Delta Flight Products to Manufacture Personal Protective Equipment to Help Healthcare workers

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Delta Flight Products, the airline’s wholly owned subsidiary, is collaborating with Global Center for Medical Innovation (GCMI), a non-profit affiliate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, to manufacture face shields to protect hospital workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using materials and designs provided by GCMI, Delta Flight Products is leveraging its best-in-class manufacturing facilities to…

Boeing Extends Temporary Suspension of Puget Sound Production Operations

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Boeing is extending the temporary suspension of production operations at all Puget Sound area and Moses Lake sites until further notice. These actions are being taken in light of the company’s continuing focus on the health and safety of employees, current assessment of the spread of COVID-19 in Washington state, the reliability of the supply…

Increased Threat of Microbial Contamination for Grounded Aircraft

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Conidia Bioscience this week “celebrated” 20 years of support for aviation this week, although it didn’t seem like a normal celebration in these times of lock-down, says the company. Conidia manufactures the FUELSTAT Microbial Contamination fuel test kits, a product that allows operators and MROs to test the fuel in their tanks within 15 minutes…

Rolls-Royce Offering Downloadable STEM Activities

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Rolls-Royce is offering free ways to engage with tomorrow’s scientists and engineers. The company says they want to give every young person who shows an interest in STEM subjects the chance to explore those interests in an educational way that’s exciting and inspiring. They have produced a whole host of STEM-related activity packs for inquisitive…

Collins Helps Out During Coronavirus Crisis

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Collins Aerospace is stepping up in the battle against COVID-19. Whether it’s using engineering expertise to help produce personal protective equipment (PPE), donating products to local hospitals, volunteering in communities (while abiding by social distancing guidelines) or providing much-needed financial support to nonprofits, the company and its employees are finding ways to make an impact.…

STS Aviation Gains EASA Approval for Base Mx at BHX Facility

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STS Aviation Services (STS), a division of STS Aviation Group and a leading MRO provider to the global aviation industry, lands CAA Part 145 approval to conduct base maintenance operations at its state-of-the-art aircraft maintenance facility in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Aircraft types included in the new approval cover the A320 family, A330, B737NG and B757 with additional aircraft to be…

APOC Aviation Closes on Three Airframe Deals in Q1 2020

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Part-out activity has commenced this month in Marana, Arizona for two A319-132 airframes recently acquired by APOC Aviation. MSN 1758 and 1790 were formerly operated by Air Macau and the parts are expected to arrive into APOC’s stock during April/May. Jasper van den Boogaard, VP Airframe Acquisition & Trading at APOC Aviation, is a certified…