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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

AFI KLM E&M COMPONENTS CHINA was selected by AvtechTyee as authorized repair center for its electronics systems.
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

By Michael Bruno
Aerospace and defense electronics specialist Mercury Systems, which is rejiggering its operations after a string of bolt-on acquisitions, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Avalex Technologies.
Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
Griffon of New York City is looking to sell its defense electronics division, Telephonics, the company announced late Sept. 27.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
Where several of its rival electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) developers have chosen to be vertically integrated, Vertical Aerospace is relying on Tier 1 suppliers funding their own technology development work in return for gaining access to a new aviation market.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
Three International Space Station crewmembers inaugurated spacecraft dockings at the orbital lab’s new Russian segment Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module on Sept. 28 as they separated from the 11-year-old Rassvet Mini Research Module-1 in their Soyuz MS-18 to redock at Nauka.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
China has again flexed its domestic fighter-development capabilities at the Zhuhai Airshow, this time flying the Chengdu J-20 with the locally built WS-10C turbofan as well as rolling out the Shenyang J-16D electronic warfare aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
China unveiled its new Cai Hong-6 jet-powered high-altitude long-endurance (UAS, along with a number of other unmanned technologies at the 2021 Zhuhai Airshow on Sept. 28.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Requests for Quotation (RFQs) for major military aircraft program parts for the week of September 19 - September 25.
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