bp is to supply DHL Express with sustainable aviation fuel until 2026 as part of a new strategic collaboration with the global logistics company. The bp agreement is one of two deals comprising the largest sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) deals in aviation to date, with a combined volume of more than 800 million liters of SAF. The other supplier, entering in to separate agreement with DHL and makin...
HAECO Landing Gear Services announced that the company and Liebherr- Aerospace have extended their initial landing gear service agreement to offer state- of-the-art landing gear maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services to Embraer E-Jet E1 operators in the Chinese Mainland. Riding on the stable market demand for MRO services in the region, the partnership combines HAECO Landing Gear...
Rescue and Salvage Bureau of Ministry of Transport, PRC (MOT CRS) has signed a contract for six AW189 super-medium twin-engine helicopters, which will be utilised across the coastlines of China for maritime SAR operations. The fleet deliveries will be completed by 2023. The PRC (MOT CRS) is China's only national maritime professional rescue and salvage force. It undertakes a range of...
Geneva Airpark is offering the following new services to its customers: - A new option for quick parking and hangaring for business jets - New, battery-operated eGPUs and a dry exterior cleaning process for aircraft which save time, cut costs and reflect our commitment to the environmental policy developed by Geneva Airpark. Now you can reserve covered storage at a momen...
MTU Maintenance has joined forces with LATAM, Latin America’s largest airline, to use sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) in test runs. A V2500 engine of the airline was recently tested at the MTU site in Hannover with a 10% SAF fuel blend. The fuel used is derived from waste fats, oils, and lubricants and produces up to 80% less greenhouse gas emissions per gallon than paraffin over...
Joby Aviation announced the completion and subsequent approval of its first Systems Review and its first Compliance Review by the Federal Aviation Administration. These reviews, completed at the end of last year, were recently granted approval by the FAA, providing the Company with confidence in its development approach, preliminary production design, and defined path toward certificati...
Bell announced the sale and delivery of a Bell 429 in a wheeled landing gear (WLG) configuration to Australia’s Alto Group. This would be the first Bell 429 WLG helicopter in Australia and Alto Group’s third Bell helicopter. The Alto Group is a leading Australian automotive retailer, employing over 600 people and selling upwards of 12,000 vehicles annually. When delivered, the Alt...
In an intensive process to accelerate the future of autonomous aviation, Embraer announced a broad set of new technological partnerships with forefront global companies focused on breakthrough technologies in the autonomous systems arena. These agreements are part of Project EASy, the Embraer Autonomous System project, which uses agile experimentation processes for the development of best-in-...
Natilus, Inc., the U.S. company working to democratize global freight transport by making air cargo more competitive, announced major milestones in the design and development of its fleet of autonomous aircraft and an important new contract with Collins Aerospace to provide specialized cargo loading systems. Natilus is offering a family of autonomous cargo aircraft with greater efficiency and c...
Thales will provide SEA with a digital platform for its Airport Operations Centres in Milano Linate and Milano Malpensa. With a combined 35 million passengers pre-pandemic, and a total of 173 global destinations, SEA is taking steps to optimise its operations by centralising a complete picture of airport operations. Today’s international airports are complex systems that need to be monito...
J&C Aero, an international aviation center for innovation in cabin transformation and CAMO, has received a 2.2 mln euro loan for the construction of its new aircraft cabin interior production line in Vilnius. The loan was provided by Swedbank. The new 3500 sq. m. facility will house state-of-the-art production lines of some of the most demanded aircraft cabin elements like windscreens...
Lufthansa LEOS, the ground handling specialist of the Lufthansa Group, is the launch customer of the all-electric towbarless aircraft tractor Phoenix E from German manufacturer Goldhofer. The purely battery-electric vehicle operates at Frankfurt Airport. It can move aircraft with a take-off weight of up to 352 tons over short and long distances between parking areas, maintenance hangars, and depar...
