Content Archive: October 2021

Engines

GE, Pratt Win NASA R&D Contracts for Compact Engine Core

NASA has awarded GE Aviation and Pratt & Whitney $18.8 million worth of contracts to help advance development of a smaller, more efficient engine core.
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Maintenance and Modifications

FL Technics Contract Opens Eastern Europe to Meggitt

Under the contract, Meggitt will provide services for sensors, valves, actuators, and fire extinguishers through FL Technics and Jet Maintenance Solutions.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Anticipating Average 25 Mbps Speeds with 5G

Gogo Business Aviation expects its new 5G service to deliver speeds of 25 Mbps on average, with peak speeds between 75 and 80 Mbps.
Maintenance and Modifications

Antavia Opens Larger Wheels, Brakes MRO at Paris CDG

Antavia has opened a larger aircraft wheels and brakes MRO facility at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and also marked its 40,000th repair milestone.
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Airports

Avia Solutions Group Acquires Major London Facility

Avia Solutions Group has expanded its footprint at London Biggin Hill Airport with purchase of a major complex on the field.
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FBOs

Modern Aviation Expands to the Caribbean

Modern Aviation has expanded again with an agreement to purchase the Million Air FBO at Puerto Rico’s Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci/Isla Grande Airport.
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FBOs

Five More Jet Aviation Locations Join Air Elite Network

Air Elite, the World Fuel Services-sponsored global network of upscale FBOs, has welcomed five new Jet Aviation locations.
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Rotorcraft

Heli XP Fair Opens in São Paulo

The Heli XP show being held today and tomorrow at Helipark in São Paulo is Brazil’s second in-person event since the pandemic began.
Airlines

Airlines Slam UK Government over Passenger Duty Changes

IATA director general Willie Walsh accused the UK government of hypocrisy, suggesting new passenger duties are a cash grab disguised as a green tax.
Environment

Aerospace Technology Heads Give Sustainabilty Support

The chief technology officers for seven major aerospace companies issued a statement today supporting the sector’s net-zero emissions ambitions.