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Leonardo evaluates AW139 'MkII' evolution but stops short of a formal launch

Leonardo Helicopters is evaluating an 'evolution' of its best‑selling AW139 intermediate‑twin — the long‑speculated MkII upgrade — but is not yet ready to officially launch the programme. The announcement frames the work as an early‑stage study rather than a committed development pathway.

2026-03-02T07:14:35.591844-08:00

AINonline

Rotorcraft market outlook: legacy upgrades and emerging technologies

2026-03-02T05:22:27.853419-08:00

Vertical Mag

Lake Fusion, LFT Airborne and Timberline partner to scale LiDAR SitAwS across global helicopter fleets

2026-03-02T05:16:32.662008-08:00

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Senior posts 20% rise in annual adjusted operating profit on strong aerospace demand

2026-03-01T23:31:46.309437-08:00

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Leonardo evaluates AW139 'MkII' evolution but stops short of a formal launch Leonardo Helicopters is evaluating an 'evolution' of its best‑selling AW139 intermediate‑twin — the long‑speculated MkII upgrade — but is not yet ready to officially launch the programme. The announcement frames the work as an early‑stage study rather than a committed development pathway.

2026-03-02T07:14:35.591844-08:00

Leonardo evaluates AW139 'MkII' evolution but stops short of a formal launch

AINonline

Rotorcraft market outlook: legacy upgrades and emerging technologies The rotorcraft market is bifurcating: operators are extending life and capability of legacy platforms through upgrades, retrofits and MRO work, even as a separate wave of transformative technologies — from high‑speed compounds to autonomy and new propulsion — looms on the procurement horizon.

2026-03-02T05:22:27.853419-08:00

Rotorcraft market outlook: legacy upgrades and emerging technologies

Vertical Mag

Lake Fusion, LFT Airborne and Timberline partner to scale LiDAR SitAwS across global helicopter fleets Lake Fusion, LFT Airborne and Timberline have signed a long-term cooperation to scale SitAwS, a LiDAR-based Situational Awareness System, for global helicopter fleets. The agreement targets retrofit and line-fit deployments to provide forward obstacle detection and enhanced pilot awareness across civil and commercial rotorcraft operations worldwide.

2026-03-02T05:16:32.662008-08:00

Lake Fusion, LFT Airborne and Timberline partner to scale LiDAR SitAwS across global helicopter fleets

Vertical Mag

CCC and Curtiss‑Wright win four‑year U.S. Navy contract to supply helicopter landing systems CCC and Curtiss‑Wright have won a four‑year U.S. Navy contract to supply helicopter landing systems. Curtiss‑Wright’s Mississauga, Ontario facility will manufacture the systems and provide technical field support to the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center, covering production and in‑service sustainment.

2026-03-02T05:16:32.393828-08:00

CCC and Curtiss‑Wright win four‑year U.S. Navy contract to supply helicopter landing systems

Reuters

Senior posts 20% rise in annual adjusted operating profit on strong aerospace demand Senior, the UK engineering firm, said on Monday its annual adjusted operating profit rose 20% as robust demand and improved pricing for aerospace components boosted full-year results, reflecting firmer production and aftermarket activity across commercial and defence aerospace markets.

2026-03-01T23:31:46.309437-08:00

Senior posts 20% rise in annual adjusted operating profit on strong aerospace demand

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Widow sues Boeing, GE and VT San Antonio over Nov. 2025 UPS MD-11F crash that killed 15 On Feb. 25, 2026 the widow of UPS pilot Dana Justin Diamond filed a negligence suit naming Boeing, General Electric and VT San Antonio Aerospace over the Nov. 4, 2025 crash of UPS Flight 2976, an MD-11F that lost an engine during takeoff near Louisville and killed 15 people.

2026-02-26T13:35:58.864993-08:00

Widow sues Boeing, GE and VT San Antonio over Nov. 2025 UPS MD-11F crash that killed 15

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Volaris to build aircraft maintenance base in Guadalajara Volaris will build an aircraft maintenance base in Guadalajara, Mexico, the airline told ch-aviation. The facility will establish local maintenance capacity to service Volaris’ aircraft. No further details on size, opening date or scope of work were disclosed in the report.

2026-02-26T10:50:53.736947-08:00

Volaris to build aircraft maintenance base in Guadalajara

Inflight Online

ExecuJet Haite wins multi-authority approvals for Gulfstream G700 line and heavy maintenance ExecuJet Haite Aviation Services has been certified by three aviation authorities to perform both line and heavy maintenance on the Gulfstream G700, including a recent QCAA approval that extends the shop’s multi-authority G700 MRO capabilities across the Asia‑Pacific market. These clearances broaden local sustainment options for G700 operators.

2026-02-26T02:01:27.451646-08:00

ExecuJet Haite wins multi-authority approvals for Gulfstream G700 line and heavy maintenance

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Leonardo evaluates AW139 'MkII' evolution but stops short of a formal launch

Rotorcraft market outlook: legacy upgrades and emerging technologies

Lake Fusion, LFT Airborne and Timberline partner to scale LiDAR SitAwS across global helicopter fleets

Senior posts 20% rise in annual adjusted operating profit on strong aerospace demand

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