Werner Aero has acquired an Airbus A319-100, MSN 2897, its third aircraft acquisition in August, and delivered it to eCube Solutions in St Athan, Wales, for entry into the company’s aircraft teardown programme. The acquisition brings Werner Aero’s total aircraft acquisitions to 16 and the number of aircraft placed into its teardown programme to 14 […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm22 Sept
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) has appointed Eléonore Tramus as chief executive of CRMA Aero Repair, effective immediately, as the engine component repair specialist looks to expand its capabilities. CRMA is one of AFI KLM E&M’s centres of excellence for engine component repair. Tramus began her career at Safran Aircraft […]
AviTrader•Malte Tamm22 Sept
China Airlines has selected REVIMA to provide long-term maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) support for the airline’s APS5000 auxiliary power unit (APU) fleet on its Boeing 787 aircraft. Under the agreement, REVIMA will provide Power by the Hour (PBTH) support, covering APU and line-replaceable unit (LRU) repairs as well as predictive maintenance services. “Ours is […]
AviTrader•Malte Tamm22 Sept
ReGEN, a provider of commercial aircraft airframe and engine components and part of Genesis Group, has opened a new components hub at Singapore’s Changi Airfreight Centre. The facility will stock serviceable airframe and selected engine components for Airbus A320 and A330 families, as well as Boeing 737 and 777 aircraft, allowing airlines and maintenance, repair […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm21 Sept
Rolls-Royce has been selected by the European Union’s Clean Aviation programme to lead a project aimed at demonstrating hybrid-electric propulsion technology for future short- and medium-range aircraft, as the aviation industry seeks to cut emissions while improving fuel efficiency. The ELEVATED project is one of 19 initiatives selected under the latest Clean Aviation funding call. […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm21 Sept
Lockheed Martin has presented Germany’s first F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft to the German government at a ceremony at the company’s F-35 production facility, marking a milestone in Germany’s acquisition of the aircraft and its integration into NATO operations. Senior German and U.S. government and military officials attended the ceremony alongside Lockheed Martin employees and […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm21 Sept
GE Aerospace will invest US$225 million to modernise its research centre in Niskayuna, New York, as the aerospace company expands its research capabilities in areas including artificial intelligence, autonomy, robotics and advanced propulsion. The state of New York has committed US$8.4 million in tax credits through Empire State Development, while the Schenectady County Metroplex Development […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm21 Sept
Airbus is investing £150 million to convert its former A380 wing production facility in Broughton, Wales, into a production line for A321 aircraft, as the planemaker expands its industrial capacity to meet demand for its best-selling A320 family. The conversion is due to be completed by the end of the year and will include six […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm21 Sept
Embraer and Japan Airlines (JAL) have extended their long-standing partnership with a multi-year agreement covering maintenance, repair and spare-parts support for JAL’s fleet of 32 E170 and E190 aircraft. Under Embraer’s Pool Program, the agreement will provide repairable components for the airline’s E-Jet fleet, with an inventory of parts positioned close to JAL’s operations to […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm21 Sept
GKN Aerospace has begun construction on a US$16 million expansion of its North Charlestown facility in Indiana, increasing capacity for aero-engine components and supporting growth across its engine components business, the company said. The project will add about 57,000 ft² to the site, bringing its total footprint to nearly 97,000 ft². The expanded facility will […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm18 Sept
Vietnamese airline Vietjet and French technology group Thales have signed a maintenance, repair and overhaul contract covering components for Vietjet’s Airbus A320 and A330 fleets, the companies said. Under the Repair-By-The-Hour agreement, Thales will provide component maintenance services aimed at improving aircraft availability, reducing operating lifecycle costs and speeding up repairs, they said. The deal […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm18 Sept
Mint Turbines has been named a Pratt & Whitney Canada Designated Overhaul Facility, expanding the independent maintenance provider’s portfolio of original equipment manufacturer authorisations, the company said. The designation allows Mint Turbines to perform Pratt & Whitney Canada-approved overhaul services for PT6A and PT6T series engines, subject to the manufacturer’s requirements for quality systems, technical […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm18 Sept
Saab has signed a contract with Bulgaria’s air navigation services provider BULATSA to upgrade air traffic control operations at Sofia, Varna and Burgas airports, the Swedish defence and aerospace group said. Saab will supply the latest version of its Integrated Air Traffic Control Suite (I-ATS), a scalable platform designed to give tower and approach controllers […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm18 Sept
Lufthansa Group has approved the purchase of 20 Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft as the German airline group accelerates the renewal of its short- and medium-haul fleet, it said on Thursday, September 17. Lufthansa’s supervisory board approved the exercise of options secured under a 2023 order for 40 Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets. That deal […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm18 Sept
German airline Condor has moved its entire fleet to AMOSeTL, an electronic technical log solution integrated with maintenance software provider Swiss-AS’s AMOS platform, Swiss-AS said. The airline completed the rollout in July 2026 following a preparation and testing phase, covering about 60 aircraft, including Airbus A330neos and A320-family aircraft. Condor is using AMOSeTL’s pilot, cabin […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm17 Sept
AerSale said that it had leased a Boeing 757-200PCF freighter to Kazakhstan-based cargo airline Jupiter Jet as the carrier expands its regional and international freight operations. The aircraft will support the cargo airlines’ fleet expansion and is suited to express cargo and e-commerce networks across Central Asia and neighbouring markets, AerSale said. “The aircraft’s performance […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm17 Sept
Airbus has opened a new delivery centre in Toulouse to support higher production of its A320 family of aircraft, bringing final technical work and customer handovers together at one site. The 35,000 m² facility at Airbus’ Jean-Luc Lagardère site in north-west Toulouse has 16 aircraft positions near the final assembly line and a dedicated hall […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm17 Sept
Honeywell Aerospace said its engineering team in Brno, Czech Republic, has successfully integrated the main subsystems of a hydrogen fuel-cell power source capable of generating and supplying electricity for an aircraft, marking progress in a European project aimed at developing low-emission aviation technology. The work is part of Project NEWBORN, launched in 2023 and funded […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm17 Sept
Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has redelivered the fifth and final Airbus A330-200 converted freighter to EgyptAir Cargo under its current agreement with the Egyptian carrier, the German aircraft conversion specialist said. The delivery marks another step in a partnership between EFW and EgyptAir Cargo that dates back nearly 30 years. The cargo airline was the launch […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm17 Sept
Embraer and Regional One said that BermudAir has become the second airline worldwide to operate the Brazilian planemaker’s E190F freighter, with the aircraft marking the first deployment of the converted jet in the Americas. BermudAir will operate one E190F leased from aircraft lessor Regional One, expanding the airline’s existing passenger operation serving destinations across the […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm17 Sept