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US Airframer Boeing has said it will suspend production of its 737 Max aircraft next month. Boeing had continued with the production of the model which has been grounded for the last 9 months following two fatal crashes of the type linked to a flaw in the flight control software. [read more]
Australian airline Qantas (QF/QFA) has announced that it has selected Airbus aircraft to form the backbone of its Project Sunrise project to operate regular non-stop flights from Australia to London and New York. The airline has selected Airbus A350-1000XWB aircraft which is great news for the United Kingdom as not [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) has said that it is undertaking a trial to explore the possibility of using 3D Printers to create aircraft parts. The airline says that it could routinely print parts such as tray tables or aircraft windows in a bid to reduce it having to fly spare parts [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) has introduced Artificial Intelligence to help speed up getaways from Terminal 5 at London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL). The Advance Neural Networks will use a network of cameras set up around the aircraft stand which will compare live footage of the complex turnaround process with the proposed schedule. [read more]
Operational management systems company Centrik has helped the independent MRO and jet management business, JMI Aviation Group to obtain Part-145 status. JMI Aviation utilised Centrik’s systems to quickly and easily demonstrate the competence and capabilities of its operation to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) impressing the regulator enough to pass [read more]
US company Spirit Aero Systems has purchased several Bombardier aerospace facilities including its site in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The deal is reportedly worth more than $1bn and will help Spirit Aero Systems diversify its customer base away from US airframer, Boeing. The move will see the Kansas based company become [read more]
A recent big order for the A320neo from US low-cost carrier (LCC) Spirit Airlines is one of several large orders for the family that will provide a big boost and security for thousands of workers in North Wales. Florida based Spirit signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to order 100 [read more]
Swiss International Airlines (LX/SWR) has resumed operations with its fleet of Airbus A220 aircraft after grounding them yesterday for urgent engine checks. Around 100 flights were cancelled when the fleet was grounded following an incident on a flight between London and Geneva which made an emergency diversion to Paris. The [read more]
Vale of Glamorgan based Caerdav (formerly Cardiff Aviation) haas signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with United Arab Emirates based MOBH Group to create a major new aviation centre in South Wales. The deal will see Caerdav setup and run a ‘centre of excellence’ for commercial aviation training at the [read more]
Leading airframer Airbus has said it expects the world airliner fleet to double in size from 23,000 to almost 48,000 by 2038. The predictions, which include passenger and cargo aircraft, mean that there will be a global demand for 550,000 new pilots and 640,000 new technicians to be trained. Airbus [read more]
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