All articles by Michael Gubisch – Page 12
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MRO provider Revima to be sold
Investment house Ardian is set to acquire a majority shareholding in Revima in a bid to accelerate the French APU and landing-gear MRO firm's international expansion.
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Austria allocates funding for helicopter fleet upgrade
Austria's government has committed funding for the acquisition of a total of 15 new helicopters in the coming years as it renews its rotorcraft capabilities.
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Israel halts F-16 sale to Croatia
Israel's government has abandoned a plan to sell surplus Lockheed Martin F-16s to Croatia, as the Middle Eastern country could not obtain approval from the USA to transfer the second-hand fighters fitted with Israeli equipment.
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Rolls-Royce aims to break speed record with electric single-seater
Rolls-Royce intends to set a speed record for all-electric aircraft of at least 260kt (481km/h) with an electrified version of the Nemesis NXT racing aircraft, which the engine maker is building with UK partners.
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P&W's Singapore shop starts GTF overhauls
Pratt & Whitney’s Singapore engine shop, Eagle Services Asia, has begun overhauling its first PW1000G-series geared turbofan.
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Avolon signs up for Rolls-Royce's LifeKey lessor service
Avolon has adopted Rolls-Royce’s LifeKey service, aimed at increasing flexibility for customers of the manufacturer’s LessorCare aftermarket support programme.
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Monarch Aircraft Engineering enters administration
UK maintenance provider Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has entered administration within days of announcing a partial sale of the business.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: What operators have to say about the A320neo
Nearly three years on from first delivery, the Airbus A320neo family is, in sales terms, an undoubted success story. More than 60 operators have the aircraft in service.
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Neeleman's US start-up confirms A220 order
David Neeleman's US start-up carrier has firmed an order for 60 Airbus A220-300s, after tentatively signing for the jets at last year's Farnborough air show.
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LHT appoints new technical-operations chief
Soren Stark has replaced Thomas Stuger as Lufthansa Technik's executive board member for technical operations, logistics and IT.
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Airbus aiming to get GTF-powered A319neo certificated next year
Airbus is targeting certification for the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-powered version of the A319neo by the end of 2019.
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Leap-powered A319neo gains joint approval from EASA and FAA
Airbus has received type certification for the CFM International Leap-1A-powered version of the A319neo.
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Condor starts MRO checks at ex-Air Berlin hangar in Dusseldorf
German leisure airline Condor has established a maintenance operation in a Dusseldorf hangar previously occupied by now-defunct Air Berlin.
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StandardAero to be sold to Carlyle Group
Carlyle Group is to acquire US maintenance specialist StandardAero from private equity firm Veritas Capital.
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Wizz extends Aviatar contract with LHT
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has extended by 10 years an agreement to use Lufthansa Technik's digital services platform Aviatar.
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Investor group to acquire Sabena Technics
French maintenance specialist Sabena Technics is to be sold to a consortium comprising Bpifrance, Power Corporation of Canada’s Paris-based private equity arm Sagard, and Anglo-US investment firm TowerBrook.
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Boeing and Embraer agree on terms for planned tie-up
Boeing and Embraer have agreed the terms of their planned joint venture under which the US manufacturer is set to take control of Embraer’s commercial aircraft activities in 2019.
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Mitsubishi to take minority stake in carbon recycler ELG
Mitsubishi is to acquire a 25% shareholding in UK composite recycling company ELG Carbon Fibre from its German parent, the metals-reprocessing specialist ELG Haniel.
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European MALE RPAS clear to begin development phase
Programme partners Airbus Defence & Space, Dassault Aviation and Leonardo have completed the system preliminary design review for a planned European medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS).