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High demand and low supply of parts looks set to continue drive down the age of aircraft that are being torn down for engines and parts. Lessors and parts suppliers speaking in a panel about maximising asset values, agreed that they are continuing to see issues with next generation engines and supply chains. Neil Wilson,…

Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have confirmed their joint business partnership, following the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia’s approval in January 2026, and the approval by the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore in July 2025. The approvals enable MAB and SIA to begin work progressively on deepening their commercial partnership, enhancing…

Anastasija Visnakova has been promoted to Chief Commercial Officer at Deutsche Aircraft. In this role, she will oversee the company’s global commercial activities, including sales, marketing, communications, customer service and aftermarket. Anastasija has spent three years as Vice President Sales and Marketing, where she played a role in building customer relationships and supporting the successful…

Unscheduled aircraft maintenance accounts for 88% of the $33 billion annual bill the sector faces, according to solutions provider Veryon. Kris Volrath, chief product officer, told the first PAM MENA conference being held in Dubai this week, said addressing this requires a prescriptive approach to maintenance. He said this allows carrier to identify repeat problems…

A panel discussion at the first PAM MENA conference today in Dubai examined how engine intelligence is playing an increasingly strategic role in fleet performance as carriers across the Middle East, Africa and beyond continue to scale operations. Moderated by Adil Al Sheibani, director of engineering at SalamAir, the session brought together perspectives from across…

Air New Zealand has invested in document compliance organisation OneReg, acquiring a 5% stake. The value in dollar terms has not been announced. Following the investment. the national carrier and is rolling out the platform across the majority of its operational and safety units. The investment and large-scale deployment represent a major passenger airline contract…

Bastian Breitenmoser has been appointed as Vice President Commercial & Strategy at aircraft component finer aviationscouts. His responsibilities include market development, customer-facing platforms, and the integration of commercial and technological capabilities across the Aerotec group. Prior to joining aviationscouts, he co-founded and led Opremic, focusing on digital systems for the aviation and MRO industry. READ: Aerotec…

Joramco has outlined how artificial intelligence (AI) is supporting its transition to a fully paperless maintenance environment, as part of a broader digital transformation strategy presented today at the inaugural PAM MENA conference in Dubai. Speaking during the session, Shakespear Nyamande, head of the paperless digitalisation project at Joramco, explained how the MRO is leveraging…

On behalf of the U.S. Army, we are excited to announce full integration of Kraus

Airspan Networks Holdings LLC (“Airspan”), a leading global provider of wireless network solutions, today announced