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Signature Aviation brings blended sustainable aviation fuel to six new European locations

Signature Aviation announced the expansion of its blended sustainable aviation fuel offering at six new locations across Europe following multiple blended SAF supply agreements. The addition expands Signature’s SAF availability to 33 locations in total across its network, while expanding its offering to 8 locations in total in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region. Derek De...

XEOS inaugurates CFM LEAP maintenance in Poland

GE Aerospace announced the inauguration of XEOS, an engine MRO facility in Środa Śląska near Wrocław. A joint venture between GE Aerospace and Lufthansa Technik, the facility is focused on the overhaul and repair of CFM International LEAP engines, which power today's most popular narrowbody aircraft. These include CFM LEAP-1A engines for the Airbus A320neo family and CFM LEAP-1B engi...

Airhub Aviation strengthens asset management and MRO services at SQQ, Lithuania

As airlines and lessors face ongoing maintenance capacity shortages, Airhub Aviation, part of GetJet Aviation Holding, is expanding to meet growing demand. The Lithuania-based company, specializing in aviation asset management, component trading, and aircraft transitions, has launched new MRO operations at Siauliai International Airport (SQQ), Lithuania. Global aircraft fleet is projected to...

Enhancing medical delivery services with long-range drone technology - Volatus Aerospace partners with RigiTech

Volatus Aerospace announced a new strategic partnership with RigiTech. This collaboration aims to integrate RigiTech’s Eiger long-range delivery drone into Volatus' expanding drone delivery network, significantly enhancing its medical delivery capabilities across Canada and beyond. Eiger drone is known for its robust, tested design capable of carrying 3 kg payloads for up to 100 km....

Bombardier grows service network in Australia, adding line maintenance station in Perth

Bombardier has added a new Line Maintenance Station in Perth, Australia, further complementing its customer service footprint in the region and expanding its network of certified aircraft technicians. The company is also planning to open a second LMS in Sydney, Australia, later this year. The new Perth Line Maintenance Station brings Bombardier’s worldwide LMS presence to 10, provi...

Airbus delivers first ACH160 in Korea

Korean business aviation operator K-Aviation took delivery of country’s first corporate ACH160. The helicopter will join its fleet of business aircraft for private aviation services in Korea. The ACH160 is the premium version of the H160, which was certified by Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in April 2024. Frederic Lemos, Head of Airbus Corporate Helicopters...

Malaysia Aviation Group announces order for up to 60 Boeing 737 MAX

Boeing and Malaysia Aviation Group announced an order for 18 737-8 and 12 737-10 single-aisle jets to renew Malaysia Airlines' fleet with more fuel-efficient airplanes. The order, which booked in January 2025 and was posted as unidentified on Boeing's orders and deliveries website, will enable Malaysia's flag carrier to introduce new lie-flat seats and meet growing...

Liebherr signs landing gear overhaul agreement with SkyWest Airlines

Liebherr-Aerospace Saline, Inc., Michigan and SkyWest Airlines based in St. George, Utah have reached a definitive agreement for landing gear overhaul and systems maintenance on a defined portion of SkyWest Airlines’ Embraer 175-E1 fleet. Program overhauls will commence in 2025 and undergo complete “restoration” in accordance with Embraer’s  requirements...

ATR announced new order of ATR 72-600F

ATR announced a major contract with FedEx Corp. for the acquisition of 10 ATR 72-600F. This order adds to a previous commitment of 30 aircraft, and deliveries are scheduled between 2027 and 2029. The only in-production regional freighter on the market, the ATR 72-600F incorporates the latest technology featured in the ATR –600 series while being specifically designed for cargo oper...

Thales celebrates opening of new avionics MRO centre in Gurugram, India

Thales celebrated the opening of its new avionics MRO facility in Gurugram, near the New Delhi airport. Aligned with the vision of “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” (‘self-reliant India’), this centre will provide a wide range of services, including the maintenance & repair of avionics components, to prominent Indian airlines such as Air India and IndiGo. This new repair hub d...

100% SAF capacity across all delivery centres worldwide - Airbus Canada rolls out SAF

The first sustainable aviation fuels delivery recently took place at the Airbus Canada’s A220 site, enabling the Mirabel teams to use SAF for production, customer acceptance and test flights. This now means that all Airbus commercial aircraft assembly sites around the world are now using SAF for their internal operations.  During the course of 2025, all Airbus commercial aircraf...

KlasJet expands partnership with Sundor by EL AL Group for two years

KlasJet has announced an expansion of its partnership with Sundor by EL AL Group, including the leasing of Boeing 737-800 aircraft for two years, starting in April 2025.This will support its operational capacity and passenger travel demand. With this agreement, both companies are continuing a great partnership, which started in May 2024. Justinas Bulka, CEO of KlasJet, commented: &ldq...