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AAR to acquire Aircraft Reconfig. Technologies in $35m deal
Aviation service provider AAR is to buy interiors engineering company Aircraft Reconfig. Technologies (ART) from ZIM Aircraft Cabin Solutions for $35m in an all-cash transaction. When completed, the acquisition will immediately expand AAR’s engineering and certification capabilities in its repair and engineering segment, giving the organisation a point of difference in the competitive North American…
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City Insider: The trends indicating a favourable year for M&A in the MRO sector in 2026
Ryan Kirby, junior partner at Alderman & Company offers and end-of-year assessment of the mid-market aviation sector and sees factors that are expected to persist into next year that bode well for mergers and acquisitions Global commercial travel demand has remained stable while production has struggled to fully recover. This has resulted in the commercial…
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Amadeus claims early success addressing look-to-book surge that is stifling NDC
European aviation tech giant Amadeus has released a new search traffic filtering service to help airlines cope with spiralling volumes. The move from traditional EDIFACT distribution platform to New Distribution Capability is allowing carriers to take more control of the offering made to the consumer. But, it is also seeing increased strain on airline IT…
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Joramco wins top accolade for its ‘Tree for Every Aircraft initiative
Amman-based aircraft MRO facility and engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), Joramco, has won first place at Al-Hussein bin Abdullah II Award for Voluntary Service for its environmental initiative, ‘Tree for Every Aircraft’. Organised by the Ministry of Youth in partnership with the Crown Prince Foundation and UNICEF, Al-Hussein bin Abdullah II Award for…
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AFKLMP Cargo and DHL Global Forwarding renew strategic SAF partnership
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) and DHL Global Forwarding (DHL) have announced a new strategic partnership to advance the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and accelerate the decarbonisation of the air-freight industry. Building on the success of their initial 2022-2024 agreement, both organisations have signed a new three-year framework contract covering 2025-2027.…
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Japan’s Upgraded Type 12 SSM Appears in Clearest Image Yet
The image show a live-fire test of the upgraded Type 12 Surface-to-Ship missile conducted between October and November 2020 in California. The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) released on Dec. 19, 2025 more images and information of live-fire tests of its upgraded Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (SSM) that were conducted between October and November 2020.…
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U.S. Marines’ AH-1Z Fires L3Harris’ Red Wolf Launched Effects in New Test
An AH-1Z conducted a low-altitude test firing of the Red Wolf over the Atlantic Test Range in September 2025, adding to 45 demonstrations already performed for the U.S. military. L3Harris announced on Dec. 19, 2025 a live-fire test of its Red Wolf launched effects vehicle over the Atlantic Test Range which was held in September.…
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How Trump’s Space Executive Order Could Reshape America’s Spaceflight Roadmap
President Donald Trump’s space executive order puts the Moon back at the center of America’s spaceflight plans, pairing familiar goals with firm timelines. The directive touches everything from lunar landings and nuclear power in space to commercial launch infrastructure, setting the stage for some of the most consequential space decisions in years. The executive order,…
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A-10s Spearhead U.S. Retaliation Strikes Against ISIS Targets in Syria
CENTCOM launched Operation Hawkeye Strike, striking over 70 targets with more than 100 precision munitions after two U.S. Soldiers and an interpreter were killed on Dec. 13. The U.S. military has launched retaliation strikes against ISIS targets in Syria after two U.S. soldiers and an interpreter were killed on Dec. 13, 2025. In the night…
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CAA Issues FPV UK with 2026 Article 16 Operational Authorisation
FPV UK is proud to announce that the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued
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