Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
The deal marks Exolaunch’s move beyond satellite rideshare integration and comes as its acquisition by EQT Private Equity is expected to close by the end of the year. Exolaunch has signed a contract with SpaceX for a Starfall mission targeted to launch aboard a Starship rocket in 2029, the company announced in Paris on 21 […]
HAECO becomes one of only four sites worldwide authorised for major Trent 1000 module swaps, as the MRO group also extends its two-decade base maintenance partnership with Japan Airlines in Xiamen. HAECO has launched a specialised modular replacement service for Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines at its London Heathrow facility, developed with Rolls-Royce as part of
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The UK investment targets a backlog of around 7,500 A320 Family aircraft, three-quarters of them A321s, and follows separate expansion already under way at Airbus’s Belfast wing facility. Airbus is converting its former A380 wing production facility in Broughton, north Wales, into a new A321 production line, part of what the manufacturer describes as its
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The proposed directive would require inspections on 95 US-registered aircraft after Boeing reported some elevator control bearings may have been installed incorrectly, or without sealant, during production. The FAA has proposed a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing 737-8, 737-9 and 737-8200 airplanes, marketed as the 737 MAX 8, MAX 9 and MAX 200,
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The tool now running in Washington, D.C. airspace consolidates around 200 data streams into a single predictive system, with United, Delta, American and Southwest among the carriers voicing support. US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford on 21 September unveiled the Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes and Trajectories (SMART) platform, a tool
FAA LAUNCHES SMART, AN AI-ASSISTED PLATFORM TO PREDICT AND PREVENT AIR TRAFFIC CONGESTIONRead More »
The rapid turnaround underpins a wider push to accelerate US missile production, alongside a separate agreement to speed up delivery of the AIM-260 air dominance missile. LOCKHEED MARTIN FAST-TRACKS PAC-3 MSE COMPONENTS IN LESS THAN ONE MONTH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GM DEFENSE Lockheed Martin announced the first delivery of mission-critical components produced by GM
LOCKHEED MARTIN DELIVERS FIRST PAC-3 MSE COMPONENTS FROM GM DEFENSE IN 22 DAYSRead More »
Wang, who brings 30 years of airline experience across Dallas, Manila, Bangkok and Xiamen, aims to build a commercially focused team combining global resources with local market insight. KEVIN WANG TAKES TAIWAN HELM TO DRIVE GGG GROWTH Global GSA Group (GGG) has appointed Kevin Wang as Managing Director for Taiwan, with an ambition to
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The GSSA relationship began within a year of Air Senegal’s launch and now channels cargo flows from as far afield as the UAE, Belgium, Germany and India through the airline’s Paris gateway. ECS GROUP AND AIR SENEGAL MARK SEVEN YEARS OF CARGO FOCUS ECS Group and Air Senegal signed a GSSA partnership agreement within
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The multi-year agreement covers repairable components and local parts inventory for a fleet that has anchored regional connectivity across Japan since 2008. JAPAN AIRLINES RENEWS POOL PROGRAM AGREEMENT WITH EMBRAER TO SUPPORT E-JET OPERATIONS Embraer and Japan Airlines (JAL) have extended their partnership through a multi-year agreement under Embraer’s Pool Program, providing maintenance, repair
JAPAN AIRLINES RENEWS EMBRAER POOL PROGRAM TO SUPPORT 32-STRONG E170/E190 FLEETRead More »
The delivery is the latest milestone under a February 2025 agreement worth up to $7 billion between two companies that have worked together since 2003. INAUGURAL PRAETOR 600E DELIVERED TO FLEET LAUNCH CUSTOMER FLEXJET Embraer delivered the first Praetor 600E to Flexjet on 18 September, making Flexjet the fleet launch customer for Embraer’s next-generation
