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Sherpa Air plans to expand its aircraft management, charter and maintenance, repair and overhaul businesses, according to a report from ch-aviation. The available report summary does not specify the scale, timing or investment behind the planned expansion.
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Sherpa Air plans to expand its aircraft management, charter and maintenance, repair and overhaul businesses, according to a report from ch-aviation. The available report summary does not specify the scale, timing or investment behind the planned expansion.
Sudan Airways has restarted scheduled commercial service with its sole aircraft, an A320-200, after repairs temporarily grounded it. The work was delayed by a shortage of spare parts in Sudan, underscoring how constrained access to components can leave an airline with no operating aircraft.
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Bombardier reported third-quarter revenue of US$2.373 billion, up 3%, and profit of US$81 million, compared with US$85 million a year earlier. The company raised its 2026 free-cash-flow forecast above $1.3 billion as services revenue reached a record $701 million, while aircraft deliveries remain under pressure and capacity investment and a potential new model are under consideration.
Axis Jet has received FAA approval to consolidate its charter operations under a single Part 135 certificate. Separately, Fly Alliance sold its Part 135 charter certificate and Part 145 maintenance certificate to Cove Capital Investments, co-owned by Fly Alliance’s former owner and co-founder Kevin Wargo.
Texas-based Part 145 repair station SkyWay Group has received FAA parts manufacturer approval for SkyFlush lavatory upgrade kits covering the Cessna CitationJet/CJ1, CJ2 and CJ3 series. The approval lets the company offer the modification for these business jets as an approved replacement-parts solution.
Elain McCusker of the American Enterprise Institute argues that Congress’s proposed “right to repair” approach for the Pentagon needs revision. Better licensing and management of technical data, she says, would do more to help military maintainers than granting the government broad new rights to defense intellectual property.
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AMAC Aerospace completed maintenance, structural repairs and cabin upgrades on five Boeing Business Jets, while DC Aviation Malta added a third Bombardier Global 7500. Aeroméxico took delivery of a 737 MAX 8, bringing its fleet to 171 aircraft; BETA Technologies reported a $4 billion aircraft backlog and raised its 2026 revenue outlook after a record third quarter.
The Spanish carrier has merged its internal line-maintenance and heavy-maintenance divisions into one unit, Air Europa Technics. The consolidation brings supply chains and purchasing together, with the stated aims of strengthening supplier leverage, improving OEM relationships and broadening the unit’s service offering.
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