Analyst: Business Jet Recovery ‘Still Up In The Air’

Jefferies predicts manufacturers to deliver 648 business jets in 2019, up 11% from a year ago, followed by 642 deliveries in 2020 and 659 in 2021. read more from Aviation Week – Aerospace Defense, Business & Commercial News https://ift.tt/32gDW8z via IFTTT

IAG’s Iberia To Acquire Air Europa, Boosting Madrid Hub

International Airlines Group (IAG) said its Spanish airline subsidiary Iberia would buy Air Europa from its current owner Globalia in a deal set to transform its Madrid base into a “true rival” to Europe’s biggest hub airports. read more from Aviation Week – Aerospace Defense, Business & Commercial News https://ift.tt/33jScP6 via IFTTT

Space Station Receives Northrop Cargo Delivery

Northrop Grumman’s 12th Cygnus resupply mission capsule successfully initiated the second round of NASA-contracted cargo deliveries to the International Space Station early Nov. 4. read more from Aviation Week – Aerospace Defense, Business & Commercial News https://ift.tt/2oKaiL3 via IFTTT

Long-range Business Jet Needs Spur New Engine Advances

Developed in secret like the Pearl 15, Rolls-Royce’s Pearl 700 has already amassed 1,200 test hours in advance of first flight on the new Gulfstream G700. read more from Aviation Week – Aerospace Defense, Business & Commercial News https://ift.tt/36xm6RV via IFTTT

Prioritizing Digital Transformation

Henry Canaday There are so many technological innovations either changing MRO or being proposed to improve MRO that managers have a hard time keeping up with the innovation landscape, let alone making the wise investment decisions necessary to realize the benefits of technology. read more from Aviation Week – Aerospace Defense, Business & Commercial News […]

Spirit Boosts Aftermarket Reach With Bombardier Aerostructures Buyout

James Pozzi The sale of Bombardier’s aerostructures business to U.S. company Spirit Aerosystems was finalized late last week with some aftermarket services included as part of the $1.1 billion deal. Bombardier has looked to shed its commercial business units to focus on its business aviation and rail interests. read more from Aviation Week – Aerospace Defense, […]