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Kodiak Care maintenance package for new Kodiak 100 turboprop aircraft

AviationManuals develops manuals for bizav flight departments

AviationManuals has launched a customized General Maintenance Manual developed specifically for Part 91 flight operations. The company's General Maintenance Manual (GMM) is delivered with ARCdocs software and iPad app, and addresses procedures for maintenance leadership and shop floor...

Updates: new and completed projects by AMAC Aerospace

June 2020 is quite positive and reach on new project announcements for AMAC Aerospace. Let's see in more details: maintenance projects on two Airbus ACJ320, new contract on a Boeing B747, new projects on Bombardier Global 6000 and Airbus ACJ319 and completed project on a Bombardier Global XRS.&n...

The new normal: Magnetic MRO conducted its first virtual aircraft inspection

Magnetic MRO announced the recent successful completion of their first virtual inspection on the aircraft as part of the pre-lease preparation. As the company’s representatives states, this inspection signify industry’s resilience and ability to adapt to the changed norms in the aviation industry. Since the global COVID-19 hit the globe and paralyzed air traffic, aviation indus...

ALSIM AL250 for Harford Air Services

Harford Air services based at Harford County Airport in Churchville, Maryland, USA, has acquired an ALSIM AL250 simulator.The ALSIM AL250 is a generic and compact simulator for single & multi engine piston training (PPL, IR and CPL) with both analogue and glass flight decks. Harford Air’s AL250 has a real Garmin GTN650 and is FAA certified AATD. With more than 60 installed worldwide...

First Praetor 500 conversion completed - Embraer Services & Support

Embraer Services & Support completed the first conversion of a Legacy 450 to a Praetor 500 for an undisclosed customer. The conversion was performed at the Embraer Executive Jets Service Center at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. The full process to convert a Legacy 450 (2,900 nautical miles range) into a Praetor 500 ...

Safran to support German and Norwegian NH90 engines

Safran Helicopter Engines has signed a support contract with the NATO Helicopter Management Agency to support 276 NH90 engines owned by Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support) in Germany and the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency. The RTM322 engines will be covered by Safran’s Global Support Package under NAHEMA management. This NH90...

Nomad Technics completes first A-checks on an Airbus A319ACJ

Nomad Technics has performed its first A-checks on an Airbus A319ACJ. The work included combined A-checks - A1 (6months), A2 (12 months) and A4 (24 months) - as well as work required by service bulletins and due tasks within reduced maintenance ground time. In addition the ADS-B out system was installed before the mandate coming into effect on 7th June 2020 although the date for ADS-B installation...

Bell Training Academy launches virtual course platform

The Bell Training Academy will offer virtual pilot and maintenance training for global customers who may be unable to travel to Bell’s global training facilities. “This is one of many virtual support offerings in the initial phase of Bell’s customer support and services modernization effort,” said Sam Nelson, general manager, Bell Global Training Academy. “I...

Lanier Flight Center enhances their training with ALSIM AL172 simulator

ALSIM welcomes another new member to the family with the sale of an AL172 simulator to Lanier Flight Center in Georgia, USA. Founded in 2003, Lanier currently operates out of Lee Gilmor Memorial Airport (KGVL) in Gainesville Georgia, as well as DeKalb-Peachtree Airport in Chamblee, near the heartbeat of one of America’s major aviation centers Atlanta.   The AL172 simulator will p...

Project Pearl Global Express refurbishment by FAI Technik

 FAI Technik has completed its latest refurbishment, “Project Pearl“, a pre-owned Bombardier Global Express – D-AFAL (MSN 9016). The multi-million-euro project represents one of the most extensive refurbishment projects for the type.The project, which took approximately 10,000 manhours to complete, includes 15/30/60, 120 and 240-month inspections.  The Global featu...

TARMAC Aerosave opens 4th aircraft storage site at Paris-Vatry airport

TARMAC Aerosave has opened a fourth site at Paris-Vatry airport, in the Grand Est region of France. This site, in addition to the historic site of Tarbes and to the Teruel (Sapin) and Toulouse-Francazal sites, brings the overall capacity of the aircraft storage group to 270 aircraft. The Paris-Vatry site can accommodate all types of aircraft, for associated storage and maintenance service onl...

Valued Tamarack Aerospace customers takes advantage of waived installation fees

In response to the COVID-19 economic impact, Tamarack® Aerospace Group has launched a temporary program to waive all installation fees for their revolutionary Active Winglet installs on Cessna CitationJets. Tamarack is pleased to announce that seven customers and counting have now taken advantage of the $42,000 discount, which will be offered through June 30, 2020. The newe...

ABS Jets conducts smooth 192-month inspection of Embraer Legacy 600

ABS Jets maintenance team has just completed the second 192-month/16-year inspection on an Embraer Legacy 600 managed by ABS Jets. The inspection began during the COVID lockdown and was finalized on time despite quarantine measures.  The respective aircraft was delivered directly from Brazil by ABS Jets pilots in 2004 and has been maintained exclusively at the ABS Jets facility since. The typ...

New Aviation Training Centre in China - BAA Training and HNCA

The opening ceremony held on 14 June, 2020, marked the beginning of the activity of BAA Training China – a modern six full flight simulators‘ aviation training centre. Following the Joint Venture agreement between Avia Solutions Group PLC (ASG), a global multi-service aviation holding, and Henan Civil Aviation Development and Investment Company (HNCA), signed in July 2019, the com...

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Welcome new ALSIM production facility in Le Loroux-Bottereau, near Nantes

ALSIM has opened a brand-new production site next to its historical factory, in Le Loroux-Bottereau, Nantes. To respond to growing demand of the market, the 26-year-experienced flight simulator m...

New digital platform for pilots - Airside by CAE

CAE announced the official launch of Airside, a new digital platform and online community for pilots. Airside provides career and training tools to support pilots during the COVID-19 pandemic, and thr...

New projects are keeping AMAC Aerospace busy as usual

Good news, AMAC Aerospace is busy as usual, despite corona crisis. Latest announcement -  a new signed contract for a ‘PPI’ on a Gulfstream G450. Furthermore, AMAC has been selec...

Metrojet hangar resolves parking spaces issues in the region

The MRO station of Hong Kong-based Metrojet Limited offers great support to our management clients by keeping their aircraft  well protected inside the hangar throughout these Covi...

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Lufthansa Technik Shenzhen and CASC agree on component support

China Aviation Supplies Co. Ltd. (CASC) and Lufthansa Technik Shenzhen recently signed a long-term Total Component Maintenance contract in Beijing. The contract extends a comprehensive component maint...

Welcome new ALSIM production facility in Le Loroux-Bottereau, near Nantes

ALSIM has opened a brand-new production site next to its historical factory, in Le Loroux-Bottereau, Nantes. To respond to growing demand of the market, the 26-year-experienced flight simulator m...

Road to success - BAA Training Vietnam turns one

Success usually comes to those who put big efforts, take initiatives and make bold decisions. These ingredients are also the secret of success behind BAA Training Vietnam, the first and only independe...

New digital platform for pilots - Airside by CAE

CAE announced the official launch of Airside, a new digital platform and online community for pilots. Airside provides career and training tools to support pilots during the COVID-19 pandemic, and thr...

Eighth group of airBaltic Pilot Academy students begin studies

The eighth group of students began their study process at the Latvian airline’s airBaltic Pilot Academy today, on September 21, 2020. The eighth group of 11 students will receive...