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Nikos Gitsis standing next to an A320 at Dornier Technology heavy maintenance base at Clark

Press Release: Dornier Technology appoints Nikos Gitsis as CEO

Philippine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) company Dornier Technology has appointed Nikos Gitsis as chief executive officer, with a r... 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

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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

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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

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

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Will changes in aircraft transition market lead to vanilla PaxEx?

As commercial aircraft move between operators, the passenger experience hard product inside them — seats, IFE, galleys, monuments, and so on... Continue Reading

A selection of ATS PMA partsin silver, purple, green and black, displayed on a white backdrop

Press Release: ATS names Wencor as global distributor of PMA portfolio

ATS (Aviation Technical Services) today announced an agreement with Wencor as sole distributor of its Part Manufacturer Approval (PMA) produ... Continue Reading

Turkish Technic sees wireless hardware fly on Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines’ maintenance, repair and overhaul unit Turkish Technic can add wireless entertainment and connectivity hardware to its cadr... Continue Reading

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Kontron readies for airlines to roam between multiple networks

These days, it’s common for airlines to run data over two different satcom pipes on longhaul flights, transmitting safety and operatio... Continue Reading

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Press Release: AAR extends pact with Viasat for IFC logistics, repair

AAR, a leading provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, MROs and OEMs, has extended its agreement with Viasat, ... Continue Reading

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Press Release: Spirit buys Bombardier’s aerostructures in amended pact

Bombardier announced today it has entered into an amended definitive agreement to sell its aerostructures business to Spirit AeroSystems Hol... Continue Reading

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Press Release: STS kicks off Thales Wi-Fi install program in Melbourne

Corrected to clarify that this project “will only consist of Airbus aircraft”. STS originally said the project included Boeing a... Continue Reading

A woman conducts an inspection of an aircraft avionics bay. Image provided by IAMA

Designing faster and smarter with IAMA’s updated Rulebook

You might not think that a new set of rules and guidelines for creating consistency and improving quality in supplemental type certification... Continue Reading

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Press Release: IAMA releases Rulebook update to aid STC best practices

IAMA, the Independent Aircraft Modifier Alliance, announced that an updated version of its Rulebook is now available to member organizations... Continue Reading