Alex Derber

3 weeks ago | aviationweek.com | Alex Derber

Canadian carrier Porter Airlines is boosting its regional aircraft maintenance capacity by leasing a hangar in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The 20,000 ft.2 facility will provide dedicated maintenance capacity for Porter’s Embraer 195-E2 and De Havilland Dash 8-400 fleets. “Porter is making strategic investments to support our continued growth and provide the best service to our customers,” said Kent Woodside, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Porter Airlines.

3 weeks ago | aviationweek.com | Alex Derber

While the aviation industry focuses on how quickly Airbus can increase production of its bestselling A320neo family, activity is also stepping up at the other end of the market with part-out companies. Unical Aviation has announced the acquisition of a “fleet” of A320neo airframes for disassembly by subsidiary ecube, with the first aircraft due for part-out this month. Unical described the project as the first dedicated disassembly program for A320neo-family aircraft.

3 weeks ago | aviationweek.com | Alex Derber

Lithuanian MRO provider FL Technics is moving closer to a heavy maintenance presence in the Americas as the first phase of its project in the Dominican Republic nears completion. FL Technics said construction of its 52,000 m2 (approximately 560,000 ft.2) complex in Punta Cana is now over halfway complete ahead of a planned opening this October, with recruitment also well underway.

3 weeks ago | aviationweek.com | Alex Derber

Illinois-headquartered MRO provider AAR Corp. more than doubled its operating profit for the third quarter of its fiscal year as sales rocketed in its repairs and engineering segment and more airframe overhauls were performed. Despite its $71 million operating profit, the company recorded a small net loss for the three months to Feb. 28 as it took a $64 million charge in relation to the sale of its landing gear overhaul business. The $51 million sale is expected to complete in the fourth quarter.

1 month ago | aviationweek.com | Alex Derber

Latvian carrier AirBaltic continues to grapple with the impact of Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan (GTF) engine inspections and overhauls after it swung from an annual profit to a loss in 2024. From a peak of 13 Airbus A220-300 grounded in the in the first quarter of 2023, AirBaltic saw AOGs fall to three aircraft a year later, but then rise again steadily to 13 AOGs by the final quarter of last year.