PRATT & WHITNEY has follow-on order from Cebu Pacific to supply GTFs for 15 more A320neo Family aircraft (now 48 aircraft); deal also provides GTF engine maintenance through an EngineWise Comprehensive service agreement.
FORTUNE AVIATION SERVICES says supply of converted 737-800s far outstrips existing demand; 46 737-800Fs are now in storage (19% of fleet), of which 28 were converted within the last 12 months (and 18 of those never entered service).
SUPERNAL (Hyundai) inked two MOUs with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) respectively to further develop AAM capabilities in Singapore and Asia-Pacific.
LILIUM, Germany has MOU from the Philippines' PhilJets to purchase 10 Lilium Jets in deal that includes collaboration to establish an eVTOL operation network for high-speed regional air mobility in the Philippines and Southeast Asia.
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS formally opened new Engineering Design Center in Subang, Malaysia, which is already working on projects for A350 Freighter (Section 15), A350 ULR and A220 wings.
PRATT & WHITNEY is investing $20m to increase manufacturing capacity in Singapore for GTF HPT disks; facility currently produces 2,400 turbine disks annually and expansion is expected to increase annual output by 45% by Jan '26.
EVE AIR MOBILITY was selected by Japan's SkyScape to provide its Urban ATM software solution for the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) concept of operations published by the Japanese government. SkyScape is Eve's 13th Urban ATM customer.
AIRBUS introduced new-generation Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) with autonomous distress tracking capability (ADT) on its commercial aircraft; new feature is designed to ensure an aircraft is not lost while in distress situation.
EVE AIR MOBILITY added two new suppliers for its eVTOL: ACITURRI will supply wing skins and spars as well as leading and trailing edges; and CROUZET will supply the pilot controls, specifically the inceptor (control stick).
PRATT & WHITNEY says its Singapore Technology Accelerator (STA) is fully operational; technology projects focus on automation, advanced inspection, connected factory and digital twin, developed to improve MRO shop performance.
