The leader of the National Guard Bureau said he supports a proposal to cut one C-130 wing in the component, though the rest of the Hercules fleet needs to be modernized not just for homeland missions but also for wartime needs, as Congress, the U.S. Air Force and the Guard wrestle over the airlifter’s required fleet size.

Agreement focuses on the maintenance of several line replaceable units.

Under the new structure, MTU says it will ensure more focused support and continued used serviceable material supply.

Startup ZeroAvia has partnered with India’s Hindustan Aeronautics to develop a supplemental type certificate for its conversion of the 19-passenger Dornier 228 regional turboprop to hydrogen-electric propulsion.

Average material spend on CFM International engine overhauls remains slightly lower than in 2020, but general aftermarket trends are improving, Safran executives report. 

The MRO has returned to profitability but results were again propped up by the wage subsidies provided by Singapore that have been in place since the start of the pandemic.

Amsterdam-based Regional Jet Center has signed an agreement to deploy Donecle’s automated aircraft inspection drone system.

With a tentative recovery underway for European airlines, Lufthansa Technik has registered a vast improvement in quarterly performance. The world’s…