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• Dominic Perry
Lufthansa Technik has entered the final certification phase for AeroSHARK on Airbus A330-200 and A330-300 aircraft, with a Discover Airlines A330-300 set to become the first Airbus aircraft fitted with the shark-skin-inspired surface film. The technology has already been used on Boeing 777 aircraft.
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Elbe Flugzeugwerke will provide direct NH90 maintenance support to the German armed forces under a seven-year agreement, marking the Dresden-based MRO provider’s first contract with the Bundeswehr. The deal expands EFW’s role beyond its established commercial aircraft maintenance activities into military helicopter sustainment.
Uganda Airlines has provided new details on a settlement with Rolls-Royce while facing related legal proceedings in the UK. The dispute involves the carrier’s Airbus A330-800 operation, bringing attention to the commercial and contractual issues surrounding its widebody fleet.
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Lufthansa Technik has entered the final certification phase for AeroSHARK on Airbus A330-200 and A330-300 aircraft, with a Discover Airlines A330-300 set to become the first Airbus aircraft fitted with the shark-skin-inspired surface film. The technology has already been used on Boeing 777 aircraft.
A lawsuit involving ATI Jet places the availability of rental engines at the center of disputes over an hourly engine service plan. The case highlights how limited spare-engine capacity can affect maintenance support and the operational assumptions behind power-by-the-hour arrangements.
IAI Aviation Group is expanding its engine maintenance, repair and overhaul capabilities, increasing LEAP capacity and bringing more repairs in-house. The move is intended to meet rising global demand while giving operators greater flexibility in how they manage engine maintenance.
Kepplair has started converting ATR 72 regional airliners into water bombers, with an aircraft completing a pre-modification flight in Toulouse. The effort repurposes an established turboprop platform for aerial firefighting missions and marks the beginning of the modification program.
Israel Aerospace Industries has completed the maiden flight of its Airbus A330-300 passenger-to-freighter conversion, marking the Israeli manufacturer’s entry into Airbus widebody freighter modifications. The aircraft’s first flight begins the next phase of a program designed to expand IAI’s cargo-conversion portfolio.
Marshall Aerospace, the Cambridge airport-based provider of C-130 maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has been acquired by a German investment house. The transaction ends a period of uncertainty for the defense aerospace company and secures new ownership for its established military-aircraft support operation.
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