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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...

REGENT submits design basis agreement to U.S. Coast Guard, advancing seaglider certification

REGENT Craft has submitted its Design Basis Agreement for the 12-passenger Viceroy seaglider to the U.S. Coast Guard, advancing its maritime certification process for seagliders, novel high-speed, all-electric vessels that operate exclusively over the water to connect coastal destinations. The DBA establishes what the innovative Viceroy seaglider design must do to show an equivalent level of...

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...

Skyportz releases vertipad patent that enables new urban landing sites for air taxis

Skyportz released its innovative vertipad patent that ameliorates downwash and outwash at Avalon International Airshow in Melbourne. The modular vertipad patent addresses one of the stand-out issues for Advanced Air Mobility in urban locations – amelioration of downwash and outwash. This issue has been highlighted by the FAA in January in their Engineering Brief 105A where the...

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...

ACL wins slot management contract at Sydney Airport

ACL Asia Pacific, part of the Airport Coordination Limited group, confirms its appointment as slot management provider at Australia’s Sydney Airport (SYD), effective 1 April 2025.  The award follows a competitive process initiated by the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government.  It is a strategically important win for ACL, introdu...

Official unveiling of INTEGRAL R to the US market at Sun ‘n Fun, from 1 to 6 April 2025

AURA AERO will be exhibiting at Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo, the second largest aviation expo in the US, in Lakeland, Florida. For the first time, the manufacturer will present to the American public its two-seater training aircraft with aerobatic capabilities, INTEGRAL R. The US is a major market for INTEGRAL, being the largest training market, with nearly 600 FAA approved flight schools, ove...

A pilot's insight into navigating world's most daunting airports

Pilots operating at the world’s most difficult airports must be at their best, as the unique conditions of specific airports can present various challenges during landing or take-off. Demanding environments require high skills to navigate aircraft and handle operations in dangerous airports. Zbigniew Mlotkowski, Director of Crew Training at KlasJet, talks about specific challenges that pilot...

Paragon Aviation Group to celebrate excellence at 2024 Paragon Awards During NBAA SDC2025

  The 2024 Paragon Awards will take place on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at 11:30 AM at the Paragon booth during the NBAASDC2025 conference in New Orleans. This prestigious ceremony will honor outstanding achievements within the Paragon Network, recognizing individuals and organizations who demonstrate unwavering commitment to service e...

Archer & Palantir to build the AI foundation for the future of next-gen aviation technologies

Archer Aviation and Palantir Technologies partners to build the AI foundation for the future of next-gen aviation technologies. For decades, the aviation industry has made only incremental improvements, constrained by legacy technology and a dominant duopoly in commercial aviation. With the rapid acceleration of AI, as well as breakthroughs in distributed electric propulsion, the industry is...

Emirates unveils seven more destinations in A350 network expansion

Emirates has revealed the next seven cities to be served by its A350, as more newly delivered aircraft featuring the airline’s latest cabin innovations enter scheduled service. With the latest tranche of planned Emirates A350 deployments, the airline is expanding the list of its short to medium haul destinations served in the Middle East/GCC and Europe. For the first time, the Emirates A350...

Embraer returns to Avalon Australian International Airshow 2025

Embraer marks its presence in Australia at the Avalon Airshow from 25 to 30 March 2025, reflecting Embraer’s relevance and long-standing presence in the market with E-Jets and Embraer’s portfolio of business jets. Australia’s Embraer fleet will soon grow with the delivery of eight E190-E2s for Virgin Australia’s. Today there are nearly 50 E-Jets and 20 Embraer business...