The retirement age of commercial aircraft is decreasing as the global fleet renews, which is causing teardowns at younger ages.

Aftermarket parts suppliers and distributors face convergent effects in the market that have not existed in previous economic cycles.

Finnair and GA Telesis are in talks that, if successful, would lead to the takeover of the airline’s Helsinki-based, third-party engine overhaul business by the Florida-based service provider.

Brazil’s civil aviation agency recommends that Embraer 170- and 190-series operators closely monitor aircraft brake wear to prevent debris-shedding brake failures. The problem, revealed in a safety bulletin issued in August 2011 and updated last month, is being caused by cracks in disc grooves designed to minimize vibration, Brazil’s ANAC reports. In the most severe cases, brake assembly lugs are detaching and damaging aircraft or ending up as foreign object debris on airfields.

EASA has ordered CFM CFM56-5 and -5B operators in the Commonwealth of Independent States to limit use of TS-1 fuel or replace hydro mechanical units after several inflight shutdowns have been traced to fuel contaminants.

Garuda Indonesia has appointed Indonesia’s Mandiri Securities to provide advice on the initial public offerings for two of its subsidiaries, but there is still a hurdle to overcome.

Lufthansa System AG , Cologne, Germany, reappointed Gunter Kuechler to the Supervisory Board.

Bombardier Aerospace , Montreal, named Fernando Lacerda Da Silva sales director of new aircraft.