Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Chen Chuanren
North Korea says that it successfully launched a hypersonic missile, designated Hwasong-8, on the morning of Sept. 28.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters has been extolling the virtues of its H175 super-medium helicopter as a platform for the UK’s New Medium Helicopter with a series of demonstration flights.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
RE2 Robotics has received U.S. Air Force funding to develop an autonomous system to automate certain flight line maintenance tasks during aircraft turnarounds.
Aircraft & Propulsion

IPP AIR CARGO, Vietnam plans 2Q22 startup with five 777Fs (TBA); it plans to add seven aircraft in second year and 10 in third.
Air Transport

ALASKA AIRLINES leased first new 737-9 (43337) on lease from Air Lease Corporation as part of deal for 13.
Air Transport

AZUL CONECTA, Brazil ordered five Cessna Grand Caravan EXs, and option five, for pax transport; first two have delivered.
Air Transport

NORTH STAR AIR, Canada purchased ATR 72-500F (978; ex-Virgin Australia) from Avation, Singapore.
Air Transport

SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS signed memorandum of cooperation with Kenya Airways with a longer-term view to co-starting a Pan-African Airline Group that in
Air Transport

CRESTVIEW AEROSPACE acquired KEMCO AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING, MO (machined components); KAL Capital advised.
Defense and Space

LOAN STAR ANALYSIS, TX secured new round of investment from HCAP Partners; it provides predictive/prescriptive analytics and guided AI solutions.
Aerospace

KAMAN COMPOSITES-WICHITA delivered its 1,500th inlet unit for the CH-47.
Defense and Space

CFM INTERNATIONAL signed LOI with Air China to build LEAP MRO capacity at SICHUAN SERVICES AERO-ENGINE MAINTENANCE.
MRO

CFM INTERNATIONAL has 12-year, $992m Air Travel contract to provide LEAP-1A MRO/spares on Rate per Flight Hour basis.
MRO

AVIATION INVENTORY RESOURCES, TX parted out four Saab 340s and one B1900D to support its AIRcare program.
MRO

Naji Majdalani to Director of Business Development-Middle East for Engine Strategy Group, based in Dubai, of GA Telesis.
MRO

LCI

LCI jointly acquired ex-Singapore A330-200 (1427) with MARATHON ASSET MANAGEMENT to re-enter fixed wing market.
Air Transport

Joanna Soh to Vice President of Marketing-Asia, based in Singapore, of Deucalion Aviation.
Air Transport

AZORRA, FL closed $500m warehouse credit facility with Credit Suisse Securities (USA) to fund aircraft acquisitions.
Air Transport

AIRBALTIC began four-times-weekly Riga-Dubai (A220-300).
Aerospace

FINNAIR agreed to sell four in-service A350-900s to GECAS (3) and Gilead Aviation (1), and lease them back.
Air Transport

AIR EUROPA MAINTENANCE, Spain received FAA repair station certification for its bases in Madrid and Barcelona.
MRO

SATAIR extended its Airbus Managed Inventory service deal with GAMECO.
MRO

GE AVIATION was selected by AerDragon Aviation Leasing to overhaul eight CFM56-5Bs under TrueChoice program.
MRO

BOEING plans in 2022 to open two 767-300 freighter conversion lines at GAMECO, which also has three 737-800BCF lines.
MRO

MTU MAINTENANCE ZHUHAI broke ground on new Jinwan Branch as second facility (on 150,000 sq meter plot of land) for engine disassembly, assembly and
MRO