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Virgin Australia had to adjust its Bali flight schedule following the eruption of Mount Lewotobi in Indonesia © Virgin Australia

Chromalloy and AAR have signed a global distribution agreement © Chromalloy

Boeing's 2024 WACF anticipates robust growth for the air cargo industry © Boeing

The Honeywell Connected Recorder-25 (HCR-25), a combined CVR and FDR © Honeywell

Thales will continue providing maintenance and repair services for its avionics equipment installed on China Eastern Airlines' fleets © AirTeamImages

RECARO Aircraft Seating ( RECARO ) and Iberia have reached a significant milestone in their ongoing partnership with the launch of the A321XLR aircraft featuring RECARO's new R3 economy-class seats on Iberia's Madrid to Boston route. The inaugural flight for this new configuration is set to take-off November 14.

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LATAM Airlines Brazil has announced a substantial investment of US$7 million in the expansion of its maintenance base at LATAM MRO in São Carlos, São Paulo, marking the airline's largest commitment to its facilities in the past decade. This funding will support the construction of a new, specialised hangar dedicated to Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, set to begin operations in September 2025. Construction will start on November 15, at the LATAM MRO centre, which is already the largest aeronautical maintenance facility in South America.

ATR has announced it will discontinue development of the ATR 42-600S, a short take-off and landing (STOL) variant of its regional aircraft.

CAE has announced that Marc Parent, who has led the company for 20 years, including 15 years as President and CEO, will step down at the company's annual general meeting in August 2025. Parent has been instrumental in transforming CAE into a global leader in training for both civil aviation and defence and security forces. His decision to leave comes as part of the company's ongoing succession plan.