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Airbus, Singapore Airlines open pilot training joint-venture

EgyptAir Training Center passes EASA inspection

EgyptAir Training Center has passed the European Agency for Safety and Aviation (EASA) inspection. EASA reviewed the training programs on offer, the quality of standards and the administrative structure of the instructors, engineers and the training centre to assess if they conformed to EASA spec...

MTU Maintenance signs contract with Mexican VivaAerobus for V2500 overhaul

MTU Maintenance, one of the world’s leading engine maintenance providers, has signed an exclusive 5-year contract with the Mexican low cost carrier VivaAerobus for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the airline’s seven leased V2500-A5-powered aircraft. The German-based service pr...

Honeywell and Vibratech Expand HUMS Network

Honeywell Aerospace (Booth P122) has signed a distribution agreement with Vibratech International, which is already a Honeywell-licensed maintenance services and technical support provider, to expand the distribution network for Honeywell’s health and usage monitoring systems (HUMS). The link-up will help provide better support for helicopter operators in China, the companies said....

Frasca to provide EC135 simulator for TKK in Tokyo

Frasca International Inc. has received an order for a Level 5 flight training device (FTD) for the Airbus Helicopters EC135 from Tokyo Aircraft Instrument Co., Ltd. (TKK). The FTD will feature a three-channel flat screen visual system, single pilot instrumentation and controls, Garmin GPS and electric control loading. TKK is a repeat customer of Frasca's, currently using a model 3...

FAA awards Jet Aviation Singapore approval for Gulfstream G280

Jet Aviation Singapore has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to maintain the Gulfstream G280 business aircraft. The company also obtained approval from the Thai civil aviation authority to add the G280 to its certificate. As a factory authorised service centre and warranty repair facility for the Gulfstream series, the company is now able to support G280 aircraft...

Ameco Bejing Upgrades Completions and Service Capabilities

Ameco Beijing (Booth P242) is here at ABACE promoting upgrades to its large-cabin business jet completions and maintenance capabilities, which have resulted from last year’s integration of Air China Technics, the MROdivision of Air China, The company now offers an independent hangar that can accommodate bizliners such as Boeing BBJs or AirbusACJ, as well as two in...

Jordan amends Pilatus order to take PC-21 trainers

Jordan has amended a production order with Pilatus for a new fleet of turboprop trainers, switching its commitment from the PC-9M to the more capable PC-21. 2015, Pilatus received a contract to deliver nine PC-9Ms to the Royal Jordanian Air Force, but recently signed an updated agreement to instead provide the service with eight PC-21s, chief executive Oscar Schwenk told the Swiss new...

TAG Aviation Asia Invests In Talent of the Future

TAG Aviation Asia celebrates 10 Years of professional excellence and bespoke client services here in Asia. To mark this milestone both in service and safety, true to their name -Techniques d’Avant Garde is determined to invest in the future of their people. TAG Aviation Asia (TAA) has recently launched a unique opportunity to prospective employees who aspire to be aviators. “TAA Aviat...

Aeria Looks to Bring Interior Skills Closer to Asian Clients

Aeria Luxury Interiors recently delivered the first new Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) that it has completed direct from the factory. The aircraft went to an undisclosed customer in Eastern Europe and the San Antonio, Texas-based company is now working to complete a VIP-configured Boeing widebodied airliner that it expects to deliver in the first quarter of 2017. Benefiting from fresh inve...

LHT Increased presence for VIP & Special Mission customers in Asia

Two new sales offices in Hongkong and Singapore Lufthansa Technik is extending its sales presence for customers of the VIP & Special Mission Aircraft Services product division in Asia. This customer segment will be supported with immediate effect by two new sales offices in Hongkong and Singapore. Mr. Stelios Panitsas (47) will fill this role from Singapore, whereas Mr. Jan Grube (47) wi...

Australian-first flight simulator to be built for RFDS

Training medical professionals for in-flight care on board the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) has taken a giant leap forward, with the announcement on Friday of an $18 million facility at the service's base in Dubbo. RFDS chief medical officer Dr Randall Greenberg believes the one-of-a kind facility will bring great benefits to rural healthcare in Australia. "We can practice doi...

SR Technics wins major PW4000 order from Condor

SR Technics, a world leading MRO service provider, announced today that it had concluded an exclusive contract with Condor Flugdienst GmbH, part of the Thomas Cook Group Airlines, Germany’s most popular leisure airline, to service its Pratt & Whitney (PW) 4000 engine fleet. The six-year contract covers SR Technics’ turnkey support for Condor’s PW4000 fleet, which...

Etihad Airways Medical Centre signs partnership with the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Etihad Airways Medical Centre, the UAE's first aeromedical facility, and the Faculty of Occupational Medicine at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI), Ireland's oldest post-graduate medical training body, have announced a new partnership to provide the airline with educational, training, research and operational excellence opportunities in the field of Occupational Medicine....

Hawaiian Airlines To Purchase Second Airbus Simulator For On-Site Pilot Training

Hawaiian Airlines announced that it has entered into an agreement with Lockheed Martin Commercial Flight Training to purchase a second Full Flight Simulator (FFS) for its pilot training facilities at its corporate headquarters in Honolulu. The new A320 series simulator will allow Hawaiian to continue its Advanced Qualification Program for pilots using the most advanced and sophisticated techn...

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