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EME Aero celebrates fifth anniversary

EME Aero, a 50/50 joint venture between MTU Aero Engines and Lufthansa Technik, celebrates five years of maintenance repair and overhaul operations for the Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan engine family today. Since inducting the first engine on 12 December 2019, the facility has already com...

Paragon Flight Training takes delivery of Pilot 100i SN 200, expands Pilot 100i orders

Piper Flight School Alliance member Paragon Flight Training of Fort Myers, Florida, has taken delivery of the 200th Pilot 100i produced by Piper Aircraft. This milestone aircraft joins Paragon’s fleet of over thirty Piper Pilot 100is and one Seminole. Piper Aircraft has produced the...


Lufthansa Technik invests millions in new location in Portugal

The construction of a new facility roughly 35 kilometers south of Porto will further expand Lufthansa Technik's capacities for the repair of engine parts and aircraft components in line with the company's strategy. The future plant of Lufthansa Technik Portugal is expected to be completed by the end of 2027 and will be equipped with the latest technologies in the MRO industry. The com...

ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East and Satys Aerospace sign MoU to support aircraft livery and paint services in Dubai

ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East, a fully owned subsidiary of Dassault Aviation, has signed a MoU with Satys Aerospace, a leading provider of aircraft painting services, which is set to open a dedicated aircraft paint facility at Dubai South's Al Maktoum International Airport. Under the terms of the MoU, ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East has expressed its intention to utilize the ne...

Rheinland Air Service partners with Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey to elevate regional MRO solutions

Rheinland Air Service announce a strategic collaboration with Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey, specializing in regional aircraft engines and a proud member of the Lufthansa Technik Group and Lufthansa Group.This partnership represents a significant milestone for both companies and the aviation industry, as it combines RAS Group’s expertise in airframe and systems maintenance with LTAA’s w...

Bartolini Air adds eight new Tecnam aircraft to its fleet

Tecnam and Bartolini Air announced the purchase of six additional Tecnam P2008JC and two P2006T NG twin-engine aircraft for Bartolini Air's fleet expansion programme. The aircraft will be used from PPL - Private Pilot Licence - to advanced commercial pilot training such as CPL(A), IR(A) and MEP(L) as well as for integrated ab-initio commercial pilot training. Polish ATO operates...

Joby receives FAA approval for Part 141 flight academy

Joby Aviation has received a Part 141 certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration for its flight academy as well as FAA acceptance for its air operations voluntary Safety Management System as established under Part 5. The FAA Part 141 certificate enables the Joby Aviation Academy to deliver streamlined pilot training, enabling the Company to efficiently and economically develop...

Royal Canadian Air Force to use 19 PC-21 next generation trainers in the future

Pilatus announced the successful conclusion of a major contract with KF Aerospace as part of its collaboration with SkyAlyne for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s “Future Aircrew Training” program. The contract involves the delivery of nineteen state-of-the-art PC-21 training aircraft. The nineteen PC-21s will be stationed at the air force base in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, from 2026....

MTU Aero Engines forecasts continued profitable growth in 2025

MTU Aero Engines AG expects further growth and improved earnings for 2025. Revenue between €8.3 and €8.5 billion is expected in 2025. Adjusted EBIT should increase in the low-to-mid teens percentage range. Adjusted net income is expected to rise in line with adjusted EBIT. MTU anticipates free cash flow in the low triple-digit million euro range in 2025. MTU plans to propose a divid...

CommuteAir signs Part Exchange Plus Program contract with Embraer for inventory management and repair services

CommuteAir and Embraer have expanded their cooperation by entering into a contract for the Exchange Plus Program to support CommuteAir’s E-Jet fleet. Through the program, CommuteAir will be able to access tailored inventory management and repair services from Embraer’s worldwide supply chain. Lon Ziegler, CommuteAir’s Vice President of Technical Operations commented: &ldq...

easyJet set to expand state-of-the-art pilot training operations to support the airline’s growth

easyJet has announced that it is expanding its flight training operations across Europe through its continued partnership with world-renowned training and simulation technology partner CAE. The airline is expanding at existing CAE training facilities with two additional state-of-the-art full flight simulators in London Gatwick and one additional full flight simulator in Milan. easyJet is also...

GAMIT’s ROAM wins 10-year SAS Denmark-Norway-Sweden digital records management tender

GAMIT an AMAC Aerospace Company, based in Stansted, UK has been awarded a long-term contract to digitize the technical records of SAS’s fleet using the aerospace industry leading software produced by GAMIT called ROAM (Records Online Asset Management) which is a digital records management solution. SAS will utilize ROAM to further modernize its operations and seamlessly manage the technical...

Diamond Aircraft further expands in Middle East with new Abu Dhabi flight school and DA50 delivery

Diamond Aircraft announced a contract for the acquisition of two DA40 und one DA42 aircraft by Abu Dhabi’s newly-founded ‘Project Aviation’ flight school, as well as the delivery of the first DA50 RG to the UAE. Diamond Aircraft’s single-engine DA40 and twin-engine DA42 piston aircraft are used worldwide by preeminent flight schools to train the next generation of...

Alliance Aerospace granted EASA Part 145 maintenance approval

Alliance Aerospace has been awarded EASA Part 145 approval from the Irish Aviation Authority.  The accreditation bolsters capabilities at its 3000m2 FBO Hangar facility located at Westlands Apron, Dublin Airport (EIDW), Ireland. The process of approval was completed within six months.  With helpful assistance from the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA), Alliance Aerospace was able...

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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...