The bosses of the four main ground handling service providers operating in the UK have written to the government to call for financial support, warning that the collapse of their businesses would have knock-on effects for the aviation sector’s post-COVID-19 recovery.

Sensing supercooled icing; Russian electric testbed: deorbiting tether; digitalizing cabin; UPS drone delivery; Lilium eVTOL funding.

Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company (HAECO Group) has acquired U.S. engine repair specialist Jet Engine Solutions.

Aftermarket services specialist AAR Corp. is bracing for a drop in demand for maintenance as airlines scale back to cope with reduced flying amid the coronavirus pandemic, but is already seeing a rebound in markets that are now in recovery mode.

Solicitation asks manufacturers to supply a drone approved to fly beyond line of sight for transmission line inspections.

Lufthansa Technik (LHT) is already seeing a massive impact from the COVID-19 crisis but cannot predict the extent of the damage to the global aviation industry.

Airlines are drastically cutting their passenger flights in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, which could take several months to contain. This will cause a rash of aftermarket order cancellations.

Global supplier of aftermarket aviation parts to open a 25,000-sq.-ft. warehouse at Dublin Airport.