Commercial

His Majesty King Mohammed VI, accompanied by HRH Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, chaired at the Royal Palace in Casablanca the presentation and launch ceremony of the project to build a landing gear production factory for Safran in Nouaceur, Morocco. The project reinforces Morocco as an integrated industrial actor in the global economy. Considered one…

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2024 mandated that the Office of the Inspector General’s office conduct a series of audits to assess how consistently FAA interprets and applies policy regarding supplemental type certificates, repair stations and technical standards orders. The OIG is initiating the third audit in the series and will focus…

FL Technics, a global provider of aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services and subsidiary of Avia Solutions Group, has completed the acquisition of Job Air Technic, bringing the aircraft maintenance company into its growing international network. The transaction, initially announced last year, has now completed after all conditions for the deal were fulfilled. As…

Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), JV of ST Engineering and Airbus, has expanded its presence in the fast-growing Chinese aviation market with the signing of a new freighter conversion contract with Hengqin Winglet Aircraft Technology (Hengqin Winglet), marking the lessor’s first Airbus A330 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) programme with EFW. EFW will carry out the A330P2F conversion at its…

● The ZEUS VTOL platform integrates UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía’s reliable capabilities for navigation in GNSS-denied environments. ● The successful integration into ZEUS lays the foundation for upcoming work on other platforms in the family, such as the ZEUS G and the ZEUS CTOL. ● Ekolot EAD highlights the trust it places in its partner, which…

Nondestructive testing has become crucial for verifying the functionality and safety of many high-value items, for which methods that damage the items under test or render them unusable are too costly and generally infeasible. The aerospace industry is a good example because of its tight regulations. Nondestructive examination methods allow manufacturers and other relevant parties…

EGYPTAIR has taken delivery of its first of 16 Airbus A350‑900 on order, becoming the launch operator for the type in North Africa. The A350 will support the airline’s long‑haul fleet modernization and network expansion with  new non‑stop routes to key destinations including the US West Coast and North Asia, from its Cairo hub. EGYPTAIR…

B&H Worldwide, the leading specialist in aerospace logistics, has successfully completed a complex transportation project, delivering a decommissioned Airbus A330 cockpit from the United Kingdom to New Zealand. This intricate move, managed in collaboration with Christchurch-based Pacific Simulators (PacSim), a leading global provider of fully-tactile, fixed-based, flight training devices (FTDs), highlights B&H Worldwide’s ability to…

Pem-Air today announced an expansion of its engine maintenance capabilities, adding support for the CFM International LEAP engine family through the General Support License Agreement (GSLA) for Overhaul of the LEAP 1A, 1B and 1C engines. Pem-Air Turbine Engine Services will now offer maintenance, repair, overhaul (MRO) and field support services for the LEAP 1A…

StandardAero, an independent pure-play provider of aerospace engine aftermarket services including engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) and engine component repair, recently completed delivery of its first CFM International LEAP engine to undergo a performance restoration shop visit (PRSV). Achieving this milestone, which followed pass-off testing of the engine at StandardAero’s San Antonio, TX facility,…

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, and Lufthansa Technik have elevated their long-standing business  relation to a strategic maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO)  partnership with new cooperations across multiple fields. Various contracts signed at the Dubai Airshow encompass comprehensive component support, landing gear maintenance, aircraft production inspections, engineering and digital services for a broad…

ATS (Aviation Technical Services) signed a letter of intent with DHL Global Forwarding (Singapore) for integrated warehousing services for select ATS FAA Approved PMAs as well as used serviceable airframe and engine parts targeted for use on Asia-based commercial aircraft. ATS, an industry-leadingprovider of airframe and component MRO, engineering solutions, and USM offerings, will utilizethe…