Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

KAMAN COMPOSITES-WICHITA delivered its 1,500th inlet unit for the CH-47.
Defense

CFM INTERNATIONAL signed LOI with Air China to build LEAP MRO capacity at SICHUAN SERVICES AERO-ENGINE MAINTENANCE.
MRO

CFM INTERNATIONAL has 12-year, $992m Air Travel contract to provide LEAP-1A MRO/spares on Rate per Flight Hour basis.
MRO

AVIATION INVENTORY RESOURCES, TX parted out four Saab 340s and one B1900D to support its AIRcare program.
MRO

Naji Majdalani to Director of Business Development-Middle East for Engine Strategy Group, based in Dubai, of GA Telesis.
MRO

LCI

LCI jointly acquired ex-Singapore A330-200 (1427) with MARATHON ASSET MANAGEMENT to re-enter fixed wing market.
Air Transport

Joanna Soh to Vice President of Marketing-Asia, based in Singapore, of Deucalion Aviation.
Air Transport

AZORRA, FL closed $500m warehouse credit facility with Credit Suisse Securities (USA) to fund aircraft acquisitions.
Air Transport

AIRBALTIC began four-times-weekly Riga-Dubai (A220-300).
Aerospace

FINNAIR agreed to sell four in-service A350-900s to GECAS (3) and Gilead Aviation (1), and lease them back.
Air Transport

AIR EUROPA MAINTENANCE, Spain received FAA repair station certification for its bases in Madrid and Barcelona.
MRO

SATAIR extended its Airbus Managed Inventory service deal with GAMECO.
MRO

GE AVIATION was selected by AerDragon Aviation Leasing to overhaul eight CFM56-5Bs under TrueChoice program.
MRO

BOEING plans in 2022 to open two 767-300 freighter conversion lines at GAMECO, which also has three 737-800BCF lines.
MRO

MTU MAINTENANCE ZHUHAI broke ground on new Jinwan Branch as second facility (on 150,000 sq meter plot of land) for engine disassembly, assembly and
MRO

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy recently flew its first exercise using a new Collins Aerospace-produced air combat training system, combining real-world aircraft and ships with virtual threats.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

COLLINS AEROSPACE was selected by Viasat as value-added reseller (VAS) for its Ka-band IFC system for business jets.
Business Aviation

CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES was selected by Meggitt to house pool of engine sensors and heat exchangers to dispatch to customers in case of AOG incident.
Aerospace

PARKER-HANNIFIN agreed to acquire MEGGITT, UK (via Court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement) in deal valued at £6.3b.
Aerospace

ENTROL has launch order from Paris Flight Training for four en-1000x simulators.
Aerospace

PRATT & WHITNEY marked five years of service for GTF in China (11 airlines), saving operators 95m gallons of fuel and >910,000 tonnes of carbon
Aerospace

BOEING has US Navy contract to manufacture five P-8A Poseidon aircraft for GERMANY for delivery starting in 2024.
Defense

EMBRAER forecasts delivery of 1,445 70-to-150-seat commercial aircraft in China through 2040; 77% will fulfill market growth.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Textron has unveiled one of the electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing configurations being studied by its new eAviation division.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
South Korea has published its initial concept of operations for urban air mobility with the goal of beginning commercial operation in Seoul in 2025.
Advanced Air Mobility