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Lufthansa Technik signs contract for BBJ 787 engineering & parts provision services

Lufthansa Technik has been selected by an undisclosed customer to perform comprehensive cabin engineering services as well as initial parts  rovisioning for the entry into service on a Boeing BBJ 787-8. The engineering services consist of Service Bulletin (SB) and Airwort...

ExecuJet becomes first Williams International approved maintenance facility in Africa

ExecuJet Africa  announced an agreement with Williams International, the world leader in the development and manufacture of gas turbine engines, which seals ExecuJet Africa’s maintenance facility as a Williams-approved service station for its FJ44-2A and FJ44-3AP engine models, also makin...


Lufthansa Technik: Ten-year growing partnership with Ural Airlines

Ural Airlines and Lufthansa Technik look back on a decade of  successful partnership. The anniversary of the long-term collaboration was celebrated with an official event at the Russian carrier’s home base in Ekaterinburg. Lufthansa Technik has been supporting Ural Airlines with a reliable component supply and other customized technical services since the carrier added...

Heli-One completes two year/750 hour inspection for Korean Coast Guard's S-92A

Heli-One, a leading global provider of helicopter maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services has completed the two year/750 hour inspection for the Korean Coast Guard (KCG)'s Sikorsky S-92A. The KCG, a branch of the Ministry of Public Safety and Security, oversees maritime safety and control off the coast of South Korea. The inspection was performed at the KCG base in Busan, South Korea,...

Plant in Kazakhstan to be able to do repairs of Russian helicopters

An Aircraft Repair Plant #405 JSC, Kazakhstan, has passed examination procedure by the Helicopters of Russia joint stock company and is currently recognized, as an authorized aircraft repair enterprise in Kazakhstan, according to the Defense Ministry’s Press Service. In the course of the Army 2016 international military-technical forum in Kubinka Moscow Oblast, Russia, lead...

RUAG completes heavy maintenance check on 5th PC-12 for Dexter Airtaxi Services fleet

Dexter Airtaxi Services chooses RUAG Aviation as their maintenance partner for their fleet of Pilatus PC-12 aircraft. The Russian on-demand air services company emphasises reliability and short turnaround times as the principle guidelines for their decision. To date, RUAG Aviation has completed 5 heavy maintenance checks on the fleet which operates nationwide. Completing the checks to full custome...

Base maintenance for easyJet

In the presence of his Excellency the Maltese Prime Minister Dr. Joseph Muscat low-cost carrier easyJet and Lufthansa Technik AG signed a substantial base maintenance contract in the Maltese capital Valletta. More than 100 of the airline’s A320 family will be serviced by Lufthansa Technik Malta during the next five years. Ian Davies, easyJet Director of Engineering, co...

China's Air Force Apparently Receives First L-15 Jet Trainer

Photos emerging from China have suggested that the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has taken delivery of the first Hongdu L-15 jet trainer. The supersonic, twin-engine, twin-seat trainer is among a variety ofPLAAF aircraft that will be taking part at an open day at Changchun Airbase, Jilin Province in northeastern China from September 1 to 4. This is the first time th...

Cessna signs multi-year agreement with Pan Am International Flight Academy

Cessna Aircraft Company  announced during the Asia Pacific Airline Training Symposium (APATS), that it has signed a multi-year agreement with Pan Am International Flight Academy. The agreement provides that Pan Am will purchase new, non-complex, single engine aircraft, which includes the Cessna Skyhawk 172, exclusively from Cessna for all of its primary flight training operations. In conjunct...

Bombardier Business Aircraft completes 75 120-month inspections on Global business jets

Bombardier Business Aircraft reaffirmed its tip-to-tail OEM expertise by announcing its Service Centre Network has now completed over 75 120-month heavy inspections on Global business jets. Relied on by governments, fractional operators and the most discerning individual operators, Bombardier Business Aircraft’s installed base of more than 700 Global aircraft worldwide co...

Lufthansa Technik: Total Component Support for new Cypriot Airline Cobalt

Lufthansa Technik AG, international provider for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, and the new Cypriot airline Cobalt have signed a comprehensive five year component supply agreement for the airline’s initial fleet of six Airbus A320 aircraft. The aircraft are equipped with V2500 and CFMI 56-5A engines. The Total Component Support TCS® agre...

Semmco appoints FL Technics as their Distribution Partner in 24 countries across Europe and Asia

FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, signed a cooperation agreement with Semmco, a UK-based manufacturer of ground support equipment and aviation access platforms. Under the agreement, FL Technics shall act as Semmco’s exclusive representative in 24 countries across Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe and the CIS. FL Technics will exc...

India to invest over $300 mln in logistics center for Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter parts

India intends to invest more than 20 billion rupees ($300 million) in the creation with Russia’s assistance of a logistics center of spare parts for Russia’s Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighters at the facilities of India’s state-owned aerospace and defense company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), a source in the Indian Defense Ministry told TASS on Tuesday. "To date, the main problem in the operation...

PEMCO Engineering Launches New Services

Pemco World Air Services (PEMCO) engineering, the backbone of PEMCO’s cargo conversion program, has announced the addition of new services to support itsPEMCO-converted aircraft operators and MRO customers. The added services include training for liaison engineers, customized electronic weight and balance load charts, certification consulting services, and MRO consulting...

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ExecuJet MRO Services Australasia expands Falcon 7X heavy maintenance capability in Sydney

ExecuJet MRO Services Australasia is expanding its Falcon maintenance capability in Sydney, with new investments in specialist tooling, training and technical resources to support upcoming Falcon 7X h...

VIP Completions-YODEZEEN Gulfstream G550 wins prestigious design award

VIP Completions together with partner YODEZEEN announced that their Gulfstream G550 refurbishment project won the ‘Aviation Interior Design/VIP Completion’ title at the International...

Liebherr and Loong Air sign service agreement for heat transfer equipment

Liebherr-Aerospace and Loong Air launched a long-term collaboration, with Liebherr-Aerospace providing major repair and re-coring services for the heat transfer equipment on Loong Air’s A320ceo/...