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FL Technics grows Bangkok engineering team for aircraft maintenance and lease transitions

FL Technics grows Bangkok engineering team for aircraft maintenance and lease transitions

FL Technics has expanded its Engineering team in Bangkok to support maintenance and lease transitions across Southeast Asia. The company announced the move on 4 November 2026.

Cristina Gabriela7 Nov 2026Industry

Wing to invest up to US$125 million in Fort Worth drone factory
Wing will put up to US$125 million into direct manufacturing at a new Fort Worth drone factory. The company plans to build its next-generation delivery aircraft there.
Marius Stefan7 Nov 2026Industry
SITA launches eWAS+, a pilot app that unites weather and flight data in one view
Geneva-based SITA has launched SITA eWAS+, an EFB app for pilots that joins weather and operational data in one view. The company says it adds time-based context and can show OptiFlight suggestions.
Radu Balas6 Nov 2026Company news
Calgary airport opens all nine lanes at domestic security checkpoint
Calgary Airports opened two more lanes at YYC’s ABC Security, bringing all nine into use. The airport says the nine lanes can screen about 1,800 to 1,980 passengers per hour.
Adrian Man6 Nov 2026Company news
Horizon Aircraft and Constance Lake First Nation sign medevac MOU for Cavorite X7
Horizon Aircraft signed an MOU with Constance Lake First Nation toward possible Cavorite X7 use for medevac and community air services in Northern Ontario.
Ankit Kumar6 Nov 2026Company news
Garmin avionics revenue up 5 percent in Q3 2026 to US$252.7 million on OEM demand
Garmin's aviation revenue rose 5 percent to US$252.7 million in Q3 2026, led by OEM sales. Product updates included G2000 PRIME and new Autoland certifications. Full year outlook increased.
Cristina Gabriela5 Nov 2026Industry
Wheels Up orders six private jets from Embraer for 2027 delivery
Wheels Up signed an agreement to purchase six new Embraer Phenom 300E jets on 5 November 2026. Deliveries are due in the second half of 2027.
Marius Stefan5 Nov 2026Company news
AerFin to acquire 44 Qantas 737NGs for parts from the Qantas fleet
AerFin agreed on 4 November 2026 to acquire 44 Qantas 737NGs with 88 CFM56-7B engines. The aircraft will supply used parts and support AerFin’s growth in Asia Pacific.
Radu Balas5 Nov 2026Company news
Cargo drone maker Dronamics to list on Nasdaq through a US$400 million merger with GP-Act III
Dronamics will merge with Nasdaq-listed GP-Act III at a US$400 million valuation, aiming for about US$100 million in net cash to build more Black Swan cargo drones and start US operations. Closing is expected in the first half of 2027.
Adrian Man4 Nov 2026Company news
Phoenix Aviation to build a 35,000 sq m widebody MRO hangar at Dubai South, due in early 2029
Phoenix Aviation will build a 35,000 sq m hangar for three widebody aircraft at Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub in Dubai, plus a delivery centre and workshops, by early 2029.
Ankit Kumar4 Nov 2026Industry
Consultancy Seabury launches ASGairport, a route planning platform, with Düsseldorf Airport as first customer
Seabury Airline Strategy Group showed ASGairport at Routes World in Frankfurt on 21 October 2026. The platform helps airport teams build business cases for new routes. Düsseldorf Airport is the first customer.
Cristina Gabriela4 Nov 2026Company news
Stuttgart Airport takes over passenger security screening from the Federal Police, FraSec keeps the contract
Since 1 November 2026, Flughafen Stuttgart GmbH plans, equips and pays for passenger and baggage screening at Stuttgart Airport. FraSec keeps doing the checks after a Europe-wide tender. The Federal Police stays in charge of the rules.
Marius Stefan3 Nov 2026Company news
Mammoth delivers its second Boeing 777 freighter to Jetran for DHL Air UK
Mammoth Freighters has handed its second converted Boeing 777-200LRMF to lessor Jetran. The aircraft, G-DHME, is now in service with DHL Air UK, with 13 planned for the DHL network.
Radu Balas3 Nov 2026Industry
Chorus Aviation completes its C$40 million purchase of SkyCare Air Ambulance
Chorus Aviation has closed its C$40 million purchase of SkyCare Air Ambulance, a Sioux Lookout operator with 22 aircraft, 220 staff and four bases in Ontario and Manitoba.
Adrian Man3 Nov 2026Industry
Universal Avionics data link gets EASA approval for Airbus A320 aircraft
Eirtech Aviation Services has EASA approval to fit Universal Avionics data link equipment on Airbus A320 aircraft, adding text messaging with air traffic control.
Ankit Kumar2 Nov 2026Industry
Learjet 60 crash in Florida: what we know, what we do not, and what it means for charter clients
Nine people died when a Learjet 60 crashed in Palm Beach County, Florida, on 1 November 2026. What the flight data and radio calls show, what is still unknown, and what charter clients should check.
Marius Stefan2 Nov 2026Industry
Birmingham Airport uses AI assistant BABS to answer passenger questions around the clock
Birmingham Airport uses BABS, an AI assistant built by Hello Lamp Post, to answer passenger questions in the terminal and online, 24 hours a day.
Radu Balas2 Nov 2026AI and search
Simply Jet buys Austrian charter operator FlyTyrol, with four jets based in Innsbruck and Salzburg
Swiss charter broker Simply Jet has acquired FlyTyrol, an Austrian operator with four Cessna Citation jets and 14 staff.
Adrian Man1 Nov 2026Industry
Panasonic Avionics grows its technical ground handling network to 14 locations
Panasonic Technical Services now runs technical ground handling at 14 airports, including a new base at Western Sydney International Airport.
Cristina Gabriela1 Nov 2026Industry
Boeing and Lufthansa Technik extend their spare parts supply agreement by three years
Boeing and Lufthansa Technik extended their Tailored Parts Package by three years. It covers more than 6,500 part numbers for civil Boeing models.
Marius Stefan1 Nov 2026Industry
US wants 250,000 cheap drones by end of 2027, but production is far behind, Bloomberg reports
The US military wants about 250,000 cheap drones by the end of 2027, but a Bloomberg report says it is starting close to zero while Russia and China build millions.
Radu Balas31 Oct 2026Industry
Air India lays the foundation stone for a new MRO hangar in Delhi
Air India has started work on a nine-acre MRO hangar at Delhi airport. It can hold one widebody and one narrowbody aircraft at once.
Adrian Man31 Oct 2026Industry
Bell delivers 29 helicopters in Q3 2026, with Bell 407 deliveries up 50 percent
Bell delivered 29 commercial helicopters in the third quarter of 2026. Bell 407 deliveries rose from 8 to 12, while the Bell 429 and 505 fell.
Ankit Kumar31 Oct 2026Industry
Air cargo consultancy Rotate launches Rotate Compliance, a screening platform for cargo teams
Rotate has launched Rotate Compliance, a screening tool for air cargo. It checks shipment details as well as names, and is being tested with a major all-cargo carrier.
Cristina Gabriela30 Oct 2026Company news
CargoAi says its AI agents read 446,000 air cargo quote requests in two years
CargoAi shared two years of data on its AI agents for air cargo. They read 446,000 quote requests and handled 105,000 airline emails this year.
Marius Stefan30 Oct 2026AI and search

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