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Hydraulic sequencing and ice left 757 freight door unsecured before it opened in flight

German investigators found a complex interaction of hydraulic sequencing, mechanical fault and icing left a DHL Air Boeing 757-200 freighter's cargo door unsecured before it opened during climb out of Leipzig. Several door-control panel status lights failed to extinguish in the normal close sequence, contributing to the event.

2025-12-18T04:40:14.554514-08:00

FlightGlobal

AAR to acquire Aircraft Reconfig Technologies from ZIM to boost cabin-refit, engineering and certification

2025-12-18T01:04:29.892428-08:00

Bloomberg

EASA issues PAD for A320neo S12 panels after supplier produced thinner-than‑spec fuselage skins

2025-12-17T08:50:27.554682-08:00

CNN

United 777‑200ER Returns to Dulles After Engine Failure and Small Brush Fire

2025-12-13T11:36:42.243749-08:00

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ch-aviation

Fiji suspends Sunflower Aviation AMO; PM seeks ICAO help Fiji has suspended Sunflower Aviation's Aircraft Maintenance Organisation (AMO) certificate, and the prime minister has asked the International Civil Aviation Organization for assistance to resolve the situation. The suspension removes local approved maintenance capability and could disrupt operators reliant on Sunflower's services.

2025-12-18T19:29:06.001476-08:00

Fiji suspends Sunflower Aviation AMO; PM seeks ICAO help

Aviation Today

How Avionics Upgrades Are Rewriting Airline Economics in an Elevated‑Rate Financing Era As central banks begin to ease policy but global interest rates remain historically elevated, airlines are turning to avionics upgrades and retrofits to reshape fleet economics — reducing near‑term capital outlays, extending asset life and supporting residual values in a tighter financing environment.

2025-12-18T14:29:30.026805-08:00

How Avionics Upgrades Are Rewriting Airline Economics in an Elevated‑Rate Financing Era

Skies Magazine

Honda launches APMG S retrofit to upgrade Classic and APMG HondaJets to Elite S standards Honda Aircraft announced the APMG S performance retrofit package for owners of HondaJet Classic and HondaJet APMG aircraft. The OEM-offered modification installs technical innovations introduced on later HondaJet variants, including features from the Elite S, to improve performance and fleet commonality.

2025-12-18T06:32:39.691644-08:00

Honda launches APMG S retrofit to upgrade Classic and APMG HondaJets to Elite S standards

FlightGlobal

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Hydraulic sequencing and ice left 757 freight door unsecured before it opened in flight German investigators found a complex interaction of hydraulic sequencing, mechanical fault and icing left a DHL Air Boeing 757-200 freighter's cargo door unsecured before it opened during climb out of Leipzig. Several door-control panel status lights failed to extinguish in the normal close sequence, contributing to the event.

2025-12-18T04:40:14.554514-08:00

Hydraulic sequencing and ice left 757 freight door unsecured before it opened in flight

FlightGlobal

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AAR to acquire Aircraft Reconfig Technologies from ZIM to boost cabin-refit, engineering and certification AAR has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aircraft Reconfig Technologies from ZIM Aircraft Seating. The North Carolina-based specialist — which supplies galleys, crew-rest and cabin reconfiguration services to carriers including American Airlines, LATAM, Iberia, Swiss and ANA — will expand AAR's cabin-refit, MRO and certification capabilities.

2025-12-18T01:04:29.892428-08:00

AAR to acquire Aircraft Reconfig Technologies from ZIM to boost cabin-refit, engineering and certification

ch-aviation

S7 Group to invest $37.3m in new MRO hangar S7 Group will invest $37.3 million to establish a dedicated MRO hangar, the carrier announced. The capital commitment expands the group's in‑house maintenance capacity and represents a material, fleet-focused infrastructure investment to support ongoing operations.

2025-12-17T21:08:11.785611-08:00

S7 Group to invest $37.3m in new MRO hangar

navalaviationmuseum.org

National Naval Aviation Museum's KC-130F (BuNo 149798) gets corrosion control and repaint ahead of display The National Naval Aviation Museum's KC-130F Hercules (BuNo 149798) received corrosion control and a full repaint this fall, funded by the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation and carried out by Blast Off, Inc. The historic airframe made its final flight to NAS Pensacola for the conservation work.

2025-12-17T15:34:43.155495-08:00

National Naval Aviation Museum's KC-130F (BuNo 149798) gets corrosion control and repaint ahead of display

AINonline

ExecuJet Belgium completes first Starlink retrofit on Dassault Falcon 8X ExecuJet MRO Services’ Belgium facility, a Dassault Aviation subsidiary, has completed the first SpaceX Starlink retrofit on a Falcon 8X. The MRO-led installation brings LEO-based Starlink broadband to Dassault’s ultra-long-range business jet, enabling in-flight Starlink connectivity on the type.

2025-12-17T11:31:16.837323-08:00

ExecuJet Belgium completes first Starlink retrofit on Dassault Falcon 8X

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