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Philippine Navy Cessna 172 trainer fleet grows with addition of four new 172S Skyhawks

Textron Aviation delivered four new Cessna 172S Skyhawk flight trainer aircraft to the Philippine Navy. The Cessna 172S Skyhawk is the world’s leading flight trainer and the most-produced single-engine piston aircraft. It delivers an intuitive but sophisticated cockpit experience in a platform ideally suited for learning the skills needed to become a true pilot in command...

Australia is back on the tourist map as International visitors return

Qantas flights from eight overseas destinations are touching down in Australia today, bringing the first international tourists in almost two years and an eagerly anticipated boost for the country’s tourism industry. The Qantas Group will fly more than 14,000 passengers into Australia this week as quarantine and border barriers for international tourists come down. QF12 from Los Angele...

Case study: how robotization enabled J&C Aero to double its production rates

Seat refurbishment is a complex process that not only requires the involvement of multiple specialists but, in many cases, also heavily relies on manual labor. The latter implies additional production challenges and severe limitations when it comes to expansion capacities. However, entrusting some of the seat refurbishment stages to automated cutting and nesting systems allows companies to signifi...

One week - three new Eve partnerships -Microflite, Skyports, Aviair and HeliSpirit

Singapore Airshow 2022 week was quite rich on new partnerships for Eve UAM, as well as the geography of coverage.  In partnership with Skyports, Eve UAM will support the development of a new Concept of Operations for Advanced Air Mobility, including Urban Air Mobility, for the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau. The initiative aims to provide a shared vision of airspace design, operatio...

New options for engine leasing and ownership - Pratt & Whitney Canada

Pratt & Whitney Canada has added a new lease-to-own option to its growing portfolio of Spare Engine Solutions. The portfolio, launched in 2020, also includes flexible options such as long-term leasing and on-wing leasing, complementing the existing short-term rentals offering to customers who are looking to prioritize their spending, reduce costs, better plan their monthly expenses, and extend...

MC-21-300 aircraft returns from Yakutsk after testing

The MC-21-300 prototype aircraft manufactured by Irkut Corporation (part of United Aircraft Corporation) has completed its testing under extreme cold temperatures in Yakutsk and returns to its base airport at Zhukovsky, Moscow Region. Since January 23, 2022, the aircraft and its systems have been tested in Yakutia at temperatures below minus 30 degrees Celsius as part of efforts to extend the...

Strong full-year 2021 results for Airbus

Airbus reported consolidated Full-Year 2021 financial results and provided guidance for 2022. “2021 was a year of transition, where our attention shifted from navigating the pandemic towards recovery and growth. Thanks to the resilience and efforts of our teams, customers and suppliers, we delivered remarkable full-year results,” said Guillaume Faury, Airbus Chief Executive O...

Vietjet inks deal to digitalize its fleet technical information update process

New-aged carrier Vietjet and Lufthansa Technik signed an agreement at Singapore Airshow to adopt AVIATAR's Technical Logbook, the seamless digital pilot-to-maintenance collaboration application. The application will be equipped on Vietjet's entire fleet to replace manual and paper-based process of capturing technical issues during flight and on ground and improve data quality and...

CDB Aviation delivers first A320neo aircraft to flynas

CDB Aviation delivered the first of up to five Airbus A320neo aircraft to a new airline customer, flynas, the Saudi Arabia-based air carrier. “This latest addition of NEO aircraft to flynas’ growing fleet advances its ambitious plans to expand the fleet and increase the scope of its offerings in line with the Vision 2030 program,” denoted Patrick Hannigan, CDB Aviation&rs...

A350F: Five reasons why it will deliver freight in a smarter way

Based on the top-selling all new A350, the A350F brings latest-generation efficiency and choice to the large freighter market. If there are five things to know about the A350F they would be as follows: The A350F offers unbeatable efficiency and sustainability in terms of fuel burn, CO2 emissions and economics, and it will be the first new freighter to meet the latest ICAO CO2 requirements....

United aims to quadruple the size of its fleet of training aircraft

United Aviate Academy aims to potentially quadruple the size of its fleet of training aircraft, in response to the surge of applications to the country's only flight school owned by a major airline. The Academy will add 25 new, state-of-the art Cirrus TRAC SR20 training aircraft to its current fleet of 25, with the option to purchase up to 50 more. United Aviate Academy has alread...

A partnership to research innovative technologies for sustainable regional aircraft - Embraer, Widerøe and Rolls-Royce

Embraer, Widerøe and Rolls-Royce announced plans to study a conceptual zero-emission regional aircraft. The 12-month cooperation study – in the context of pre-competitive research and development – will address passenger requirements to stay connected in a post Covid-19 world, but do so sustainably, and seeks to accelerate the knowledge of the technologies necessary for this tra...