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FAA has issued another notice to airmen (NOTAM) informing US airlines that Tuesday’s NOTAM flight ban remains in effect for Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport for “up-to-an-additional-24-hours while the FAA continues to monitor and evaluate the situation.”

Briefs from the July 23, 2014 issue of ATW’s MRO Digest

Pratt & Whitney is teaming with IBM to enhance engine fleet management and health solutions for Pratt customers.

Avia Solutions Group and Kaunas Free Economic Zone Management UAB have signed a memorandum of cooperation to develop a new Aviation Park in the Kaunas Free Economic Zone, Lithuania.

AJW Group and Thales have partnered to repair avionics equipment on Airbus and Boeing single-aisle and long-range aircraft.

Werner Aero Services has placed complete sets of V2500-A5 nacelle components in New Jersey and in Brussels, Belgium.

Ameco Beijing is installing a tail dock at its four-bay hangar to accommodate growing aircraft overhaul workload.

Read the year-end updates and summaries on airlines from North America.

A TransAsia Airways ATR 72 turboprop carrying 54 passengers and four crew has crashed while attempting to make a landing at Magong Airport in Taiwan, according to Taiwan’s Central News Agency.

FAA issued a notice to airmen (NOTAM) Tuesday prohibiting US carriers from flying to or from Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport following a rocket strike Tuesday morning that landed about a mile from the Israeli airport.

Hawaiian Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Airbus for six A330-800neo aircraft, which was launched at last week’s Farnborough Airshow.

Read the year-end updates and summaries on airlines from the Latin America/Caribbean region.

Read the year-end updates and summaries on airlines from Europe.

An Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A330-200 parked at Tripoli International Airport got caught in the cross fire of battling militias on July 20 and was completely destroyed.

Air Uganda has indefinitely suspended operations after the Ugandan Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) failed an ICAO audit and revoked its air operator’s certificate (AOC).

Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair is considering involvement in cash-strapped Cyprus Airways, just days after the Mediterranean island’s government put the national airline up for sale.

Regional aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) is considering another aircraft order and is struggling to keep pace with demand for ATR 72s.

Airbus A350 XWB flight test aircraft (MSN001) has completed the Maximum Energy Rejected Take-Off (MERTO) testing, one of the program’s final hurdles before certification.

Abu Dhabi International Airport has upgraded its facilities in time for summer operations.

GE Aviation has begun construction on a $100 million jet engine assembly facility in Lafayette, Indiana.

The US Senate has confirmed Michael Lawson as US representative on the ICAO Council.

The latest airport passenger traffic and aircraft movements for 251 airports worldwide, presented by monthly and year-to-date figures.

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FAA issued a notice to airmen (NOTAM) Tuesday prohibiting US carriers from flying to or from Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport following a rocket strike Tuesday morning that landed about a mile from the Israeli airport.