The insatiable energy demand of artificial intelligence datacenters continues to drive surprising new developments in the aeroderivative gas turbine business.
Engine aftermarket specialist FTAI Aviation announces a new unit, FTAI Power, which will focus on converting CFM56 cores to power turbines for data centers.
SETNA iO acquired ex-AirExplore 737-800 (28213; airframe only) and ex-Iberia A320-200 (1674) with CFM56-5B4/Ps for part out by ECUBE in Spain. It separately acquired two CFM56-7B26s (w/ Tech Insertion hardware) for part out.
SAMCO AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE was selected to provide CAMO services for first E190F (360) being leased by Regional One to BRIDGES AIR CARGO, Malta; it recently performed scheduled engine replacement at Maastricht.
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