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Atlantic Jet Partners acquires Aerodyne Corp, expanding aircraft maintenance & repair capabilities

Atlantic Jet Partners announced the acquisition of Aerodyne Corp., a premier jet engine repair and maintenance firm. This strategic acquisition improves Atlantic Jet Partners’ capabilities and market presence, reinforcing its commitment to delivering comprehensive aircraft solutions. Atla...

Airways Aviation and Pier Seven Aviation sign collaboration deal

Airways Aviation and Pier Seven Aviation signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a collaborative partnership aimed at providing self-funded students and airline cadets with end-to-end pilot training solutions. This strategic alliance will focus on a comprehensive program to recruit and sup...


Aircraft Servicing Guernsey named as Authorized Service Facility for Cessna and Beechcraft piston aircraft

ASG, a subsidiary of Pula Aviation Services, has been named as a Textron Aviation Authorized Service Facility for Cessna and Beechcraft piston engine series range of aircraft. With 30 years of experience and expertise in maintaining Cessna and Beechcraft piston engines at its facility in Guernsey, services provided at ASG’s MRO facility include new aircraft warranty repairs, scheduled and un...

Electric planes to join Pilot Academy - airBaltic & Diamond sign LOI

airBaltic Training signed a LOI with Diamond Aircraft for the acquisition of three all-electric eDA40 and two DA42-VI aircraft. Thus, the airBaltic Pilot Academy's fleet will grow to 15 aircraft in total. This strategic move underscores airBaltic's commitment to sustainable aviation and the expansion of its Pilot Ac...

ExecuJet MRO Services South Africa set to achieve new record for airframe heavy checks

ExecuJet MRO Services South Africa is poised to set a new record this year for airframe heavy maintenance checks. Company’s previous annual record was seven, but this year it will complete at least 11 thanks to additional work on Dassault Falcon aircraft. ExecuJet MRO Services South Africa is approved for line and heavy maintenance on the Falcon 50, Falcon 2000, Falcon 900, Falcon 7X an...

Tamarack expands authorized dealer network with Global Aviation Tech in Wichita, Kansas

Tamarack Aerospace Group added Global Aviation Tech as its Authorized Dealer. Initially a service center, GATECH and Tamarack have strengthened their partnership to provide high-quality, low-downtime installations of the Tamarack Active Winglets in Wichita, Kansas. GATECH is now the exclusive, authorized installer of Tamarack Active Winglets in the state, offering the upgrade in und...

Safran opens new LEAP engine maintenance workshop at Brussels Airport

Safran Aircraft Engine Services Brussels opened a new MRO workshop for LEAP engines in the Brussels airport zone. Safran Aircraft Engines has invested €24 million in the construction of the 8,500-square-meter workshop, which will round out its global MRO network and support the ramp-up of LEAP services activities. The majority of aircraft in the new-generation A320neo and B737 MAX single...

MTU Maintenance Canada completes 1,500th shop visit

MTU Maintenance Canada has completed the 1,500th shop visit of its operational history, marking the occasion with the redelivery of a V2500-A5 engine operated by Spirit Airlines. Founded in 1998 MRO location on the outskirts of Vancouver has had a varied portfolio of commercial legacy engines as well as their military variations. International Aero Engines’ V2500, in particular, ha...

Royal Aero Club of Western Australia selects P-Mentor to its fleet

Australia largest flight training organizations, with more than 30 aircraft, The Royal Aero Club of Western Australia, which will celebrate its 95 year anniversary in August, will add Tecnam P-Mentors to its fleet via a long term cross hire agreement. Deliveries will commence with two of the IFR certified, auto pilot equipped, two-seat, Rotax powered, aircraft commencing in July of 2024, whic...

Simaero enters India with $100 million investment to train around 5000 pilots over 5 years

International flight simulator provider, Simaero, will invest $100 million in India to train up to 5,000 pilots over the next five years. The firm will bring in the investment in a phased manner to create training infrastructure and install flight simulators to meet the growing demand for pilot training in India and the South Asian region. The move comes at a time when the Indian aviation sec...

IAE AG and FTAI Aviation sign strategic V2500 engine maintenance services agreement

FTAI Aviation and IAE International Aero Engines announced a five-year EngineWise maintenance services agreement for V2500 engines. The agreement includes over 100 full-performance restoration shop visits. FTAI Aviation focuses on engine leasing, revolutionizing the approach to how lessors serve operators by offering a variety of standalone engines and unique maintenance products to supp...

GA Telesis continues its leadership position in the USM market with a record number of CFM56-7B engine disassemblies

GA Telesis announces a significant expansion to their inventory of Used Serviceable Material with the disassembly of a record number of CFM56-7B engines. GAT Flight Solution Group will manage the distribution of the USM from these engines, building on their reputation as the world’s leading independent aftermarket used serviceable material supplier. With the exceptional growth of CFM56-7B...

Turkish Airlines Flight Academy chose ALSIM to meet its single-engine simulator needs by supplying 2 units of AL172

Turkish Airlines Flight Academy, the well-known subsidiary of Turkish Airlines, has once again chosen ALSIM as its trusted partner for its flight training needs by purchasing two AL172. The ALSIM AL172, already certified as a FNPT II (EASA), is a replica of a brand-new Cessna 172SP Skyhawk with a real Garmin G1000 NXI and GFC700 autopilot. The TAFA CEO, Assoc. Prof. İbrahim Zeki AKYURT, co...

Nolinor acquires a second Cessna 172 for its Become a Pilot program

Nolinor Aviation acquires a second Cessna 172 for its Become a Pilot program. This Cessna 172 (C-172), rich in history and carefully restored, will be made available to Nolinor Aviation employees, offering an exceptional pilot training opportunity.  Launched in 2020, the Become a Pilot program has already enabled more than twenty employees to obtain their profess...

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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/...