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Beechcraft T-6 Texan II integrated training system revolutionizes Tunisian Air Force pilot production

Aviation MRO leader Flying Colours joins Flexjet family of companies

Flying Colours is joining the Flexjet family of companies. This further expands the private jet travel industry most significant maintenance and product support network, with facilities in the United States, Canada and Europe supporting Flexjet’s rapidly growing fleet. Flying Colours...

BAA Training is opening new pilot training center in Paris

BAA Training is expanding its geographical presence and opening its fourth simulator center, BAA Training France, near Orly Airport in Paris. By the end of the year, two Boeing 737 NG, an A320neo and a Boeing 747-400 simulator will be installed at the facility. It is expected that around over 2...

Rcapital acquires Bromford Group’s Leicester-based engineering business to secure 81 jobs

Private investor, Rcapital, completed the acquisition of the Leicester-based aerospace and power generation business of Bromford Group. Bromford Group was placed into administration in March and has continued trading while a buyer has been sought. Chris Pole and Ryan Grant of Interpath Advisory were the appointed administrators. Rcapital’s acquisition does not include the wider group&rs...

DC Aviation Al-Futtaim completes its first 60-month check on Bombardier Global 6000

DC Aviation Al-Futtaim has successfully completed its first 60 months maintenance check on a Bombardier Global 6000 aircraft. The aircraft which is owned by a private customer underwent its first heavy maintenance check at DCAF hangar at Al Maktoum International Airport. The maintenance inspection was the largest undertaken by the DCAF team, involving over 2,000 man-hours and adept...

Five years of flying above and beyond at Floyd Carlson Airfield

This month, Bell celebrates the fifth anniversary of the opening of the Bell Training Academy Floyd Carlson Airfield. Since it’s opening, the Floyd Carlson Airfield has become well-known around the world for providing a top-tier customer experience. The airfield is comprised of various runways and an elevated landing platform designed to simulate the environments t...

Cirrus Aircraft launches new private pilot training program

Cirrus Aircraft announced new Private Pilot Program designed to teach anyone to learn how to fly an SR Series Cirrus aircraft and earn their pilot’s license. The Private Pilot Program provides an immersive ground school training partnered with a dedicated Cirrus Standardized Instructor Pilot through a Cirrus Training Center to help students complete their Private Pilot License...

Kenya Airways entrusts its Boeing 787 component supply to Lufthansa Technik

Kenya Airways and Lufthansa Technik signed a long-term contract regarding the supply of aircraft components for the Kenyan flag carrier's long-haul fleet. As a result, Kenya Airways' total of nine Boeing 787-8s will receive the proven Total Component Support (TCS) from the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) specialist until 2028. Access to Lufthansa Technik's worldwide parts p...

First FAA-certified ALSIM ALSRcompact simulator in the USA

Aero Atlanta Flight Center has successfully obtained the Advanced Aviation Training Device simulator qualification for their ALSIM ALSRcompact. The ALSIM ALSRcompact is a new streamlined SR-series Advanced Aviation Training Device and is a replica of the Cirrus Aviation SR20 G6 aircraft. This durable and reliable simulator is the right device for various pilot licenses and Cirr...

Future of general aviation: insights from Elixir Aircraft

Elixir Aircraft sees SAF as the initial key component to make general aviation more sustainable in the near term. Elixir Aircraft’s research and development has not stopped since the company was formed in the early 2010s. Their most recent announcement, at last month’s Paris Air Show, was the Elixir Turbine prototype dedicated to decarbonising aviation. Developed as part of a...

Piper Aircraft announced new fleet agreement with Sierra Charlie Aviation

Sierra Charlie Aviation has placed an order for fifty Piper Archer TX aircraft, with deliveries beginning in 2026. These new Piper trainers will serve as a full replacement of their existing fleet of competitive single engine aircraft. Sierra Charlie Aviation is a nationally ranked Part 61 flight school based in Scottsdale, Arizona, currently operating a twin-engine Piper Seminole. This aircr...

Boeing forecasts demand for 2.3 million new commercial pilots, technicians and cabin crew in next 20 years

With the global commercial airplane fleet expected to double by 2042, forecasts industry-wide demand for 2.3 million new aviation personnel over the next 20 years to support the commercial fleet and meet long-term growth in air travel. The company's 2023 Pilot and Technician Outlook projects that commercial carriers will need significant personnel through 2042 to supp...

Elixir Aircraft- growing globally, eyeing America

Since EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2022, Elixir Aircraft has quickly become a leader in the global training aircraft market. Sales orders are taking off, investment is pouring in and constant hiring is taking place. Elixir is filling a much-needed element of general aviation: new, more efficient, safer, and technologically advanced aircraft. Research shows that the average age of the standard singl...

MHIAEL completes first maintenance of PW1100G-JM aero engine for Airbus A320neo family

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Aero Engines has completed its first maintenance of the PW1100G-JM aero engine for the Airbus A320neo family. The company drew on experience and knowledge gained from 30 years of work on the maintenance of the PW4000 and V2500 engines. The development of this aero engine is a multinational joint project which MHIAEL participates in the development and production as...

All In Aviation and ALSIM partner to deliver innovative Cirrus Flight Training Solutions

A robust partnership has the potential to enhance an exceptional product even further. All In Aviation, a longtime Cirrus Aircraft flight training partner in Las Vegas, has now forged an alliance with ALSIM, creating a powerful triad alliance. Owners Paul and Lindsay Sallach opened All In Aviation in 2016, utilizing their career expertise as CFIs and experience selling preowned aircraft,...

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