...
Amazon Air takes stake in ATSG
Amazon Air has taken a $132m stake in Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) by exercising the warrants it has held since 2016 and 2018 to acquire 13.5m shares in the cargo airline, paying $9.73 per share, ATSG disclosed in an SEC filing. Amazon also purchased 865,548...
Aviator expands market presence with SAS startups in Norway
Following a previously secured agreement with Scandinavian Airlines in late July 2020, Aviator Airport Alliance successfully launched the start-up of ground handling operations for the airline across multiple airports in Norway. Over the next five-year period,...
ASL Aviation to exercise options for 10 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters
ASL Aviation is taking up 10 options for the 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter. This follows the original agreement with Boeing for 10 firm orders and 10 options, announced at the Paris Air Show in June 2019. The first 737-800BCF aircraft for ASL was delivered and...
AvAir acquires Sabena technics MRO surplus inventory
AvAir has entered an agreement with Sabena technics to acquire the MRO’s surplus inventory, including both consumables and expendables in new condition. This agreement covers both airframe and component surplus materials used for heavy maintenance on various AIRBUS...
Finnair to dismantle and recycle an A319 aircraft at Helsinki Airport
Finnair intends to dismantle and recycle an Airbus A319 aircraft, which has reached the end of its economic lifecycle at 21 years. The dismantling will begin at Helsinki Airport, where Finnair’s mechanics will remove parts that can be used elsewhere in Finnair’s...