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Paris Air Show 2025: RTX and Singapore’s EDB sign MoU to extend partnership
RTX has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) which outlines a 10-year roadmap to further long-term strategic collaboration in Singapore. RTX says the agreement reaffirms its longstanding commitment to Singapore and its role as a key hub for RTX’s global operations, particularly in aerospace MRO, advanced manufacturing and…
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Paris Air Show 2025: Virgin Australia joins Embraer’s Component Pool Program
Virgin Australia has signed a multi-year contract to join Embraer’s Component Pool Program. Embraer will support the airline on a wide range of component exchanges and repair services for the eight E190-E2s that will soon enter Virgin Australia’s fleet. Through the programme, which was announced during the Paris Air Show 2025, Virgin Australia will tap…
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Broken crankshaft gear leads to crash
Probable Cause: The total loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of the crankshaft accessory drive gear.
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MBDA Reveals ‘One Way Effector’ Long Range Strike Drone
MBDA announced a new low-cost strike drone called the One Way Effector at Paris Air Show, claiming a range of around 500 kilometers with a 40-kilogram warhead. Designed to leverage lessons learned from the use of inexpensive drones for attack missions in Ukraine and in the Middle East, the One Way Effector (OWE) is designed…
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Digital twins: Delivering value in MRO activity
Digital twins – virtual replicas of aircraft or components – are predicted to transform MRO in a variety of ways. Bernie Baldwin learns from creators and users that the technology can deliver significant benefits. “Be prepared!” “Failing to prepare is preparing to fail!” There are many common phrases and sayings which involve preparing or being…
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An ADS-B save
I spotted him about 200 feet horizontally and 50 feet above me headed toward the airport. I took evasive action and broadcast on the CTAF that he said he was 10 miles west. He responded, “oh sorry, I guess it was 5 miles.”
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France Considers Multirole Strike, EW, and ISR Upgrades for Airbus A400M
Comments made by a French Air & Space Force Colonel suggest the A400M transport could evolve into a “heavy combat aircraft.” Colonel Bastien Cardot, of the French Air & Space Force, wrote in Défense & Sécurité Internationale (DSI) that field experience has “revealed an underexploited potential of the A400M that could make it a valuable…
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Plans announced for new Leipzig/Halle Airport cargo facility
Plans have been announced to build a state-of-the-art air cargo facility at Germany’s second-largest air cargo airport, Leipzig/Halle Airport. Logistics real estate developer, Realterm, and Leipzig/Halle Airport say the build-to-suit development will feature up to 45,000 sqm of modern warehouse space designed for single or multi-user operations. Lynn Kau, senior vice president of corporate development…
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Paris Air Show 2025: ANA and Safran announce ‘THE Room FX’ suite
Japan’s ANA has announced ‘THE Room FX’ premium suite at Safran’s booth at the Paris Air Show. This next-generation business class seat with a privacy door for each seat of the Boeing 787-9 aircraft – the world’s largest seat in its class on a mid-sized aircraft. ‘The Room FX,’ developed with French aircraft seat manufacturer…
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PACTL joins Cargo iQ as new member
Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal CO., ltd (PACTL) has joined the air cargo quality standards organisation, Cargo iQ, as its newest member. PACTL serves more than 70 airlines and over 300 forwarders, handling over two million tonnes of cargo in 2024. The membership means that Cargo iQ can add another ground handler to its…
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