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Airbus launches Airnovation Summer Academy with focus on tackling global challenges

Student teams have one week to produce game changing concepts linked to global need for food and water security Some 50 top students from 20 countries, representing 24 Airbus partner universities, will join the second Airbus Airnovation Summer Academy from 1st to 6th July 2018 at the UK’s C...

Thai Aviation Academy chooses Tecnam

Tecnam announced today the sale of two P2002JF and one P2006T twin aircraft to Thai Aviation Academy, Thailand. The decision follows a rigorous selection process with the Thai Aviation Academy team undertaking evaluation flights at Tecnam’s Capua, Italy production and flight test facility....

StandardAero achieves industry's first EASA STC for Gulfstream GV/GV-SP JetWave Ka-band connectivity solution

Earlier this month, StandardAero received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval for its Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for installing Honeywell JetWaveTM satellite communications systems and associated Ka-Band radomes on EASA-registered Gulfstream GV/GV-SP aircraft. In December, 2017, StandardAero completed the first STC program using Honeywell JetWave and Inmarsat's Global X...

AUSTRALIAN DIAMOND AIRLINE ACADEMY SELECTS ALSIM AL42 SIMULATOR

ALSIM is very pleased to announce the sale of an AL42 simulator to Diamond Airline Academy, a flight school located in Melbourne, Australia. This will be the first AL42, a replica of the Diamond DA42 aircraft, in Australia. The device will be delivered in October. Diamond Airline Academy is a new flight training centre opening in Moorabbin Airport, Melbourne later this year. The...

Baines Simmons delivers Part 21 training to COMAC in Shanghai

Baines Simmons, part of the Consulting & Training division of global aviation services group Air Partner, has recently delivered Part 21 training in Shanghai to the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), as it evaluates theEuropean Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) regulatory framework. Baines Simmons was contracted to provide a Part 21 course (Airworthiness...

Asesa Selects Able as Exclusive Repair and Overhaul Provider

Mexico-based Aeroservicios Especializados S.A. de C.V. and Able Aerospace Services, a Textron Inc.company, have signed an agreement making Able the exclusive provider of component repairs, overhauls and exchanges for ASESA helicopters in Mexico – a fleet that includes a significant contingent of Bell 412 aircraft. The agreement also provides ASESA with preferred access to Able’...

Airbus and THAI sign agreement to proceed with joint venture MRO

State-of-the art facility to be developed at U-Tapao International Airport Airbus and Thai Airways International (THAI) have signed an agreement to establish a new joint venture maintenance and overhaul (MRO) facility at U-Tapao International Airport near Bangkok. The accord was signed today at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse by Usanee Sangsingkeo, Acting President, THAI; and Eric Schulz, Ch...

ADVENTURE AVIATION CHOOSES ALSIM AL250 SIMULATOR

ALSIM is pleased to announce the sale of an AL250 simulator to Adventure Aviation in Alberta, Canada. The AL250 will include a real Garmin GTN 650. It will complement the schools fleet of Cessna 172’s, including a 172S Nav III, as well as a Piper twin. “We chose the AL250 for its versatility and reputation. We recognized the need for quality, advanced training to meet the...

RUAG earns approval for helicopters and propeller aircraft with Russian civil registration

RUAG Aviation is now also approved for the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of civil helicopters and propeller aircraft registered in Russia. This is an extension to the existing approvals RUAG holds for business jets issued by the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) in 2016 and includes helicopters and propeller aircraft within the standard RUAG type ratings portfolio at...

Jet Aviation receives EASA Part-145 approval for Bombardier Learjet 60 in Vienna

Jet Aviation’s maintenance facility in Vienna has recently received EASA Part-145 approval for the Bombardier Learjet 60 aircraft. The company began its first 120-month inspection on a Turkish-based Learjet 60 earlier this month. With this approval, Jet Aviation’s maintenance facility in Vienna is authorized to support the Bombardier Learjet 60 with line and base maintenan...

Gulfstream deepens technical expertise with enhanced employee Training LAB

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced that it recently enhanced its On-the-Job Training (OJT) Laboratory with two additional aircraft structures: an all-new Gulfstream G600 fuselage, main entry door and wing and an industry-leading Gulfstream G650 fuselage, door, interior and wing. The additions ensure Gulfstream technicians continue to provide aircraft owners and operators with...

Euramec at 2018 Farnborough International Airshow

CEO to outline international expansion into India, North America following successful CAFUC bid for 6 Sims to China’s top aviation university Visit Euramec at Farnborough International Airshow 2018, Hall 1 1395 Euramec, the European flight simulation manufacturer, will present its new range of flight training devices based on the Diamond DA-20, DA-40 and DA-42 series and will also intr...

RUAG accomplishes first overhaul of PW206 engine

For the first time, RUAG Aviation has overhauled a Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206 engine. The maintenance of the engine that is used in the Airbus H135 and H135M helicopters was carried out in the engine maintenance shop in Stans. The fact that the PW206 engines can now be maintained in-house at RUAG Aviation will help to increase the availability of the Swiss Air Force’s helicopter f...

Airbus inaugurates the Space Academy in Toulouse

This new facility trains customers on the company’s spacecraft and systems Airbus has opened the company’s Space Academy in Toulouse, France to help train customers in the operation of satellites and space systems that are acquired from the company. When a spacecraft or system is purchased from Airbus, the future operator requires training – particularly for such first-time...

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