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Pegasus Airlines selects Lufthansa Technik for A320 family base maintenance services

Pegasus Airlines entrusted Lufthansa Technik with providing comprehensive Base Maintenance Services for its fast-growing Airbus A320 family fleet. The recently signed three-year agreement includes more than 60 checks on A320ceo, A320neo and A321neo aircraft of Türkiye’s second largest air...

ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia to exhibit at Selangor Aviation Show 2024

ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia will be one of the main exhibitors at the Selangor Aviation Show 2024 (12-14 September), a significant event that highlights Malaysia’s position as a robust hub for business and general aviation. The fourth edition of the Selangor Aviation Show will be...


First ALSIM AIRLINER in Canada for the Centre Québécois de Formation Aéronautique

ALSIM announced the sale of the first AIRLINER in Canada to the Centre Québecois de Formation Aéronautique (CQFA) for its Montréal campus.AIRLINER is a hybrid simulator (Fly-by-wire and conventional control) manufactured by ALSIM to address large flight training programs for advanced training such as Multi Crew Cooperation, Crew Resource Management, Jet Aircraft Handling and P...

All Nippon Airways introduces their first AeroSHARK aircraft

All Nippon Airways has welcomed another marine-life-inspired aircraft to its fleet: Its first Boeing 777 equipped with AeroSHARK. This revolutionary surface technology is inspired by shark skin, reduces drag, and enhances fuel efficiency. ANA is the first individual airline to operate both passenger and freighter variants of the Boeing 777 with this innovation. The first modified Boeing 777F...

Airways Aviation Group acquires Professione Volare, Italy

This is a beginning of a new era in Italian Aviation Training - Dubai, UAE headquartered Airways Aviation Group airwaysaviation.com announces the acquisition of Professione Volare, www.professionevolare.it  one of Italy’s oldest and most prestigious commercial Flight Training Schools. This acquisition represents a major milestone in the history of Airways A...

Cathay I Can Fly programme 2024 empowers 300 graduates to soar towards their dreams

Cathay has a longstanding commitment to promoting local youth development, and this year marks the return of the I Can Fly programme, its flagship community service initiative, after a five-year hiatus. Following six months of enriching learning and engagement, around 300 students celebrated their graduation from the programme on 31 August, ready to spread their wings and fly high. The HKSAR Go...

Lund University School of Aviation acquires two ALSIM simulators: the Airliner and the AL250

Lund University School of Aviation in Sweden selected ALSIM for its training needs by purchasing an Airliner and an AL250 equipped with the Engineering Pack.The AIRLINER is a hybrid simulator (Fly-by-wire and conventional control) manufactured by ALSIM to address large flight training programs for advanced training such as MCC, APS MCC, Crew Resource Management, Jet Aircraft Handling and Proc...

airBaltic celebrates the opening of its technical academy

On August 29 airBaltic officially inaugurated its Technical Academy during a ceremony attended by the new students, their families, and representatives of airBaltic, as well as from Riga Technical University (RTU), and Liepaja State Technical School (LVT). The academy welcomed its first 57 students in three specialized programs, who will embark on their journey t...

India major boom in aviation

India is experiencing a major boom in aviation, recently becoming the 3rd largest domestic airline market in the world (after U.S. and China). While demand for airline transport in India is expected to continue growing at a potentially unprecedented rate is at the center of the effort to create the next generation of aviators in India to supply the market. Marijus Ravoitis, Chief Executive Of...

airBaltic to receive second Airbus A220 Full Flight Simulator in 2024

airBaltic is set to expand its training capabilities with the arrival of a second Airbus A220 full flight simulator later this year. Scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2024, the new simulator will significantly enhance the airline's ability to train and maintain the qualifications of its growing number of pilots, supporting both the airline's fleet expansion and...

QAA’s Fort Lauderdale MRO facility certified by EASA

The Quality Aircraft Accessories (QAA) FAA Part 145 maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility in Fort Lauderdale has been certified by EASA. The facility, a part of Hartzell Aviation, focuses on General Aviation accessories, principally magnetos and exhaust systems. Located close to Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, the recently expanded facility is an extension of QAA’s main operatio...

EVA Air first airline in Asia to sign for AeroSHARK

EVA Air as the first Asian airline having signed for modifications with its drag-reducing and hence fuel-saving AeroSHARK surface technology jointly developed with BASF. The Taipei-based airline decided to have its entire cargo fleet of nine Boeing 777F long-range freighters modified with the innovative riblet films covering the aircraft’s fuselage and engine nacelles. With B-16786, a first...

Honda Aircraft Company revises HondaJet maintenance schedule, enhances operational efficiency

Honda Aircraft Company implemented a series of updates to its HA-420 HondaJet Maintenance Program designed to enhance HondaJet operational efficiency and increase dispatch availability. These program updates are the result of aircraft testing and time studies undertaken by Honda Aircraft Company, and informed by feedback from HondaJet owners and operators, as part of Honda Aircraft Company's o...

Embraer offers scholarships for its Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering Program

Registration is now open for the 33rd edition of Embraer’s Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering Program, a professional specialization for career acceleration of engineers who desire to deepen their knowledge in the aerospace sector in Brazil. The course is carried out in partnership with the Technological Institute of Aeronautics (ITA). There are 45 vacancies availab...

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GE Aerospace names FL Technics Indonesia as first MRO partner for avionics support

FL Technics Indonesia, the first MRO in Indonesia to be appointed as a GE Aerospace avionics support partner, has signed a service support agreement with GE Aerospace covering Boeing 737 and Airbus A3...

Textron Aviation helps shape tomorrow’s workforce through Kansas’ first aviation youth apprenticeship initiative

As the first aviation company in Kansas to introduce state-registered youth apprenticeships through the Kansas Office of Apprenticeships, Textron Aviation is taking a leading role in workforce develop...

ATP Flight School hosts Alumni Career Expo featuring 20 airline and industry partners

On October 1, ATP Flight School will welcome nearly 500 aspiring airline pilots to its Arlington, Texas training center for an exclusive career expo featuring 20 airline and industry partners. Attende...