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Day`s summary for 11 Apr 2025

Spirit Airlines renews its partnership with Safran for the supply and MRO of its Airbus A320 wheels and carbon brakes

Spirit Airlines and Safran Landing Systems have renewed their long-term agreement for the supply and MRO of wheels and carbon brakes for the American carrier’s Airbus A320 fleet. This contract covers both the Airbus A320ceo and A320neo in service and more to be delivered in the future.The renewal of this agreement contributes to Spirit Airlines' commitment to providing robust, reliable o...

Paperless cockpits can be a double-edged sword for initial pilot training

Not too long ago, a pilot’s bag was filled with a stack of papers—procedure checklists, charts, and manuals. Today, as the industry moves towards paperless solutions, like Electronic Flight Bags, Virtual Reality-based training, and glass cockpits, to name a few, Roma Andreu Rifa, Flight Instructor for Ab Initio training at BAA Training, notes that this has, in a way, become a doub...

SkyDrive conducts public flight of SKYDRIVE SD-05

SkyDrive successfully conducted a demo flight of SKYDRIVE SD-05 model at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai. In February 2023, SkyDrive was selected as one of the eVTOL operators taking part in the "Smart Mobility EXPO," a part of the "Future Society Showcase Project" at the Expo. Since then, as we dedicated ourselves to the development of our aircraft, we have targeted...