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Ostend Air College invests in the ALSIM AL42 Simulator to enhance its pilot training

Ostend Air College, a Belgian flight school, has once again placed its trust in ALSIM by investing in a new AL42 simulator. AL42 is an exact replica of the Diamond DA42, built using genuine aircraft parts and equipped with the authentic Garmin G1000 Nxi. It also comes with the la...

Vietnam certifies ExecuJet Haite for heavy maintenance on Dassault, Embraer and Gulfstream aircraft

Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam has certified ExecuJet Haite Aviation Services to do line and heavy maintenance on Vietnam-registered Dassault, Embraer and Gulfstream business jets. The certification applies to ExecuJet Haite’s start-of-the-art maintenance, repair and overhaul fa...

CAMO software brings major benefits today – and even more to look forward to in the future

Cloud-native software used by Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisations, generally known simply as CAMO software, is gaining ground across the aviation sector. Its advantages over traditional on-premise systems – including scalability and reduced IT overhead – have already been noted by multiple industry experts. One of them is Viktor Kondratjev, Head of Continuing Airworthines...

Airways Aviation and Vietjet form strategic partnership to develop new pilot training programmes

Airways Aviation has signed a major partnership with Vietjet Aviation Academy to provide new pilot training programmes in Europe. The agreement was signed in Helsinki during the official visit of Vietnam’s Party General Secretary Tô Lâm, with senior representatives from both governments and senior representatives from the governments and businesses of both Vie...

MAB Academy selects CAE to deliver a new Boeing 737MAX full-flight simulator

CAE announced the signing of an agreement for the delivery of a state-of-the-art Boeing 737MAX full-flight simulator to MAB Academy, the training and development arm of Malaysia Airlines Group. This new agreement reinforces a relationship that spans almost two decades of collaboration, innovation, and shared dedication to elevating pilot training standards. The new Boeing 737MAX FFS, whi...

NICHOLAS AIR unveils STEEL Pilot Training Program: forging strength, precision, and leadership in private aviation

NICHOLAS AIR launched its STEEL Pilot Training Program, a transformative initiative designed to forge pilots with the same endurance, integrity, and resilience found in one of the world's strongest alloys. Just as raw ore is refined through heat and pressure, the STEEL Pilot Training Program tempers aviators into elite professionals who are disciplined, durable, and defined by excellence...

Cathay Flight Training Centre welcomes new CAE Airbus A320neo full-flight simulator

Cathay has further reinforced its commitment to safety and operational excellence with the delivery and installation of a state-of-the-art Airbus A320neo full-flight simulator at the Cathay Flight Training Centre. This latest flight simulator was manufactured by CAE, a global leader in training and critical operations solutions for aviation. The new simulator further supports Cathay’s e...

MTU Maintenance Zhuhai completes 5,000 shop visits

MTU Maintenance completed its 5,000th shop visit at its Zhuhai location. MTU Maintenance Zhuhai is a 50/50 joint venture between China Southern Airlines Ltd. and MTU Aero Engines. The location celebrated it with the entire staff.MTU’s team in China was able to reduce the time interval for an additional thousand shop visits yet again. It took the MRO facility less than two years to...

airBaltic Pilot Academy celebrates 33 graduates

33 students graduated from the Pilot Academy of the Latvian national airline airBaltic, receiving a commercial pilot license upon completion of the full-time airline transport pilot program. This marks the largest graduation ceremony in the academy’s history. The graduates represent countries such as Austria, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, th...

Rethinking type ratings as airlines prioritize operational readiness

The Type Rating is aviation’s most significant gateway - a mandatory assessment that transitions a basic pilot into a certified operator of a complex aircraft. Yet, as fleet expansion and automation increase across European aviation, a challenge is emerging: a pilot can pass the Type Rating check, only to possibly demonstrate a concerning lack of operational resilience when faced with the in...

SalamAir and Mach Aerospace International partner to provide aircraft wheels and brakes maintenance services

SalamAir has signed a 10-year MOU with Mach Aerospace International to provide aircraft wheels and brakes maintenance services in the Sultanate of Oman.Under the terms of the agreement, SalamAir will provide MAI with a complete set of specialized Wheels & Brakes Shop Tools for the duration of the partnership, while MAI will oversee the establishment and operation of the facility at...

VIP Completions expands access to Canadian market with FAA/TCCA MIPs certification

VIP Completions has earned a maintenance implementation procedures (MIPs) designation and has simultaneously unveiled a fully refurbished Bombardier Global 5500 – the company’s first serialized supplemental type certificate (SSTC) project for a Canadian client. MIPs are bilateral agreements between the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration an...

ExecuJet MRO Services’ Australasian operation celebrates 25 years of excellence in business aviation

ExecuJet MRO Services’ Australasian operation is celebrating its 25th anniversary in October, marking a quarter century of technical excellence and trusted service to the business aviation community across Australia, New Zealand and the wider Asia-Pacific region. Founded in 1991 at Johannesburg’s Lanseria International Airport - where it remains headquartered today - ExecuJet has...

Embraer celebrates the groundbreaking of its new MRO facility in Fort Worth

Embraer held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction on its new MRO facility for commercial jets at Perot Field Alliance Airport in Fort Worth. The event brought together local officials, Embraer executives, and representatives from partner organizations. This new, state-of-the-art hangar is scheduled for opening by 2027. With the expanded infrastructure, Embraer’s c...

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Daher Aircraft expands its authorized service center Network in Brazil, reinforcing support for the country's growing TBM fleet

Daher Aircraft has strengthened its customer support coverage for Brazilian owners and operators of the fast, efficient TBM airplane family with the addition of two authorized service centers to the c...

Flying more sustainably with “shark skin”: Lufthansa Group tests next-generation AeroSHARK

An Airbus A319 of Lufthansa City Airlines is the world’s first test aircraft for a new generation of fuel-efficient AeroSHARK technology. Lufthansa Technik will test approximately 70 transp...