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Phoenix Aviation to build a 35,000 sq m widebody MRO hangar at Dubai South, due in early 2029

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

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
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
Boeing expects the global freighter fleet to pass 4,000 airplanes by 2045
Boeing says the freighter fleet will grow from 2,395 airplanes in 2025 to 4,010 by 2045, as air cargo traffic doubles.
Ankit Kumar29 Oct 2026Industry
MAAS Aviation names Edwin Poldermans as its new Head of MRO
MAAS Aviation has appointed Edwin Poldermans as Head of MRO. He takes over from group COO Mark Gidman, who leaves after 36 years.
Adrian Man28 Oct 2026Industry
Western Aircraft delivers its 300th new Pilatus PC-12 in Boise
Western Aircraft in Boise, Idaho has delivered its 300th new Pilatus PC-12, the first authorized Pilatus sales center to do so, alongside its 30th PC-24.
Ankit Kumar27 Oct 2026Industry
Air cargo Europe 2027 will fill two halls in Munich, with more than 240 companies already confirmed
Air cargo Europe returns to Messe München on 26 to 29 April 2027 with two full halls and more than 240 companies already confirmed, six months before the show.
Cristina Gabriela27 Oct 2026Industry
ICAO Security Week 2026 under way in Astana, with cargo and cyber security on the agenda
ICAO Security Week runs from 20 to 22 October 2026 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Sessions cover air cargo, cyber security, conflict zones and the road to a 2027 high-level conference.
Adrian Man21 Oct 2026Industry
Dassault brings EASy IV avionics to the Falcon 2000 series
Dassault will fit its EASy IV flight deck to new Falcon 2000LXS jets and offer it as a retrofit for earlier Falcon 2000 aircraft with the EASy cockpit.
Cristina Gabriela21 Oct 2026Industry
Matternet adds Great Ormond Street Hospital to its London drone network
Matternet has added Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children to its NHS drone delivery network in London, flying medical samples to nearby labs.
Marius Stefan21 Oct 2026Industry
Airport adviser daa International picked to run new VIP terminal at Dulles
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority has chosen daa International, the airport management and advisory arm of daa Group, to develop and run a 37,000 sq ft VIP terminal at Dulles.
Radu Balas21 Oct 2026Industry
Fly Alliance moves its whole operation to flyExclusive's Contrails software
Fly Alliance will replace its flight management system across its entire operation with Contrails FMS, the AI-assisted platform built by flyExclusive.
Adrian Man21 Oct 2026Industry
Ontic starts CargoCare parts exchange for Boeing 747 freighters
Ontic has launched CargoCare for cargo airlines. The first service swaps Boeing 747 leading edge flap drive units from a pool, with exchanges from 48 hours.
Ankit Kumar21 Oct 2026Industry
Vallair takes in its first A330neo for base maintenance in Châteauroux
Vallair has welcomed its first Airbus A330neo for a full base maintenance check at Châteauroux, France, after gaining approval for the type this summer.
Cristina Gabriela21 Oct 2026Industry
Who bought whom in aviation: 39 company changes in our directory
We logged 39 aviation company changes: 29 acquisitions, 5 closures, 2 mergers and 2 bankruptcies. Who the biggest buyers are, what gets bought, and a full table.
Radu Balas18 Oct 2026Industry
PlaneSense to fit Gogo Galileo satellite Wi-Fi across its 71 Pilatus aircraft
PlaneSense will equip all 51 Pilatus PC-12 turboprops and 20 PC-24 jets in its fractional fleet with Gogo Galileo LEO satellite Wi-Fi. First jet due late October 2026, whole fleet by end of 2027.
Radu Balas17 Oct 2026Industry
Euronaval 2026: who is exhibiting, 694 companies and 36 with aerial drones in Hall 6
Euronaval 2026 runs from 3 to 6 November at Paris Nord Villepinte. The published list has 694 exhibitors from 40 countries, 309 of them French, with 86 in aircraft-related categories including 36 in aerial unmanned systems. Who is there, by sector and country.
Radu Balas16 Oct 2026Industry

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