Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
Five of Africa’s largest carriers—Royal Air Maroc, Egyptair, Kenya Airways, Ethiopian Airlines and South African Airways—have announced a new collaborative initiative to enhance aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capacity across the continent. The African Airlines Association (AFRAA), which confirmed the partnership, said the cooperation is aimed at cutting costs and boosting fleet efficiency for […]
BBN Airlines Indonesia, a subsidiary of Avia Solutions Group, has secured the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Third-Country Operator (TCO) authorisation, effective 5 September 2025. The approval allows the wet lease provider to operate in the European Union and extend its ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance) services to airlines flying into the EU.
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MRO Asia Pacific (September 2025) – Collins Aerospace, an RTX business (NYSE: RTX), has signed two 20-year agreements with China Airlines to provide its FlightSense™ and Dispatch℠ solutions across the carrier’s Boeing wide-body fleets. The Taiwan-based airline will benefit from enhanced operational efficiency, improved reliability and optimised maintenance schedules covering systems such as avionics, cargo,
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Orlando, Florida — Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract to modernise the Republic of Korea Air Force’s F-16 Block 52 flight simulators, bringing them in line with the advanced F-16 Viper (F-16V) configuration. The software and systems upgrade will deliver high-fidelity simulated environments, reflecting the enhanced mission capabilities of the upgraded F-16 aircraft. The
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Textron Aviation has marked a major milestone in the Cessna Citation Ascend programme with the rollout of the first production unit from its Wichita manufacturing facility. Certification from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is expected later this year. Employees gathered to celebrate the achievement, which represents the latest advancement in the legendary 560XL series
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San Diego – September 2025. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), in partnership with the Dutch Ministry of Defence and the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, will host the second edition of Blue Magic Netherlands (BMNL) on 18 November 2025. The event will be held at the MELT at Avular building near Brainport Eindhoven, the
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Newport News, VA – September 2025. Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC), part of the Textron Systems segment of Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT), has been awarded a new contract by the U.S. Navy to continue delivering training support services to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps under the Fleet Fighter Jet Services (FJS) programme. The indefinite delivery/indefinite
Global Medical Response and Bell leadership meet in Fort Worth, sign purchase agreement for seven Bell 429s with the option to purchase an additional eight. Dubai, United Arab Emirates (September 17, 2025) – Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced that Global Medical Response (GMR) has signed a purchase agreement for seven
WORLD’S LARGEST BELL HEMS OPERATOR ADDS BELL 429S TO EMERGENCY SERVICES FLEETRead More »
Baku, Azerbaijan – September 2025. Silk Way West Airlines has extended its services agreement with GE Aerospace to support the carrier’s expanding fleet of widebody Boeing aircraft. The agreement covers five GEnx-2B-powered 747-8 Freighters, six GE90-115B-powered 777 Freighters, and up to four GE9X-powered 777-8 Freighters. The move follows Silk Way West’s fleet modernisation strategy, which
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In June, President Trump signed an Executive Order to accelerate next-generation aviation technologies—this Order included the establishment of the eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP). Under the eIPP, the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are establishing pre-certification operating environments for electric vertical take off and landing aircraft to accelerate the roll-out
