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Pegasus signs for up to 300 CFM LEAP‑1B engines to power planned Boeing 737‑10 fleet

Pegasus Airlines has agreed with CFM International for up to 300 LEAP‑1B engines, including spares and long‑term support, to equip and maintain its incoming Boeing 737‑10/737 MAX fleet. The deal underpins the carrier's expanded order book, which includes 100 firm 737‑10 commitments.

2025-12-18T08:31:22.865714-08:00

FlightGlobal

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

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

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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Skies Magazine

Leonardo and IMP start Canadian assembly of CH-149 Cormorant 615 as MLU production line opens Leonardo and IMP Aerospace began assembly this fall of the 615 variant of the CH-149 Cormorant at a new production line in Canada, mirroring Leonardo’s U.K. processes as the helicopter’s mid-life upgrade moves into serial production.

2025-12-19T06:56:00.645090-08:00

Leonardo and IMP start Canadian assembly of CH-149 Cormorant 615 as MLU production line opens

AeroTime

Turning technical risk into ROI for aircraft lessors Engineering-led oversight and continued CAMO support help aircraft lessors reduce transition risk, avoid costly redelivery findings and preserve long-term asset value by identifying airworthiness gaps, managing maintenance compliance and coordinating rectifications before handback—turning technical risk into measurable return on leased assets.

2025-12-19T01:09:32.663913-08:00

Turning technical risk into ROI for aircraft lessors

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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

Cargo Facts

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FedEx to absorb $175M replacing MD‑11 capacity; freighters due back Mar–May 2026 FedEx expects to absorb roughly $175 million in incremental costs to replace capacity while its MD‑11 freighters remain grounded and plans to return the type in its fiscal fourth quarter (Mar. 1–May 31, 2026). The grounding has overwhelmed flight‑services teams, forcing pilot hotel rebookings and cargo schedule disruption.

2025-12-18T18:26:25.855040-08:00

FedEx to absorb $175M replacing MD‑11 capacity; freighters due back Mar–May 2026

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

safran-group.com

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Pegasus signs for up to 300 CFM LEAP‑1B engines to power planned Boeing 737‑10 fleet Pegasus Airlines has agreed with CFM International for up to 300 LEAP‑1B engines, including spares and long‑term support, to equip and maintain its incoming Boeing 737‑10/737 MAX fleet. The deal underpins the carrier's expanded order book, which includes 100 firm 737‑10 commitments.

2025-12-18T08:31:22.865714-08:00

Pegasus signs for up to 300 CFM LEAP‑1B engines to power planned Boeing 737‑10 fleet

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

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