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Turkish Airlines will become largest operator of Trent XWB engines with selected 70 Airbus A350

Turkish Airlines will order 100 Trent XWB-84 engines and 40 Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engines. This will make Turkish Airlines the world’s largest operator of Trent XWB engines. The Trent XWB-84 powered A350-900s, Trent XWB-97 powered A350-1000s and Trent XWB-97 powered A350F will be deliv...

Boeing and Avolon agreed on new order for 40 737 MAX jets

Avolon intends to purchase 40 more  Boeing 737-8 airplanes to expand the lessor's 737 MAX portfolio – consisting of 737-8 and 737-10 variants – to more than 110 jets. Avolon also ordered 40 737-8s in June. The 737 MAX provides Avolon's customers with greater f...


Qantas Group took delivery of its first A220

Qantas Group took delivery of its first new generation A220, becoming the 20th operator of the type. The aircraft is the first of 29 A220s ordered by the Qantas Group for operation by regional airline QantasLink, that services metropolitan and regional destinations across Australia. The A220 will gradually replace the existing 717 fleet at QantasLink. Flying twice as far, the A220 can connect...

RECARO marks 25 years of aircraft seating manufacturing in Americas

On December 13, RECARO Aircraft Seating celebrated 25 years of manufacturing excellence at its Americas facility. The special event brought together VIPs, customers, business partners, regional media, and RECARO leadership and employees to reflect on a quarter-century legacy of innovation and dedication to the Americas. The festivities began with a tour of the facility, showcasing its ev...

Dassault Aviation & Dassault Systèmes extend collaboration to aircraft MRO in the cloud

Dassault Aviation has extended its use of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform on a sovereign cloud to optimize the maintenance, repair and overhaul of its fleet of Rafale aircraft for the French Ministry of Armed Forces. Platform’ powerful data science and collaboration capabilities enable Dassault Aviation to anticipate MRO issues, optimize maintenance operations and maximize fleet availability...

Deutsche Aircraft signs LOI for up to four brand-new D328eco aircraft with undisclosed customer

Deutsche Aircraft signed a LoI with an undisclosed customer for the purchase of up to four state-of-the-art D328eco aircraft, which will replace an ageing turboprop fleet. This agreement marks a significant milestone for Deutsche Aircraft as it solidifies the company’s position in the sub-50-seater category and serves as a testament to the global demand for new regional aircraft. ...

Elixir Aircraft received EASA certification for full glass cockpit configuration

The 4th generation part 23 aircraft manufacturer, Elixir Aircraft, marked next phase of their continued advancement by receiving EASA Certification for the Full Glass Cockpit layout. Consisting of Dual Garmin G3X touchscreens, a GTN750xi and Garmins GNC355a Comms and Nav backup unit.   World Wide head of sales Mike Tonkin commented: “With this new flight deck configuration...

A first-time TBM owner in U.S. took delivery of Daher’ 100th TBM 960 turboprop-powered aircraft

A Californian businessman took delivery of Daher' 100th TBM 960, stepping up from a piston-engine airplane to this top-of-the-line member of the high-speed, turboprop-powered TBM aircraft family. The milestone TBM 960 was received by Kevin Kaseff, the President of Titan Real Estate Investment Group. Kaseff acquired his TBM 960 through Camarillo, California-based A...

Volocopter completes test flights over Osaka and Amagasaki

From 7 to 13 december Volocopter successfully conducted a multi-day flight test campaign with a crewed 2X aircraft in the Japanese cities of Osaka and Amagasaki. It is the completion of the first steps of local flight testing to acclimate the crew, communications tools, and flight test procedures in preparation for the 2025 World Exposition, Osaka Kansai EXPO. The 500-day countdown to th...

Avolon orders a further 100 A321neo aircraft

Avolon signed a firm order for 100 A321neo aircraft, taking its total order for the A321neo to 190 aircraft. The agreement secures Avolon's delivery pipeline for the world’s preferred single aisle Family. With this latest agreement, Avolon’ total firm order-tally directly from Airbus rises to 632 aircraft, and includes A320, A330 and A350 Families. In September, Avol...

Jet performance & turbo-prop efficiency - Maeve Aerospace presents sustainable 80-seater

Announcing its expansion to Oberpfaffenhofen Airport to accelerate work on the program, Maeve Aerospace is introducing a new, hybrid-electric 80-seater aircraft. The aircraft is designed to support the future of the regional aviation market, delivering a decarbonized, low energy solution with regional jet performance and turbo-prop economics. Maeve is developing the M80, a...

Textron Aviation new SustainableAdvantage carbon offset program for Cessna, Beechcraft and Hawker owners

To provide owners with an additional option for reducing their carbon dioxide emissions from operating aircraft Textron Aviation announced SustainableAdvantage. In collaboration with 4AIR, the program is set to launch in January 2024 and is available to eligible customers who own and operate Cessna, Beechcraft and Hawker turbine aircraft worldwide. Textron Aviation will administer S...

Canada selected Boeing P-8A Poseidon as its multi-mission aircraft

The P-8 is the only proven, in-service and in-production solution that meets all CMMA requirements, including range, speed, endurance and payload capacity. This decision will benefit hundreds of Canadian companies, and bring decades of prosperity to Canada through platform sustainment delivered by our Canadian industry partners. The P-8 acquisition will generate benefits of nearly 3,000 jobs...

Joby, ANA Holdings Partner with Nomura Real Estate Development for vertiports in Japan

Joby Aviation has partnered with ANA Holdings and Nomura Real Estate Development on the development of take-off and landing infrastructure, known as vertiports, to support the commercialization of its electric air taxi service across Japan. Three companies plan to jointly explore the design, location, operation, and financing of vertiport locations that will serve as the backbone of future co...

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Avolon places landmark order for 110 Airbus A320neo and A330neo aircraft

Avolon, one of the world’s leading aviation finance companies, has reinforced its long-term growth strategy with a firm order for 110 Airbus aircraft, including 35 A330-900 widebodies and 75 A32...

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Aviation Capital Group places order for 75 Airbus A320neo family aircraft

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