Australia’s Alliance Airlines has entered into a five-year heavy maintenance agreement with Fokker Services for its Fokker F70 and F100 aircraft. Australia’s Alliance Airlines has entered into a five-year heavy maintenance agreement with Fokker Services for its Fokker F70 and F100 aircraft. The latest agreement is effective until 2025 and builds on a 2018 deal...Continue Reading

The US Air Force is looking for air-to-air combat technologies for its family of next-generation unmanned air vehicles. The US Air Force (USAF) is looking for air-to-air combat technologies for its family of next-generation unmanned air vehicles (UAV). Some of the service’s initial focus areas are air domain awareness technologies, including airborne moving target indication...Continue Reading

Lufthansa Technik foresees no return to pre-crisis MRO activity before late 2023 or early 2024 “at the earliest” while it expects the maintenance market will be permanently changed by the pandemic. Lufthansa Technik foresees no return to pre-crisis MRO activity before late 2023 or early 2024 “at the earliest” while it expects the maintenance market will be...Continue Reading

Amazon Air has taken a stake in lessor and cargo operator Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), worth $132 million. Amazon Air has taken a $132 million stake in lessor and cargo aircraft operator Air Transport Services Group (ATSG). Amazon is exercising warrants that it has held since 2016 and 2018 to acquire 13.5 million shares...Continue Reading

Both houses of the US Congress have passed the third comprehensive coronavirus relief package for the air transport industry, which would grant airlines $14 billion more in payroll support as the crisis drags on. Both houses of the US Congress have passed the third comprehensive coronavirus relief package for the air transport industry, which would...Continue Reading

A Batik Air Airbus A320 bound for Jakarta suffered a “technical” incident involving its landing gear, which reportedly led to its nose gear rotating 90 degrees sideways.  A Batik Air Airbus A320 bound for Jakarta suffered a “technical” incident involving its landing gear, which reportedly led to its nose gear rotating 90 degrees sideways. The...Continue Reading

Philippine low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific (CEB) has secured a Ps16 billion ($329 million), 10-year loan today, from a syndicate of private and government banks. Philippine low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific (CEB) has secured a Ps16 billion ($329 million), 10-year loan today, from a syndicate of private and government banks. Proceeds of the loan will go towards...Continue Reading

Lessors GECAS and AerCap appear to be headed towards a merger, according to reports in major news outlets. Lessors GECAS and AerCap appear to be headed towards a merger, according to reports in major news outlets. The deal, valued at $30 billion, was originally reported by the Wall Street Journal, quoting sources familiar with the...Continue Reading

French president Emmanuel Macron has announced the death of Olivier Dassault, the son of Dassault Group’s late chief executive Serge Dassault and grandson of the company’s founder. Olivier Dassault, an entrepreneur and politician who had held roles within the aerospace company, was reportedly involved in a helicopter crash in Normandy, northern France on 7 March....Continue Reading

Turboprop manufacturer De Havilland Aircraft of Canada was entitled to terminate a Dash 8-400 purchase agreement with Indian carrier SpiceJet after the airline stopped making payments and taking delivery of aircraft, a judge has ruled. SpiceJet originally ordered 25 of the type from Bombardier – part of a September 2017 agreement for up to 50,...Continue Reading