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FlightSafety International is Building a New Airbus A320 Full Flight Simulator for the Aviation Safety and Training Center in Singapore

Jet Aviation gains EASA STC Approval for ADS-B Out compliance on B747 in Basel

Jet Aviation recently received EASA Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for ADS-B Out compliance for the B747 series aircraft, some 2 years ahead of EASA and FAA 2020 mandates. With this approval, Jet Aviation’s MRO and Completions facility in Basel is authorized to configure an...

First A380 dismantled and will be sold as spare parts

The first Airbus A380 has been dismantled and will be sold as spare parts as a new lessee or buyer could not be found following expiry of the 10-year lease in October 2017. For investors, this is likely to mean a modest end to their investment, according to research by Scope Analysis. After the 1...

MRO provider FL Technics Indonesia: earns FAA Part-145 Air Repair Station certification

FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul services, has earned FAA (Federal Aviation Association) Part-145 Air Repair Station certification #47DY377D emerging as one of Asia’s MRO hotspots in the Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. Indonesia alone has approximately 60 MRO companies and only a few of them have FAA certificatio...

Pilot Career Show Brussels: complex initiative to meet ever-greater demand for pilots

The issue of global pilot shortage is starting to aggravate the aviation industry. Pilot strikes calling for improved working conditions is its latest representation. The core problems of the issue touch upon many related fields, particularly regarding pilot training, given that the number of graduate students is not able to meet the yearly demand in every region equally, including in Europe. ...

GLOBALJET Services Expands Benchmark AIM Course to Reach Wider Audience

Business aviation to see new gains in productivity, safety and effectiveness with leadership training offered to wider target audience GLOBALJET Services, Inc., a leader in on-location aviation aircraft, avionics, safety, and professional development training, has completed a strategic direction to offer their Aviation Interpersonal Management (AIM) course to a broader target audience. The high...

FlightSafety International Introduces PT6 Engine Familiarization Training for Pilots

FlightSafety International announces a new PT6 engine familiarization training program for pilots. “FlightSafety’s new PT6 engine familiarization training will provide pilots who fly PT6-powered turboprop aircraft with the operating fundamentals,” said Daniel MacLellan, Senior Vice President, Operations. “The course includes basic theory, engine to airframe interface, an...

Lufthansa Technik: Comprehensive A350 APU support for two Asian airlines

Two major Asian airlines entrusted Lufthansa Technik with the technical support for the HGT1700 auxiliary power units (APU) of their A350-900 fleets. South Korean carrier Asiana Airlines signed a ten year long-term contract for the HGT1700 APUs of its planned fleet of 30 A350-900 aircraft. The services will be provided in the frame of an exclusive time and material agre...

FL TECHNICS lands Comair Limited as a new client

FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has announced the signing of an agreement withComair Limited, a private domestic airline operator in the Republic of South Africa listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Comair Limited is a South African aviation and travel company, offering scheduled and non-scheduled airline service...

Flightdocs partners with HondaJet Owners and Pilots Association to offer discounted services to members

Flightdocs, the leading provider of cloud-based aircraft maintenance tracking, compliance, and inventory management services, announced that it has partnered with the HondaJet Owners & Pilots Association (HJOPA) to offer discounted services to HJOPA members. The annual cost for its Enterprise service will be significantly less than a competitive system that is also offered to HJOPA members, wi...

SR Technics expands presence at Malta International Airport with modern new hangar

SR Technics, a world leading MRO service provider, is pleased to announce that it has signed a contract with Malta Enterprise and Malta Industrial Parks Limited to expand its aircraft maintenance facility in Malta, following last year’s Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The agreement includes the construction of a modern multi-bay hangar facility for narrow- and wide-body aircraft at Mal...

First A330-200P2F re-delivery to Egyptair Cargo

Egyptair Cargo has taken delivery of the A330-200 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) converted aircraft from the Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW), the joint venture between ST Engineering Aerospace and Airbus, following the successful completion of test flights in June and awarding of the Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Egyptian Civil Aviation Authori...

IATA, CFM International Sign Pro-Competitive Agreement on Engine Maintenance

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that it has entered into an agreement with CFM International (CFM) that will lead to increased competition in the market for maintenance, repair and overhaul services (MRO) on engines manufactured by CFM, a 50/50 partnership between GE and Safran Aircraft Engines. “Airlines spend a tremendous amount of money on the maintenance a...

Indonesian airline Citilink signs fleet-wide contract for GX Aviation inflight broadband

Inmarsat partners with Mahata Aero Teknologi, Lufthansa Systems and Lufthansa Technik to rollout award-winning connectivity service on 50 Airbus A320s Inmarsat, the world’s leading provider of global mobile satellite communications, has signed a contract with Mahata Aero Teknologi (MAT), an Indonesian wireless technology provider, to deploy Inmarsat’s GX Aviation infl...

AMAC Aerospace awarded with new maintenance contracts

AMAC Aerospace proudly announces that a new maintenance contract on a head-of-state A320 aircraft has been awarded to the facility in Basel, Switzerland. Besides a C-Check, that will be performed on the narrow-body, AMAC will also upgrade the existing IFE (inflight entertainment system) with the improvement to stream HD content to the passengers’ personal electronic devices, such a mobile...

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Groundbreaking for new facility at Clark International Airport

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Daher Aircraft expands its authorized service center Network in Brazil, reinforcing support for the country's growing TBM fleet

Daher Aircraft has strengthened its customer support coverage for Brazilian owners and operators of the fast, efficient TBM airplane family with the addition of two authorized service centers to the c...

Flying more sustainably with “shark skin”: Lufthansa Group tests next-generation AeroSHARK

An Airbus A319 of Lufthansa City Airlines is the world’s first test aircraft for a new generation of fuel-efficient AeroSHARK technology. Lufthansa Technik will test approximately 70 transp...