Commercial

ATP’s ChronicX Named Winner in 2023 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards 

ATP’s ChronicX Named Winner in 2023 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards 

Joy Finnegan

 ATP’s ChronicX solution has been named a winner in the Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards program presented by the Business Intelligence Group.   ChronicX uses natural language processing and machine learning to analyze aircraft defect information, automatically pinpointing and organizing issue clusters. The complete advanced web and mobile solution provides automatic identification of chronic aircraft defects, chronic resolution management and defect analysis to…

Lufthansa Technik Reports Record Result after Pandemic Tribulations

Joy Finnegan

Lufthansa Technik AG significantly increased both revenue and earnings in the financial year 2022 despite a challenging environment. Adjusted EBIT even set a new record at 511* million euros (previous year: 362 million euros, plus 41%). Revenue grew to 5.6 billion euros (previous year: 4.0 billion euros, up 39%), the third-best figure in the company’s…

Etihad Engineering and Collins Aerospace to Establish Nacelle Center of Excellence in the UAE

Joy Finnegan

Collins Aerospace and Etihad Engineering announced plans to establish the Collins Nacelle Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) business to a site within Etihad Engineering’s aviation maintenance center of excellence located adjacent to Abu Dhabi International Airport. Etihad Engineering is one of the world’s leading aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services providers and a part…

OASES Adds Three New Customers

Joy Finnegan

OASES,  a provider of aviation maintenance software, announced today that it has secured three major customer wins, Alis Cargo, Trans Nusa, and European Air Charter, during the first quarter of 2023. All three airlines have chosen OASES software for their maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operations. AlisCargo, a cargo airline based in Italy will use OASES…

Schools in U. S. to Receive $10 Million in FAA Grants to Develop the Next Generation of Aviation Professionals

Joy Finnegan

Twenty-three schools will receive $10 million in grants from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to help attract and train students for careers as pilots and aviation maintenance technicians.  Twelve of the schools will receive $5 million from the FAA’s Aircraft Pilots Aviation Workforce Development Grants program. The schools can use the funding to create and deliver…

Jamco Corporation Highlights Venture Premium Class Seat

Jamco Corporation is highlights its Venture Premium Class Seat, designed with sustainability in mind, while minimizing operational costs for airlines. Jamco’s Venture seat is made with a high amount of recycled material, is lighter than traditional seats, is easy to install and requires less overall maintenance. Jamco’s Venture seat is manufactured from advanced patented panel…

Rolls-Royce Nabs Biggest Ever Order of Trent XWB-97 Engines

Joy Finnegan

In February, Rolls-Royce received an order from Air India for 68 Trent XWB-97 engines, plus options for 20 more. This is the biggest ever order for the Trent XWB-97, which exclusively powers the Airbus A350-1000. Air India has also ordered 12 Trent XWB-84 engines, the sole engine option for the Airbus A350-900. This is the…

Locatory.com Marketplace Partners with ERP.Aero

Joy Finnegan

As aviation industry strives for optimization and efficiency, collaboration between businesses is becoming more and more prevalent.  To drive growth and better results, aircraft spare parts marketplace Locatory.com and ERP.Aero, cloud-based ERP for aerospace suppliers, have joined forces. This new integration automates inventory listing and updates, allowing customers to receive RFQs directly into their ERP.Aero’s…

Bluetail Raises Additional $2.2 Million Series A  from Venture Firm AZ-VC to Accelerate Growth

Joy Finnegan

Bluetail, an SaaS aircraft records platform for private aviation, has announced that it closed an additional $2.2 million Series A investment. The round was led by AZ-VC, an Arizona-based venture capital fund that is uniquely focused on supporting emerging technology companies throughout the state. With its triple-digit growth in 2022, 600M+ in aircraft records managed,…

Delta TechOps Opens New Repair Shop for Pratt & Whitney GTF Engines

Joy Finnegan

Delta TechOps continues to enhance maintenance capabilities with its latest milestone – the grand opening of a brand-new engine repair shop. The facility will be dedicated to performing maintenance on Pratt & Whitney GTF engines including  the PW1100G and PW1500G, which power Delta’s new fleet of advanced Airbus A321neo and A220 airliners, respectively. The shop…

Lufthansa Technik Provides Condition Monitoring to Avianca

Joy Finnegan

Lufthansa Technik and Colombian carrier Avianca have signed a five-year contract that will provide digital Condition Monitoring through the AVIATAR platform. With the new contract, Avianca will be able to receive instant and real-time information about the configuration and condition of its Airbus A320 and A330 aircraft as well as their engines and components – during flight and on…