Lufthansa Technik’s establishment of a maintenance site in Manila in 2000 was a central step for the German MRO provider to build up an international facility network and gain access to local customers, recalls the Philippine operation’s chief executive Elmar Lutter. Lufthansa Technik’s establishment of a maintenance site in Manila in 2000 was a central...Continue Reading

Fleet composition crucial to Nok’s rehab plan draft Nok Air needs to work out a viable fleet strategy before putting pen to paper on the first draft of its rehabilitation plan, which is now due for submission on 15 April after the airline got a one-month extension. The Thai low-cost carrier is permitted under law...Continue Reading

Bell has completed 30% of the 360 Invictus winged helicopter for the US Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft programme. Bell has completed 30% of  360 Invictus winged helicopter for the US Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) programme. Construction of the helicopter started in October. The rotorcraft is being built in Amarillo, Texas. Source: Bell...Continue Reading

US pilot union Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) is calling on the industry to revisit numerous labour, safety, subsidy and collective bargaining issues that for the past year have taken a back seat to the coronavirus pandemic. US pilot union Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) is calling on the industry to revisit numerous...Continue Reading

Bell believes its work on the V-280 Valor tiltrotor for the US Army and the unmanned V-247 Vigilant tiltrotor concept for the US Marine Corps (USMC) ought to have “synergy” with the US Navy’s (USN) Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Maritime Strike programme. Bell believes its work on the V-280 Valor tiltrotor for the US Army...Continue Reading