Honeywell has joined forces with rental dealership Logix Aero to provide an auxiliary power unit Engine Rental Bank that loans Honeywell’s 331-350C auxiliary power units to operators with Airbus A330 and A340 aircraft.

Royal Air Maroc (RAM) chose the GEnx-1B engine to power its two additional Boeing 787 Dreamliners. This order brings the airline's GEnx-powered 787 Dreamliner fleet to seven aircraft. The engine order is valued at more than $100 million (USD) list price.

Market for avionics retrofits showing strong growth in response to ADS-B mandates and older aircraft remaining in service longer.

Nigerian aviation services provider, Springfountain Infrastructure, and US aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, have signed a joint venture agreement to set up Africa’s first aircraft leasing company, which will also offer maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services in West Africa. Oscar Nkala reports.

From robotics and drones to augmented reality, these futuristic products are providing safer, more efficient MRO solutions.

ASAM S.A., the Airport Assistance Company of Mali, has announced its certification as an Approved Maintenance Organization with the ability to offer line maintenance services in West Africa for Boeing 737 (300/400/500 - 600/700/ 800) and Airbus A320 (A318 to A321) aircrafts at the Modibo Keita-Sénou international airport in Bamako, Mali.

Gogo hopes to give passengers a more personalized IFE experience with its new Vision Touch system.

China's largest MRO company has set its sights on the Middle East as one of the areas for growth in coming years.