Chris Kjelgaard

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Engines

CFM Still Working on Leap Fuel-Nozzle Coking Issue

Data analytics can predict if a particular engine may be affected but CFM is still seeking a permanent fix to engine coking issue
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Airlines

737 Max Grounding Helps Fuel Collins Aerospace Aftermarket Sales Growth

Providing parts and repairs to operators keeping older aircraft in service longer is boosting Collins Aerospace’s aftermarket business.
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Interiors Key To Collins’ Middle East Market Plans

Commercial-aircraft interiors and premium seating offer Collins strong growth opportunities in Middle Eastern markets.
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Engines

CFM: No Leap-1A Changes Needed to Power A321XLR

Airbus has asked CFM not to make any changes to the existing Leap-1A for the A321XLR, says CFM’s CEO.
Maintenance and Modifications

Middle East Remains a Strong Performer for JSSI

Already experiencing steady business growth in the Middle East, JSSI sees some strong new growth possibilities in the region.
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Aircraft

DHC Considers Adding New Dash 8-400 Support Businesses

DHC has launched a one-year review to decide if it should enter two new Dash 8-400 support business areas.
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Aircraft

DHC Focuses on Four Markets to Build Dash 8-400 Orderbook

The renamed DHC sees plenty of markets for its improved model.
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Engines

Silvercrest with New HPC to Begin Testing in Early 2020

Safran Aircraft Engines confirms axial HPC stages were redesigned but centrifugal stage remains.
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Engines

Artificial Intelligence at Heart of R-R Pearl 15 EVHMU

Rolls-Royce engineers have taught the Pearl 15’s engine vibration health monitoring unit to recognize patterns arising among 9,000 measured parameters.
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Engines

Mapiex Named P&WC’s Central America Designated Maintenance Facility

Mapiex Aviation will provide line maintenance and mobile repair support for 13 PT6 turboprop and turboshaft models operating in seven countries.
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Aircraft

Grounded Swiss Airbus A220s Start to Return to Service

The third Swiss A220 inflight shutdown within four months happened on the same route involved in the previous two incidents.
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Training and Workforce

CAE-DAC JV Has 15-Year Growth Plan for Simcom Holdings

Five already announced additional simulators will represent just the start of the CAE-DAC joint venture’s investment in growing Simcom Holdings.
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Engines

First Flight of Dassault-configured PW812D Imminent

The PW812D in Dassault’s specified configuration will take to the air for the first time around the time of the NBAA show.
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Maintenance and Modifications

P&WC and IAS To Open Belo Horizonte PT6A and PW200 MRO Center

P&WC’s new Belo Horizonte facility will let it perform many more HSIs and also component and accessory MRO in Brazil.
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FBOs

Voa São Paulo Joins Air BP’s Carbon-offset Program

Airport operator Voa São Paulo has joined Air BP’s fuel-supply network and has signed up for Air BP’s carbon-offsetting program for business aviation.
Charter & Fractional

Avantto Benefiting From Improving Bizav Market

Avantto’s revenue and EBITDA performance in 2018 and the first half of 2019 has been even better than in the two previous years.
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Charter & Fractional

Flapper Technologies Extends Its Horizons

Via its booking platform, Flapper will soon offer new routes, new country markets, and new services—including crowdsourced flight sharing.
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Universal Weather Climbing in Latin America

Universal Weather and Aviation is adding new services and facilities in Latin America and is maintaining a strong presence in Brazil.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Precision Heliparts’ Latin America Revenues Growing Fast

Precision Heliparts expects revenues from its Latin American business to double in the next three years.
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Avionics

Collins Aerospace Identifies Future Market Opportunities

The merger of Rockwell Collins and UTC Aerospace Systems is opening up significant new opportunities for the new Collins Aerospace.
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ATC

Aireon's Free Aircraft Emergency Location Service Goes Live

While Alert is directed mainly at the commercial-aviation sector, bizav organizations are “more than welcome” to register for the service, said Aireon.
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Regulations and Government

ECCAA Seeks FAA Guidance over St. Vincent 747-400 Registration Plan

One Caribbean’s request to put a 747-400 on the SVG register represents ECCAA’s biggest-ever certification challenge.
Engines

Leap Production on Track as CFM Racks Up Milestones

All CFM Leap-1A deliveries to Airbus are now on time and within weeks Boeing will be receiving all Leap-1Bs on schedule as well.
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Engines

CFM Details Leap Nozzle Coking Research, Potential Fixes

CFM is working to minimize for the Leap an issue that it said affects all jet engines.
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Engines

MTU Global Growth Project Underway

In an extensive global expansion program, MTU Aero Engines and MTU Maintenance are expanding their facilities and activities worldwide.
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Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Reveals Five-year Growth Ambition

StandardAero expects to be able to continue the rapid rate of business growth it has achieved over the past five years.
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Engines

Proliferating Business Sees GE Transfer Engineers to Military Work

The T901 EMD contract is just one of many engine programs GE Aviation’s military business has in design and development.
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FBOs

Mapiex To Open VIP Lounge in Panama City

The company handles about 65 percent of all general and private aviation activity in Panama
Engines

First Quarter GTF Deliveries Doubled YOY

Pratt & Whitney said it is on track to meet all its geared turbofan delivery commitments to customers for the year.
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Maintenance and Modifications

AAR Receiving Strong OEM Interest in Parts-supply Services

Data-analytics insights on parts usage by airlines are attracting OEMs to AAR’s new parts-distribution capabilities.
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