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Aviation Economics & Finance
Rolls-Royce expects to achieve increased profit in 2022

Rolls-Royce expects to achieve positive financial results in 2022

British engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce said it was well-positioned to achieve positive financial results in 2022. ...

MRO
Aviation Technology and Innovation
Safran and ATR create diagnostic service to analyze hard landings

Safran and ATR create diagnostic service to analyze hard landings

Safran Landing Systems and ATR have created a landing gear diagnostic service to analyze data on hard landings and reduc ...

MRO
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BCAA bans MRO services for 635 Russian planes registered in the country

The Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA) has suspended all aircraft maintenance certificates for all Russian-operated ...

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Aviation in Australia

PL-12 Airtruk: how Australia created one of the strangest aircraft in the skies

Australia’s Transavia PL-12 Airtruk is one of the strangest airplanes in the skies. What is the story behind this ...

Civil Aviation
Aviation in Australia

ACCC grants interim approval for Virgin Australia - United codeshare pricing

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission granted interim approval for a “codeshare pricing arrangement&r ...

Aviation in Australia

The rise, fall, and rebirth of Virgin Australia

AeroTime investigates the rise, fall and rebirth of Virgin Australia, Australia’s second largest domestic airline. ...

Aircraft
Aviation in Australia

Rex Airlines signs LoI for additional Boeing 737-800NG

Rex Airlines has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to lease one Boeing 737-800NG aircraft. ...

Aviation in Australia

Harry Houdini’s little-known role in Australian aviation history

Did you know Harry Houdini made the first powered flight over Australia? ...

MRO
Safran reaches deal with Airbus on A320 engine production rates f

Safran reaches deal with Airbus on A320 engine production rates for 2024

French engine manufacturer Safran has agreed a deal with European plane maker Airbus on targeted aircraft quantities for...

MRO
Why customer feedback is at the heart of Locatory.com

Why customer feedback is at the heart of Locatory.com

Standing still in the face of an industry constantly evolving, aviation stakeholders are quickly realising that to stay...

MRO

Boeing, Spirit AeroSystems sign MRO contract for 737 MAX

Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems reach an MRO agreement for the worldwide fleet of 737 MAX aircraft. ...

MRO

MHI to expand MHIAEL Nagasaki Plant, predicts rising engine component demand

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) will expand its Nagasaki plant, predicting demand for engine components for short and ...

MRO

How to help keep engine MRO services to a minimum cost

A profitable airline or aircraft operator pays particular attention to the ongoing costs associated with engine MRO proc ...

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Sports Aviation

Red Bull plane swap stunt unsuccessful as one plane spins out of control

A Red Bull-sponsored attempt for two pilots to swap planes mid-air proves unsuccessful as one of the planes spins out of ...

Sports Aviation

Is the future of air races electric? Pulitzer race revival set for 2023

AeroTime speaks to Scott Neumann to learn about how the NAA is planning to revive the Pulitzer Air Race, but for electri ...

Sports Aviation

Top 10 weirdest aviation sports

Sport aviation is awe-inspiring, picturesque, thrilling…and sometimes downright weird. Here are 10 aviation sport ...

Columnists
Sports Aviation

Sports Aviation Special: Extra300 stunt plane remains king of aerobatics

Mention sports aviation and one aircraft immediately springs to mind: the Extra300. ...

Sports Aviation

History hour: The long tradition of air display teams

Air display teams are a common sight in many celebrations. But how did they come to be? And why do air forces maintain t ...

MRO
War in Ukraine

Russian airlines to ground Sukhoi Superjet over engine concern?

Several Russian airlines operating Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft warn that they might soon have to ground them over the l ...

MRO

Russia could open a domestic aircraft parts production site in Kazan from 2023

Russia could set up a new aircraft manufacturing center in Kazan to avoid a shortage of aircraft spare parts.  ...

MRO

Air France-KLM eyes LEAP-1A engines for A320neo fleet

Air France-KLM Group is in negotiations with CFM International over LEAP-1A engines for Airbus A320neo family jets. ...

MRO
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Russian-French company PowerJet stops Sukhoi Superjet 100 engine service

PowerJet, a Russian-French joint venture which produces SaM146 engines for Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft, leaves Russia.&...

MRO
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Russia tests nacelle for PD-8 engine dedicated to power the SSJ-NEW jet

Russia’s Central Institute of Aerodynamics tests a nacelle for the domestically build PD-8 engine expected to powe...

War in Ukraine
MRO

China refuses to supply Russian carriers with aircraft parts

China has refused to supply Russian carriers with aircraft parts, Russian news agency Interfax reported. ...

MRO
War in Ukraine

Russia may allow outside parties to maintain passenger jets: TASS

Russia may let third-party companies maintain its commercial passenger aircraft amid sanctions imposed on Russian airlin ...

War in Ukraine
Civil Aviation
MRO

EU to ban sales of aircraft to Russian airlines amid Ukraine invasion

The European Commission plans to ban sales of aircraft, spare parts as well as other related equipment to Russian airlin ...

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Aviation Tops

Top 10 failed fighter jets

Let's take a look at the ten of the most interesting and most promising fighter jets that failed for one or another...

Defense
War in Ukraine

Ukrainian TB-2 drones and Su-27 fighters strike back on Snake Island

Ukrainian Su-27 fighters bombed Snake Island after Bayraktar TB-2 armed drones neutralized Russian anti-air defenses....

Defense

Israel publishes footage of F-35 shooting down Iranian stealth drones

The Israeli Air Force has published footage of an F-35 fighter jet scoring its first air-to-air kills on a pair of Irani...

Defense
War in Ukraine

Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter destroyed by Ukrainian anti-tank missile

A Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter was destroyed by a Ukrainian Stugna-P anti-tank missile weapon system....

Aircraft

Russia’s UAC to begin restoration work on Il-96, Tu-204 and An-124 aircraft

Russia’s main aerospace manufacturer UAC has received subsidies to remove old aircraft from storage and restore th...

Defense

Fact-check: Did Russia use the Su-57 stealth fighter in Ukraine?

There have been numerous reports claiming that Russia used its latest Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jet in Ukraine. But are they...

Aviation Tops

The top 10 largest airports in the world in 2021

Here is the list of the top 10 largest airports in the world in 2021, in terms of their area size....

MRO

How to stand out from the crowd in the spare parts marketplace

Standing out from the crowd in the already busy aircraft spare parts sector can prove challenging.One company, Locatory. ...

MRO

Embraer sells two subsidiaries to Spanish jet component manufacturer

Embraer sells its two wholly-owned subsidiaries, Embraer Metalicas and Embraer Compositos, to Spanish plane component ma ...

MRO

Korean Air creates jet inspection technology using drone swarms

Korean Air has developed aircraft inspection technology that can examine jets using drone swarms.  ...

MRO

JETMS – Closing the year with a valuable customer survey

There is a smart business quote that says, “Customer service shouldn’t just be a department, it should be the entire com ...

Aviation Technology and Innovation
MRO

ZeroAvia and De Havilland to build hydrogen-electric engines for Dash 8 jets

De Havilland Canada signs MoU with ZeroAvia to jointly develop hydrogen-electric prop ...

MRO

AOG – the pressing demand to return aircraft to service

Modern commercial aircraft are composed of literally millions of working parts that combine to assemble a fully function ...

MRO

SAUDIA and CFM sign deal for 149 LEAP-1A engines

SAUDIA signed a purchase contract with CFM for 149 LEAP-1A engines to power its new Airbus A320neo and A3 ...

MRO

LOTAMS completes world’s first D check on Boeing 767 with 50,000 flight cycles

LOTAMS completes a heavy maintenance check on a Boeing 767 aircraft, which has undergone 50,000 flight cycles  &nbs ...

MRO

Pratt & Whitney unveils updated engine for A320neo

Pratt & Whitney unveiled an updated GTF Advantage engine to power the Airbus A320neo aircraft. & ...

MRO
JETMS: saving clients’ time and funds through digitalization

JETMS: saving clients’ time and funds through digitalization

Lately, MRO organizations have been embarking on a digitalization journey. As the industry shifts towards more digital o ...

MRO
Transparency in spare parts pricing

Transparency in spare parts pricing

In an environment as crowded as the aviation spare parts marketplace, finding transparency in pricing may seem like an a ...

MRO
Boeing 737 MAX in test livery at Farnborough Airshow 2016

Akasa Air acquires LEAP-1B engines to power its 737 MAX jets

India’s Akasa Air selects CFM LEAP-1B engines to power its Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. ...

MRO
How MRO will be impacted by the growing aircraft engine market?

How MRO will be impacted by the growing aircraft engine market?

Recent reports state that the aircraft engine segment will continue growing throughout the decade. According to Enginest ...

MRO
Rolls-Royce starts building UltraFan, the largest jet engine

Tech company 3D-prints key component for Rolls-Royce UltraFan engine

ITP Aero uses 3D printing technology to manufacture a key component for the Rolls-Royce UltraFan demonstrator engine.&nb ...

MRO
Ultra-luxury segment development in booming private jet market

Ultra-luxury segment development in booming private jet market

There is no denying that private jets are an exquisite asset that most of the time can be obtained only by the most prom ...