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New Customer Support Director at TAG Aviation’s Farnborough Maintenance Services Centre

Mr Steve Bull has been appointed Customer Support Director for TAG Aviation’s Farnborough Maintenance Services Centre (TFMS) and will take up his position from 1st October. In his role Mr Bull will be responsible for all aspects of customer support interface and will oversee TFMS’ de...

German Federal Aviation Office certifies world’s first H145 full flight simulator at Airbus Helicopters

The H145 simulator at the Airbus Helicopters Training Academy in Germany has been awarded level D status by the German Federal Aviation Office – the highest possible certification for a full flight simulator. With such airworthiness authority approval, more training hours accumulated by pilots...

EBAA and TAG Aviation Announce Cabin Crew Scholarship Winner

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) and TAG Aviation were delighted to present a TAG Aviation Scholarship for cabin crew training to Ms Sylvia Zachariou during this year’s 3 annual EBAA Flight Attendance Conference which took place in Brussels last week. A long-standing member of the EBAA, TAG Aviation offered the Scholarship in celebration of its 10 anniv...

BAA Training presents a dual profession programme

BAA Training, one of the largest aviation training centres in Northern Europe, launches a new training programme in cooperation with Atlantica, a private university with solid reputation in the educational industry in Portugal. The joint programme offers students an opportunity to obtain a Bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering and acquire Air Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL (A) frozen)...

Able Aerospace Services Announces Bell 429 Cr&O Capabilities

Able Aerospace Services has announced the addition of repair and overhaul services for the Bell 429, a helicopter with features that support the mission of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and related public service operators. “We pride ourselves on working at the speed of the customer, and that requires our team to remain at the front of helicopter technology,” said Able Aerospace...

Flying Colours completes a corporate jet double, from start to finish.

Flying Colours Corp. the North America-headquartered refurbishment, completions and MRO specialist has redelivered a matching pair of Bombardier Challenger 850 aircraft for an undisclosed Fortune 500 company. The return of the second aircraft in late August - the first was delivered in July - is the conclusion of a project that began with Flying Colours identifying, sourcing, and supporting the in...

RUAG fulfils Dornier 328 phase four and phase six inspection in four weeks

RUAG Aviation fulfilled the phase four and phase six heavy maintenance check on a Dornier 328 within the highly competitive turnaround time (TAT) of just four weeks. The vast Dornier 328 experience accumulated by RUAG at its Bern-Belp location was a deciding factor for ExecuJet South Africa which awarded the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) contract on behalf of its customer, the Botswa...

BAA Training to prepare over 650 new pilots

BAA Training, one of the largest aviation training centres in Northern Europe, announces that more than 650 future pilots will enrol on BAA Training’s Ab Initio programmes until the end of 2021. Recently, BAA Training has launched five new cadet programmes. Partnership agreements to support future talents were signed with Wizz Air, Lao Skyway, Small Planet Airlines, SmartLynx Airlines an...

OMNI PORTUGUESE FLIGHT SCHOOL TRUSTS IN ALSIM AGAIN AND CHOOSES ALX’S FLIGHT SIMULATOR

Alsim is very pleased to announce the sale of an ALX SEP (Cessna 172) MEP (PA44) and Beech 200 to OMNI Aviation Group, one of the largest private Portuguese aviation groups, located in Portugal with branches in Brazil and Cape Verde. The OMNI Aviation Group offers expertise and know-how in almost every area of aviation: Commercial Aviation, Business Aviation, Maintenance, Training, Emergency M...

EAD Aerospace expands SUMS STC portfolio with addition of B777

EAD Aerospace (EASA DOA PART21 FRA21 J&G), an Eclipse company, has just received an EASA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) covering the installation of its Satcom Universal Mounting System (SUMS) solution on a B777 aircraft. Working directly with Inmarsat, EAD Aerospace developed the complete solution, produced the engineering package and received the STC within a tight timeframe, allowin...

Jet MS adds Bombardier Global 5000/6000 to its capabilities

Jet Maintenance Solutions (JET MS), a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul solutions for business and regional aviation, is delighted to announce having received all relevant approvals to launch Bombardier Global 5000/6000 jet type maintenance. Having undergone technical personnel training, obtained all necessary approvals, as well as CAA’s certificate...

S7 Airlines of Russia Purchases An Embraer E170 Flight Simulator From Flightsafety International

FlightSafety International announces that S7 Airlines of Russia has ordered a full flight simulator for the Embraer E170 aircraft. The new FlightSafety FS1000 simulator is scheduled to enter service at the S7 Airlines training facility located at the Moscow Domodedovo airport in Russia late next year. “We appreciate the confidence and trust S7 Airlines has placed in FlightSafety,&rdquo...

BAA Training gains approval to provide pilot training in Russia

BAA Training, one of the largest aviation training centres in Northern Europe, is pleased to announce that it has renewed the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (Rostaviatsia) approval for Boeing 737 CL Initial, Recurrent and Renewal training. The approval also grants use of BAA Training’s own Boeing 737 CL Full Flight Simulator for providing training to Russian airline operators. ...

Flitetec appoints FL Technics as an exclusive representative in Europe and the CIS

FL Technics, a global provider of one-stop-shop aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has announced having signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Flitetec, an aircraft interior plastics manufacturer. As per contract, FL Technics shall represent the UK-based company in 21 countries across Central, Eastern Europe and the CIS. As the sole representative of Flitetec in Russi...

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