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Feb 25, 2021
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is aiming for a total of 590 million airline passengers in 2021, 90% of the pre-COVID levels. It…
Feb 25, 2021
As conventional turbofan engines brush up against the limits of what is possible regarding fuel efficiency, the next big improvement is likely to be…
Feb 24, 2021
Safety issues, many tied to MRO, have long plagued African aviation. Could this now be changing across the continent?
Feb 24, 2021
GTF engine retrofits and orders boost market recovery hopes for Pratt & Whitney.
Feb 24, 2021
There’s a lot more than missing belly capacity driving cargo conversions and freighter growth. Perhaps far more durably, the online sales boom is…
Feb 23, 2021
U.S. NTSB investigators determined metal fatigue is suspected as the reason a fan blade fractured just before an in-fight engine failure suffered by United Airl
Feb 22, 2021
In 2020 total airline debt increased about 40% to around $600 billion. Some of this is owed to banks and some to lessors, but most of the increase…
Feb 22, 2021
Global Engine Maintenance (GEM) is to expand its CFM56 repair portfolio by adding services for the -5B variant from March. The Doral, Florida…