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 […]
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,
COLLINS AEROSPACE SECURES LONG-TERM SERVICE CONTRACTS WITH CHINA AIRLINESRead More »
MIAMI – Trax has announced the successful deployment of its expanded eMobility suite at Air Europa Express, marking a significant milestone in the airline’s digital transformation journey. Air Europa Express has already been making use of several Trax eMobility applications to support real-time line maintenance functions. Until recently, however, the airline continued to rely on
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WICHITA, Kansas – September 2, 2025 – Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has introduced ProParts+, a new support programme tailored to operators of the Cessna Citation 525 series. The addition expands the company’s industry-leading ProAdvantage portfolio and is designed to enhance operational predictability while addressing key customer priorities. “Expanding our ProAdvantage
TEXTRON AVIATION EXPANDS PROADVANTAGE PORTFOLIO WITH PROPARTS+ FOR CITATION 525Read More »
WACO, Texas, Aug. 27, 2025 — L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has increased production capacity at its Waco facility for the U.S. Air Force OA-1K Skyraider II and allied nations. The Waco site, with 40 years of experience in aircraft missionization, has expanded to serve as the hub for Skyraider II production and to support additional
L3HARRIS ESTABLISHES CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR SKYRAIDER II AIRCRAFT PRODUCTIONRead More »
Wessling, Germany, 28 August 2025 – Deutsche Aircraft, in collaboration with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) Institute of Aeroelasticity, has successfully completed a Ground Vibration Test (GVT) on the D328® UpLift flying testbed, D-CUPL. This achievement marks a significant step forward in the UpLift programme, an initiative funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy to accelerate the maturation of new technologies
DEUTSCHE AIRCRAFT AND DLR SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE GROUND VIBRATION TEST ON D328® UPLIFTRead More »
Ethiopian MRO Services, Africa’s largest maintenance, repair and overhaul provider, has successfully completed its first Leap-1B Performance Restoration Shop Visit (PRSV1) capability by testing the engine at its state-of-the-art facility. The test cell is certified by both the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority (ET-CAA) and the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Ethiopian Airlines Group Chief
ETHIOPIAN MRO ACHIEVES LEAP-1B ENGINE PRSV1 CAPABILITYRead More »
Savvy Aviation, the leader in general aviation (GA) piston engine analysis and the largest team of maintenance experts in the industry, announced the launch of GADFly, a cutting-edge anomaly detection tool that leverages artificial intelligence to support Savvy’s human-led diagnostics. This new capability is designed to help Savvy’s analysts identify unusual engine behavior more quickly
SAVVY AVIATION UNVEILS AI-POWERED ANOMALY DETECTION THAT AUGMENTS EXPERT ENGINE ANALYSISRead More »
THE NETHERLANDS – 28 July 2025 – APOC Aviation has signed a twelve-month green-time lease agreement for a CFM56-5A engine with Hamburg-based global operator, Condor. The engine, secured as a spare by Condor’s technical team, is expected to be immediately installed on one of the airline’s Airbus A320 aircraft for the duration of the lease.
RIO DE JANEIRO – 24 July 2025 – A landmark collaboration between Sikorsky (a Lockheed Martin company), Heli-One (the MRO division of CHC Helicopter Group), and leasing giant Milestone Aviation is set to significantly strengthen S-92® helicopter support services in South America. The three companies have announced plans to establish a Center of Excellence dedicated
SIKORSKY, HELI-ONE, AND MILESTONE TO LAUNCH S-92 CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN BRAZILRead More »
