Qatar Airways has begun legal proceedings against Airbus regarding safety concerns related to surface degradation in its A350 fleet – an issue which has resulted so far in 21 aircraft being grounded. This video shows the issues causing concern
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Collins Aerospace in Poland has been awarded a first-time support agreement for evacuation slides by Spairliners. Collins will provide full test and inspection of evacuation systems, as well as repair, modification and replacement services
Pobeda Airlines, a low-cost carrier in the Aeroflot group, has placed a US$1.53m order for anti-condensation systems for retrofit installation on 20 more of its Boeing 737-800NG aircraft
West Star Aviation has announced plans for major facility expansion projects at its locations across the USA in order to keep pace with growing customer demand
There is a lot of activity at J&C Aero: it has been granted its first EASA Part 145 approval, has opened an in-house component repair shop, and is planning to more than double its production and MRO facilities in early 2022
Emirates has announced an 18-month retrofit programme to install premium economy cabins in 53 Boeing 777s and 52 more A380 aircraft. The UAE airline is also considering upgrades to its B777 business class cabins, with new seats in a 1-2-1 configuration
A new contract sees J&C Aero’s engineers manage the certification process for SmartLynx to receive a permanent EASA STC for cargo transportation inside Airbus A330 cabins
FAI has obtained an STC for the EpiShuttle patient transfer system on the Bombardier CL-600 aircraft type after passing tests to assess flammability, rapid decompression, and patient evacuation
British Airways (BA) has selected Collins Aerospace to upgrade the Club World cabins on its fleet of Boeing 777 aircraft. The agreement includes installation of the Club Suite business class seat, the Club Kitchen and a new cabin configuration
Air France is the first airline to order Safran Cabin’s ECOS (Efficient Cabin Open Space) shelf bins, with a contract signed to equip 24 of its Airbus A320s with the units. Air France Industries retrofitted the first of the aircraft with the bins in July 2021, which has now returned to service