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Day`s summary for 25 Feb 2025

Oriens Aviation marks 10 years of operations

Oriens Aviation is celebrating 10 years of operations this month. Recently settled into its expanded hangar facilities at its London Biggin Hill Airport HQ, the company is looking forward to imminently welcoming an additional PC-12 on to its Air Operator’s Certificate, which will primarily be tasked with air ambulance missions.  Later this Spring it will add the first PC-24 to...

EHang partners with JAC Motors and Guoxian Holdings to build eVTOL manufacturing base in Hefei

EHang announced a strategic cooperation framework agreement with JAC Motors and Guoxian Holdings. Under this agreement, cooperation will focus on establishing a joint venture in Hefei to invest in the construction of a state-of-the-art manufacturing base for low-altitude aircraft. The facility will integrate advanced technology, standardization, and automation to produce intelligent and...

ExecuJet MRO Services South Africa completes its first gearbox replacement on Challenger 604

ExecuJet MRO Services South Africa has completed its first engine accessory gearbox replacement on a Bombardier Challenger 604. ExecuJet MRO Services’ engine shop, a GE authorized service centre, installed overhauled AGBs and completed the work on-wing, thus reducing the aircraft’s downtime. The engine work was carried out when the Nigerian-registered Challenger 604 was under...

Airways Aviation Group expands Diamond Aircraft & Austro Engine service capabilities through new global agreement

Airways Aviation Group, the largest owner-operator of Diamond Aircraft in Europe and the second highest Diamond Aircraft flight-hour operator globally throughout 2024, announced the signing of a new Service Partner Agreement with Diamond Aircraft.  The agreement appoints both Airways Aviation Italy (Professione Volare) and Airways Aviation Australia as Diamond Aircraft and...