Durante 2024, Iberia Mantenimiento ha certificado 205 motores, un 15 % más que en el año anterior, cuando la cifra se situó en 177. Como novedad, desde el año pasado, la compañía española está ya a plena capacidad operativa realizando revisiones y reparaciones de los motores Pratt & Whitney GTF.
European Flyers inicia su curso académico con un máximo histórico de 144 alumnos matriculados
La escuela de pilotos profesionales European Flyers ha dado inicio al curso académico con dos Welcome Day en el Aeródromo de Cuatro Vientos (Madrid) y en el de Mutxamel (Alicante). Con un total de 144 alumnos y alumnas, la escuela registra su máximo histórico hasta la fecha.
Aumentan los plazos de mantenimiento de los motores de las aeronaves
Un estudio de Bain & Company muestra que el mantenimiento, reparación y revisión de motores de aeronaves (MRO) se ha vuelto un desafío para la aviación comercial.
Britten-Norman cumple 70 años, periodo en el que ha fabricado cerca de 1.300 aviones
Veitten-Norman
El pasado 29 de julio el fabricante del Reino Unido Britten-Norman celebró su 70 aniversario. Ese día de 1954 John Britten y Desmond Norman fundaron la empresa tras finalizar sus prácticas en De Havilland.
Los siniestros mundiales del seguro de aviación ascienden desde 2019 a 15.000 millones de dólares
Un avión aterriza en el aeropuerto de Barcelona / AeroBCN.com
El sector de la aviación y sus aseguradoras han tenido que afrontar importantes retos en los últimos años tras la pandemia de Covid-19, la crisis energética o la guerra de Rusia en Ucrania, entre otros.
Airbus vende su fábrica de Puerto Real
En el marco del Proyecto de Consolidación de sus actividades en Cádiz, que supone la concentración de sus dos factorías ubicadas en dicha provincia en la fábrica de El Puerto de Santa María, Airbus ha llegado a un acuerdo con el grupo asiático Zhenshi para la venta de su planta en Puerto Real.
Swissport grows its pharma bussiness and opens new cooling facility at Dublin Airport
Swissport
Swissport is growing its network of temperature-controlled warehouses with the latest opening of a 400 sqm facility at Dublin Airport, the first of its size at the Irish capital’s airport.
Aviation Capital Group commits to 20 A220s and 40 A320neo Family aircraft
Airbus
Global full-service aircraft lessor Aviation Capital Group (ACG), wholly owned by Tokyo Century Corporation, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 20 A220s and a firm contract for 40 A320neo Family aircraft, of which five are A321XLRs.
Embraer, Fokker Techniek and Fokker Services sign an MoU to pursue defense, development and support opportunities
Embraer
Embraer, Fokker Techniek and Fokker Services have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU opens opportunities to explore for a broad range of activities in the Defense, Commercial and Support markets.
Airbus launches extra high performance wing demonstrator to fortify decarbonisation ambition
Airbus has launched an extra-performing wing demonstrator project focused on accelerating and validating technologies that will improve and optimise wing aerodynamics and performance for any future aircraft.
ATR and Braathens Regional Airlines Partner with Neste to Accelerate 100% SAF Certification
As part of their commitment to meet the challenges of decarbonisation of the aviation industry, Swedish airline Braathens Regional Airlines (BRA), turboprop manufacturer ATR and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) producer Neste will partner to achieve the collective aim of accelerating the certification of 100% SAF of ATR aircraft to fly with 100% Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel – a key pillar of the industry’s decarbonisation strategy, which has an immediate impact in reducing CO2 emissions.
Airbus celebrates the 1,000th aircraft covered by Flight Hour Services with flyadeal
Airbus
flyadeal, the low-cost Jeddah-based airline owned by Saudi Arabian Airlines, signed a long-term Flight Hour Services (FHS) agreement to support its A320 fleet.
Ampaire demonstrates first hybrid electric aircraft in Scotland
Ampaire
Ampaire, a leader in electric aviation, celebrates the first hybrid electric flights in Scotland today, crossing the Pentland Firth from Kirkwall Airport (KOI) on the Orkney Isles to regional airport Wick John O’Groats Airport (WIC) in the north of mainland Scotland.
Leonardo celebrates 50 years of the first flight of the A109
First fly A109 / Leonardo Company
Leonardo celebrates today the 50th anniversary of its A109 helicopter, an iconic product which represented a revolution in the life of the company. The type enabled Italy to become one of the world’s only nations with an OEM capable of autonomous design, development, manufacturing of helicopters, which became highly successful in both national and export markets.
Leonardo breaks ground on advanced new helicopters logistics hub in South West England
Leonardo announced today that building work will shortly commence on a new c.£30 million single-site logistics facility at Leonardo’s helicopter site in Yeovil. The ground-breaking facility, spanning an area of nearly 20,000 m2, the equivalent of 2.7 football pitches, is scheduled to be completed in Q4 2022. The project sees the consolidation of eight existing warehouses into one all-encompassing logistics hub.