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Tamarack completed first upgrade of the all-new Cessna Citation M2 GEN2

ExecuJet MRO to construct new MRO facility at Subang Airport

ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia will soon start construction of its new purpose-built MRO facility at Kuala Lumpur’s Subang Airport, a development that reinforces Malaysia’s position as a centre for business aviation in the region. The airport itself is largely dedicated to gene...

Safran contract renewed for U.S. Army UH-72 Lakota engine support

Safran Helicopter Engines has signed an agreement with Airbus Helicopters, Inc. to continue supporting Arriel engines powering the U.S. Army UH-72 Lakota helicopter fleet. This contract formalizes a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul and service agreement supporting over 900 Arriel 1E2 and...

J&C Aero to offer Supplemental Cabin Kits: from cabin crew bags to aviation defibrillators

J&C Aero, an international aviation design and production company, and ZOLL Medical, a global leader in acute critical care and related software and diagnostic tools, have signed a cooperation agreement under which J&C Aero becomes an authorized distributor of ZOLL’s aviation defibrillators (AED). The AEDs will become an integral part of J&C Aero's latest product – Supp...

Akagera Aviation welcomes two new Diamond aircraft

Akagera Aviation Flying Academy, based at Kigali International Airport (Rwanda), recently took delivery of one twin-engine DA42-VI and one single-engine DA40 NG Tundra version. These are the first Diamond aircraft for the flight school. According to Akagera Aviation they chose Diamond Aircraft for its pilot training fleet due to three main reasons: Fleet commonality: Diamond Aircraft is...

Lufthansa Technik supports Smartwings' Boeing 737NG fleet

Czech airline Smartwings and Lufthansa Technik have signed a five years comprehensive Total Component Support (TCS®) contract covering repair and overhaul of components for the airline's fleet of 30 Boeing 737NG aircraft. Support for the aircraft has already started. Luděk Stašek, Technical Director of Smartwings, commented: "We are very pleased that Lufthansa Technik suppor...

Clay Lacy received AFAC repair station authorization by Mexico Aviation Authority

Clay Lacy Aviation FAA Part 145 Repair Stations in San Diego and Los Angeles, California, have received authorization by MexicoCivil Aviation Agency (Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil, AFAC) to provide maintenance services on Mexican-registered aircraft. The AFAC approval authorizes Clay Lacy to provide full maintenance services on business jets at its Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) and McCle...

Mexican iFly Academy took delivery of Tecnam P2006T MkII Premium Edition

Tecnam P2006T S/N 350 was delivered to iFly Academy in Merida, Mexico. iFly chose this modern twin engine to improve the MEP training and updating their twin fleet “with the most efficient and versatile aircraft of its category for multi – IFR training.” The Tecnam P2006T MkII is a twin-engine four-seat aircraft with fully retractable landing gear. Its simplicity, great...

Cathay Pacific & The Hong Kong Polytechnic University sign Cadet Pilot programme agreement

Cathay Pacific and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University signed a three-year agreement to collaborate on a new integrated course for Cathay Pacific’s Cadet Pilot training programme that will cultivate local aviation industry talent and develop Hong Kong as a hub for aviation training. Cathay Pacific Chief Executive Officer Augustus Tang and PolyU Council Chairman Dr Lam Tai-fai welcomed...

8 students graduate airBaltic Pilot Academy

On September 5, 2022, 8 students graduated from the Latvian airline’s airBaltic Pilot Academy, receiving a commercial pilot license upon completion of the full-time airline transport pilot program. In addition, already the 14thgroup of 15 students began their professional pilot studies. Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic: “This is the la...

New JV for MRO facility in Beijing - Rolls-Royce and Air China

Air China and Rolls-Royce are entering into a new 50/50 Joint Venture maintenance, repair and overhaul facility in Beijing, China. The new facility - Beijing Aero Engine Services Company Limited, will provide MRO support on the Rolls-Royce Trent 700, Trent XWB-84 and Trent 1000 aero engines. Air China currently has all three engine types in its fleet. At full capacit...

Porter Airlines and FlightSafety International confirm completion of E195-E2 simulator

Porter Airlines confirms that installation of the E195-E2 flight simulator by FlightSafety International at its Toronto site has been completed. This is the first simulator of its kind in North America and will support Porter's pilot training as part of its previously-announced order for up to 100 Embraer E195-E2 aircraft. Paul Moreira, executive vice president and chief...

Lufthansa Technik signs maintenance agreement for Mas Aircraft

Lufthansa Technik and the Mexican carrier mas - formerly known as MasAir- have signed a comprehensive Total Component Support (TCS®) contract covering repair and overhaul of components for mas´s Airbus A330F fleet. The new contract governs supply for up to eight aircraft over a period of eight years. This is the second contract as Lufthansa Technik already supports the Boeing 767F fleet...

5 Exciting jobs (that don’t involve flying) you will enjoy if you love aviation

Aviation is an exciting field, but it's not all flying planes. Many jobs involve aviation in some way, and they can be just as fun as flying. These jobs can be just as exciting and rewarding as any other job in the aviation industry, and they might even give you a chance to get your feet wet in aviation without having to leave the ground. Of all the non-flying aviation jobs out there, here...

MTU Maintenance reaches 4,000 CF6 shop visits milestone

MTU Maintenance celebrates the delivery of its 4,000th CF6 engine, a CF6-80C2 from customer Air Transport International, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group, Inc. The shop visit was performed by MTU Maintenance’s North American branch in Vancouver. MTU Maintenance has been supporting the CF6 since four decades, starting with CF6-50 in 1982. The CF6-80...

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