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Egyptian Aviation Academy adds Beechcraft piston aircraft to modernize training fleet

Textron Aviation announced it has received an order for two Beechcraft Baron G58 and two Beechcraft Bonanza G36 aircraft from Egyptian Aviation Academy. These aircraft will join the academy’s exclusive Textron Aviation fleet as they continue to modernize their training plat...

FL Technics completes the first two C-checks for Luxemburg flag carrier Luxair

Recently, FL Technics, a global provider of one-stop-shop aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has completed the first two C-checks for the Luxemburg carrier Luxair. “I was impressed with the high professional standards and smooth communication with all FL Technics personnel...


FL Technics lands 2 new clients from Lufthansa Group: Germanwings and Swiss International Air Lines

FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has announced signing agreements with 2 Lufthansa Group carriers - Germanwings and Swiss International Air Lines. FL Technics has signed a contract with Germanwings for the provision of base maintenance services. The contract with the European carrier is an anticipated result after having launched n...

Emirates Aviation University celebrates the graduation of 220 students

Emirates Aviation University has celebrated today the graduation of 220 postgraduate and undergraduate students. HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum attended the ceremony and congratulated the students and said: “Emirates Aviation University is distinguished by its academic and educational standards and is renowned for providing superior training programs in numerous fields of the aviati...

Jet Aviation appointed a BBJ Factory Authorized Service Center in Singapore

Jet Aviation’s MRO facility at Seletar Aerospace Park in Singapore has been designated a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) Authorized Warranty Repair Facility and BBJ Factory Authorized Service Center (ASC), joining the company’s previously appointed BBJ ASCs in Basel, Dubai and Geneva. The MRO facility in Singapore has also received EASA approval for the Gulfstream G650. The Boeing Fa...

Oriens Aviation moves into Pilatus PC-12 MRO support with Avalon Aero London Biggin Hill acquisition

Oriens Aviation, the exclusive Pilatus Centre for the British Isles, has reinforced its commitment to the world's best-selling single engine turboprop (SET), the Pilatus PC-12, and the growing SET commercial operations' market in Europe by acquiring Avalon Aero's business aviation MRO facility at London Biggin Hill Airport.  The business will be formally renamed and inaugurated...

Czech Airlines Technics and Faculty of Transportation science of CTU cooperation

Czech Airlines Technics (CSAT), a daughter company of the Czech Aeroholding Group providing aircraft repair and maintenance services, and the Faculty of Transportation Sciences of the Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU) signed a Memorandum of Co-operation in the field of aviation. The organizations are to work together on projects, share professional knowledge and promote the interconnectio...

Aero-Dienst completes 120-month Global XRS check for Global Jet

Aero-Dienst, Nuremberg, completed the most comprehensive maintenance event on a Global Express XRS to the customer’s satisfaction. The workscope of the 120-month inspection included the dismantling of the complete VIP cabin, extensive structure and system inspections and the major overhaul of the landing gears. Before the partial painting finalized the works’ proceeding all applica...

airBalticTraining Pilot Academy Opens Application Process

The Latvian airline airBaltic today, on December 11, 2017, opens application process for candidates to the airline’s newly established Pilot Academy at airBalticTraining. Persons selected will be the first class of students of the professional airline pilot training programme and will become airBaltic pilots upon completion of the programme in about two years from now. Martin Gauss, Chief...

Embraer Selects Authorized Service Center for Executive Jets in Argentina

Embraer announced the selection of Aero Baires as its first authorized service center for Executive Jets in Argentina. Based at Aeródromo de San Fernando, in Buenos Aires, the center was certified by the local aeronautical authority, ANAC (Administración Nacional de Aviación Civil), for the scheduled and unscheduled maintenance of the Phenom 100 and the Phenom 300. &ldq...

ATR 72-600 Flight Simulator in Paris Receives EASA Certification

ATR, the world’s leading turboprop manufacturer, has received certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its new ATR 72-600 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) based at ATR’s Paris Training Center. The brand new FFS was manufactured by TRU Simulation + Training and is conveniently located close to Charles de Gaulle airport, which provides connections to any worldwide des...

First AL42 Level 5 simulator sale in China and a new partnership begins with AXAVIATION

Alsim is very pleased to announce the sale of its first AL42 FNPT II in China to AXAviation, located at Wuhu Aviation Industrial Park, Anhui Province. This AL42 VI simulates the Diamond DA42 -VI with the Austro engine and a GFC 700 digital autopilot and will be level 5 certified. The two companies also signed a partnership together to distribute Alsim AL42 flight simulat...

Czech Airlines Technics is now certified to provide Line Maintenance for A320neo and B737 MAX aircraft

Czech Airlines Technics (CSAT), a daughter company of the Czech Aeroholding Group providing aircraft repair and maintenance services, has become the first entity in the Czech Republic certified by the Civil Aviation Authority to provide line maintenance for the new Airbus A320 NEO and Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. Only a few private companies in Europe are authorised and have staff trained to work on t...

Locatory.com shipping services receive praise from clients worldwide

In less than 7 years since its launch, from an ambitious IT start-up Locatory.com has evolved into the No. 1 aircraft parts marketplace in the Eastern hemisphere and one of the three largest premium aircraft parts locator companies in the world. In its early days the company provided aircraft parts locating services only; however, since then it has introduced numerous highly successful logistics a...

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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...