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Behind the Airbus A220’s six-operator African success

An announcement that the Airbus A220 — né the Bombardier C Series — has secured its sixth African operator in TAAG Angola Airlines via lesso... Continue Reading

A Lufthansa Technik concept concept for VIP aircraft, featuring a massive screen in the cabin with calming content, beige and cream sofas and a center table for beverages.

Lufthansa Technik sees high demand for VIP, government, bizjet work

Even as the Covid crisis hammered commercial aviation over the last two years, aircraft maintenance and overhaul giant Lufthansa Technik saw... Continue Reading

FACC is entering into a close cooperation with the international parts distributor and service provider Leki Aviation in the field of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of aircraft components (from left to right: Timo Gumbert, Director Commercial Aircraft, Nicklas Mietke, Sales Manager, Katja Kroejby, Director Business Development of Leki Aviation, Christian Strobl, Director Component Maintenance, and Christian Mundigler, VP Aftermarket Services of FACC).

Press Release: FACC expands global service network

FACC has established itself as a high-performing and reliable partner in the repair, maintenance and modernization of aircraft for airlines ... Continue Reading

A female LHT employee is working on an aircraft engine.

Back in black Lufthansa Technik eyes ownership structure changes

Having implemented a comprehensive restructuring program in 2020 and returned to profitability in 2021, Lufthansa Technik has begun preparat... Continue Reading

multiple Latitude Aero employees are working on various seats in various stages of refurbishment.

Latitude Aero sees refurbishment work trend upward

Aircraft seating overhaul provider Latitude Aero, which shifted its focus to cabin decontamination services during the coronavirus pandemic,... Continue Reading

The exterior of SmartSky's private aircraft before bording for a test flight

Press Release: Flying Colours to sell, install SmartSky air-to-ground IFC

Flying Colours Corp. the international maintenance, repair, overhaul, and completions company, has signed an agreement with North Carolina-b... Continue Reading

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Collins to install BA new Club Suite on (some) 777s

British Airways is tapping Collins Aerospace to update more of its Boeing 777 aircraft with the new Super Diamond-based Club Suite doored mi... Continue Reading

Airbus control room. Two employees sit in front of a series of monitors.

Airbus Services highlights recovery opportunity, digitalisation

Aircraft services is big business: in 2019 during its last Global Markets Forecast, Airbus predicted a services market of some US$4.9t over ... Continue Reading

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Iridium eyes FANS flight trials for Certus in 2022/23

Iridium’s work to ensure its new Certus global satcom service is validated for aircraft safety communications is progressing, though t... Continue Reading

Top view of workers on the exterior of a Lufthansa aircraft.

Aircraft retrofit market readies for new IFC system installs

A wave of new inflight connectivity system installations is forthcoming as airlines prepare to replace legacy kit with next-gen hardware and... Continue Reading

American Airlines A321 IFE welcome screen with a AA female flight crew displayed.

American Airlines brings IFE maintenance in-house

In a blow to American Airlines’ inflight entertainment system suppliers, the US major confirms to Runway Girl Network that it brought mainte... Continue Reading

Etihad Engineering and IAI representatives signing a contract.

Press Release: Etihad, IAI provide passenger to freighter conversions

Etihad Engineering, the largest commercial aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services provider in the Middle East, has signed ... Continue Reading

Press Release: Flexjet to equip select fleets with Viasat IFC

Flexjet LLC, a global leader in fractional private jet travel, and Viasat Inc., a global communications company, today announced a partnersh... Continue Reading

CarlisleIT ESA cooling system as displayed at APEX Expo 2019

One-on-one with CarlisleIT director Jeff Behlendorf

As a provider of inflight connectivity system integration components, antenna radomes and satcom aircraft equipment kits, as well as aircraf... Continue Reading

Kelvin Boyette CEO of Latitude Aero standing beside 3 aircraft seats on display

Press Release: Latitude Aero approved by EASA as repair station

Latitude Aero is proud to announce we have received approval and designation by the European Aviation Safety Agency (“EASA”) as an EASA Part... Continue Reading