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CAE welcomes first customer to its new CAE Vienna training centre

CAE has opened CAE Vienna, its first business aviation training centre in Central Europe and welcomed its first customer in April. The company also announced that a Gulfstream G550 full-flight simulator is already in operation, and a new Pilatus PC-24 FFS will be deployed at the 8,000...

STRADE and Symphony introduce a groundbreaking digital aviation parts marketplace

STRADE announced a partnership with Symphony to transform how aircraft components are sourced and traded. By embracing the latest technology, the partnership embodies a shared ambition to transform the aviation industry and solve persistent issues around transparency and efficiency. A...


AAA USA, Inc. opens its new state-of-the-art training and operations facility in Mobile, Alabama

AAA USA, Inc., a joint venture of DRAKKAR and the Daher Group, has inaugurated its new state-of-the-art facility in Mobile, Alabama to provide high quality entry-level and advanced-level training for customers and the community in the aerospace, ground transportation, industrial, marine and defense sectors. This center also boosts AAA USA’s contract labor services (CLS) capacity for its clie...

Japan certifies ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia to maintain Dassault Falcon aircraft

Japan Civil Aviation Bureau has certified ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia, a Dassault Aviation company, to perform line and heavy maintenance on Japan-registered Falcon 2000EX aircraft. This marks the first time JCAB has approved ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia as an overseas maintenance, repair and overhaul organisation. The Falcon 2000EX is a super mid-size aircraft that is popular in Ja...

FlightSafety International announces major expansion at Farnborough Airport

FlightSafety International announced the expansion of its facilities at Farnborough Airport, the home of British aviation and Europe’s leading airport for premium air travel connectivity, highlighting its commitment to enhancing aviation safety and training excellence in Europe. The new FSI centre is expected to open in the second quarter of 2027. Lease terms have been finalised and the...

AEROCOR partners with EJOPA to launch FOQA program for Eclipse Jet fleet

AEROCOR, LLC announced its official partnership with the Eclipse Jet Owners and Pilots Association to deliver a Flight Operational Quality Assurance program tailored specifically for the Eclipse jet fleet. Following a successful four-month beta testing period, the FOQA program is now available to all Eclipse Jet owners at no cost. This initial release focuses on stabilized approach...

CAE launches a new era in airline operations with Flightscape – Powered by CAE

CAE rebranded its portfolio of airline operations solutions to Flightscape – Powered by CAE. Flightscape is a data-driven platform for airlines that provides real-time insights to improve operational performance. With Flightscape, CAE is ushering in a new era in operational intelligence, empowering all Operations Control Centre stakeholders to prevent disruptions and adapt seamlessly when ch...

ELMS to deliver ultimate competence solution for Gama Aviation

Gama Aviation signed a new long-term agreement with ELMS Aviation, utilising the company’s powerful personnel competence and compliance platform to support the global expansion of the business. The ELMS Solution, which provides a holistic view of employee competence management, was initially selected by the company’s MRO division to help support the next generation of aircraft maintena...

It is not a rendering, it’s AMAC Aerospace reality with 5x Boeing B747-8

AMAC Aerospace have worked five Boeing B747 simultaneously at the headquarter in Basel, Switzerland. This landmark achievement demonstrates the operational capacity AMAC Aerospace Switzerland have for wide-body aircraft maintenance, completion and refurbishment.  AMAC Aerospace hangars in Basel, Switzerland has a total hangar floorspace of 33’130 m2 spread across 5 hangars,...

KEYVAN Aviation and SIMNEST Aviation forge a strong data partnership for flight training

KEYVAN Aviation has taken a significant step to expand its global presence in the simulator market by signing a new service agreement with SIMNEST. Under this agreement, KEYVAN’s certified aeronautical and navigation database, compliant with international regulations and approved by global aviation authorities, will now be actively integrated into SIMNEST’s professional-grade simulator...

Sling Pilot Academy opens location at historic Santa Monica Airport

Sling Pilot Academy announced the grand opening of its newest location at Santa Monica Airport, further advancing its mission to modernize and decarbonize flight training. Aviation industry leaders, sustainability advocates, and local officials gathered on Thursday to celebrate the occasion and introduce the innovative "Whisper Sling" aircraft — designed with community compati...

New Airbus H160/H175 simulators for Brazil

Airbus has committed to providing full flight H160/H175 simulators for training in Brazil in 2028. The simulators will support the training needs for the growing energy sector in Latin America, demonstrating Airbus’ commitment to customer proximity and aviation safety. The H160/H175 full-flight simulators will have Level D training capabilities and will be qualified by ANAC, the Brazili...

ANA first airline worldwide to use fuel-saving riblet technology on both cargo and passenger Boeing 777

All Nippon Airways will be the first company in Asia to use AeroSHARK, a fuel-saving riblet film developed by Lufthansa Technik and BASF, on its Boeing 777 passenger aircraft. In addition, ANA will be the first airline worldwide to use the Boeing 777 with this technology on both cargo and passenger aircraft. A Boeing 777-300ER equipped with the innovation will begin commercial operations with ANA....

Textron Aviation raises the bar for workforce development with career & learning center

Textron Aviation  new Career & Learning Center is complete and fully operational serving prospective, current and future Textron Aviation employees. Strategically located on the company’s East Wichita Campus, this state-of-the-art facility expands the training footprint to more than 75,000 square feet and provides a world-class employee experience during the application, hiring, onb...

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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...