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Canadian regional carrier Harbour Air has agreed to acquire Pacific Coastal Airlines (PCA), bringing the two airlines under common Canadian ownership and creating a new regional airline group, the companies said. The deal will combine Harbour Air’s seaplane network with PCA’s wheeled-aircraft operations, expanding connectivity and access to destinations across British Columbia. Both airlines will […] The post Harbour Air to buy Pacific Coastal in B.C. airline deal appeared first on AviTrader Aviation News.

EPCOR, part of Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M), has signed a five-year agreement with Mexican cargo airline mas to provide long-term support for its Airbus A330 auxiliary power unit (APU) fleet. The agreement covers five A330s equipped with GTCP331-350 APUs and marks the first contract between EPCOR and mas. As […] The post EPCOR, mas sign five-year A330 APU support deal appeared first on AviTrader Aviation News.

Boeing and American Airlines have completed the first landing gear exchange on a 737 MAX, a milestone that extends Boeing’s long-standing Landing Gear Exchange Program to its latest generation of single-aisle aircraft. The exchange demonstrates Boeing’s ability to provide fully overhauled and certified main and nose landing gear assemblies ready for installation, potentially reducing aircraft […] The post Boeing completes first American Airlines 737 MAX landing gear exchange appeared first on AviTrader Aviation News.

Melbourne-based logistics and supply chain group Linfox Group (Linfox) has taken delivery of Australia’s first Airbus H160 helicopter, marking a milestone for next-generation rotorcraft in the region. The delivery makes Linfox the first Australian operator to place the twin-engine H160 into service. The aircraft will support the group’s business and corporate aviation operations, connecting its […] The post Linfox takes delivery of Australia’s first Airbus H160 appeared first on AviTrader Aviation News.

Latvia’s national airline airBaltic said this Monday it and certain subsidiaries had voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States, seeking to restructure its finances while continuing to operate flights as normal. The carrier, which describes itself as the leading airline in the Baltic states, said the proceedings were initiated in the […] The post airBaltic files for Chapter 11 appeared first on AviTrader Aviation News.