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Bell Training Academy in Valencia launches new 429 technical training

Dijon Voltige became launch customer for AURA AERO INTEGRAL R two-seater training aircraft

Three months after the certification of its INTEGRAL R aircraft, AURA AERO delivered the first INTEGRAL R to Dijon Voltige, France’s iconic aerobatics club, who became the launch customer for this aircraft. The reception of INTEGRAL R marks the culmination of a five-year ce...

APS achieves audit milestone, paving way for opening of new MRO centre in Malaysia

Aircraft Propeller Service achieved a significant audit milestone for its upcoming maintenance center in Kuala Lumpur, paving the way for its establishment as a premier regional MRO hub. APS Asia Pacific has successfully completed a US FAA audit and has received its certification. This is a si...

Gen24 becomes Simnest first customer in India

Gen24 FLYBIZ signed a contract for a Simnest A320 FNPT II MCC simulator, which will be installed at its soon-to-open Avion Flight Training Centre in Mumbai, India. This simulator is the first Simnest device to be operated in Asia, underscoring the company’s growing international presence. Balázs Herendi, CEO of Simnest Aviation, commented: “We have observed many ATO...

Austrian Airlines equips four Boeing 777-200ERs with innovative sharkskin technology

Austrian Airlines completed the installation of AeroSHARK surface technology on four of its Boeing 777-200ER aircraft. The long-haul aircraft with the tail signs OE-LPA, OE-LPB, OE-LPC and OE-LPD are the first Boeing B777-200ER aircraft worldwide to be modified with the sharkskin technology developed by Lufthansa Technik and BASF. The film significantly reduces frictional resistance and thus lower...

Rotortrade has been officially certified to perform maintenance operations on AW139 helicopters

Rotortrade has been officially certified to perform maintenance operations on AW139 helicopters. The certification, granted by the EASA / OSAC, is effective as of March 2025 and enables Rotortrade’s European Maintenance Center in Tallard to immediately begin work on the widely used twin-engine aircraft. This development is part of Rotortrade’s broader investment into technical capabili...

Jet Aviation redelivers quietest VIP narrow-body completion

Jet Aviation has redelivered its quietest narrow-body completion to date, with sound levels below 40 dB SIL. The elegant contemporary interior was designed by the Jet Aviation Design Studio, and engineered, produced, installed, and certified in-house at the completion center in Basel, Switzerland. Jet Aviation developed an in-house acoustic lab to build on the team’s previous achievemen...

Atlantic Airways inaugurates new flight training centre in the Faroe Islands, powered by Thales’s helicopter pilot training solutions

Thales and Atlantic Airways celebrated the inauguration of a new flight training centre in the Faroe Islands. This new centre features Thales’s world renowned, cutting edge, AW139 EASA-approved Reality H Full Flight Simulator Level D, for the highest level of training and certification. The simulator also includes a correlated hoist trainer that uses new Mixed Reality technology, suppor...

3 AL250 simulators successfully installed at the University of HERTFORDSHIRE

University of Hertfordshire has three new ALSIM AL250 flight simulators, two of which are equipped with the Engineering Pack. Those simulators will enhance UOH’s Aerospace Engineering with Pilot Studies program and provide students with state-of-the-art training tools. The AL250 simulator addresses initial phase of training needs (PPL, CPL, IR/ME) and is a SEP/MEP re–conf...

FL Technics nears completion of new Punta Cana facility, expanding MRO services in Americas

FL Technics is expanding its global footprint by establishing a new aircraft maintenance hangar facility in the Dominican Republic. The facility nears completion construction, with FL Technics having already secured key specialists and actively recruiting the remaining team. Additionally, the certification process with the Federal Aviation Administration and Instituto Dominicano De Aviac...

Skyfarer Academy expands to offer in-person flight training

Skyfarer Academy, the growing aviation training platform, is expanding its offerings to include in-person flight instruction, connecting student pilots with local flight instructors and flight schools. Originally launched as a live online aviation education hub, Skyfarer Academy is now bridging the gap between virtual pilot training and real-world instruction with a flexible, training-first platfo...

GetJet Airlines to establish new MRO facility at Vilnius International Airport

GetJet Airlines successfully secured a long-term land lease at Vilnius International Airport (VNO) through an auction organized by Lithuanian Airports. The airline has been granted the rights to a 4,664-square-meter plot for a 40-year period, where it plans to develop a state-of-the-art MRO facility to strengthen its in-house technical capabilities. Inga Duglas, CEO of GetJet Airlines, commente...

XEOS inaugurates CFM LEAP maintenance in Poland

GE Aerospace announced the inauguration of XEOS, an engine MRO facility in Środa Śląska near Wrocław. A joint venture between GE Aerospace and Lufthansa Technik, the facility is focused on the overhaul and repair of CFM International LEAP engines, which power today's most popular narrowbody aircraft. These include CFM LEAP-1A engines for the Airbus A320neo family and CFM LEAP-1B engi...

Airhub Aviation strengthens asset management and MRO services at SQQ, Lithuania

As airlines and lessors face ongoing maintenance capacity shortages, Airhub Aviation, part of GetJet Aviation Holding, is expanding to meet growing demand. The Lithuania-based company, specializing in aviation asset management, component trading, and aircraft transitions, has launched new MRO operations at Siauliai International Airport (SQQ), Lithuania. Global aircraft fleet is projected to...

Bombardier grows service network in Australia, adding line maintenance station in Perth

Bombardier has added a new Line Maintenance Station in Perth, Australia, further complementing its customer service footprint in the region and expanding its network of certified aircraft technicians. The company is also planning to open a second LMS in Sydney, Australia, later this year. The new Perth Line Maintenance Station brings Bombardier’s worldwide LMS presence to 10, provi...

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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...