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easyJet opens first continental European maintenance hangar at BER airport

easyJet, Flughafengesellschaft Berlin Brandenburg and the Brandenburg state government celebrated the opening of the easyJet maintenance hangar at Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport with a joint opening ceremony today. The ceremony was hosted by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Steinbach, Min...

HK Express partners with Iberia Maintenance for V2500 engines

Iberia Maintenance and HK Express, a fully-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong home carrier Cathay Pacific, have signed a long-term contract to maintain 32 V2500 engines powering the low-cost carrier’s Airbus A320ceo and A321ceo fleet. Efficiency improvements, such as the extension of Engi...


HAECO Xiamen to build world largest single-span MRO hangar

HAECO Xiamen participated in a groundbreaking ceremony today to commence the construction of its new aircraft maintenance facility in Xiamen Xiang’an International Airport. Established in 1993, HAECO Xiamen has grown by leaps and bounds over the past 30 years to become a leading provider of aircraft maintenance and modification services in the Asia Pacific region. Its comprehensive...

WCC Aeronautical and Technological College selects ALSIM ALX simulator

ALSIM announces the sale of an ALX to WCC Aeronautical and Technological College based in the Philippines. The ALSIM ALX provides up to 4 classes of aircraft-from single-engine piston, twin engine piston, twin turbine up to medium category twin jet. The device is designed and approved for ATPL, CPL, and MCC in compliance with all current regulatory standards. The ALX offers advanced tech...

New State Aviation Holdings acquires Blackhawk Aerospace

New State Capital Partners announced that its general aviation-focused platform, New State Aviation Holdings, has acquired Blackhawk Aerospace. Blackhawk joins NS Aviation anchor aviation investment AVEX, a leading provider of sales and maintenance for the Daher TBM turboprop aircraft, which was acquired in December 2021. AVEX and Blackhawk will continue to operate independentl...

ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia completes 2C-Check on a Falcon 2000

ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dassault Aviation, has completed a 2C heavy maintenance check on a Dassault Falcon 2000 at its facility in Subang Airport. Ivan Lim, Regional VP Asia for ExecuJet MRO Services, says this particular Falcon 2000 was a Philippine registered aircraft. He commented: “Being a member of the Dassault MRO Network brings strategic ad...

Jet Aviation engineering team innovates new aircraft antenna system

Jet Aviation engineering team has been busy finding new and innovative solutions to the complexities of aircraft KA Band Satcom System. The initial project began in 2016, as the sales team were thinking ahead of new ways to benefit the maintenance of aircraft, and ultimately the customer. The KA Band Satcom System is used for connectivity within the aircraft, including activities that re...

Spanish CANAVIA expands its fleet with three new Tecnam aircraft

Renowned CANAVIA Spanish Aviation Academy based in the Canary Islands, will incorporate three new Tecnam aircraft: one Multi-engine P2006T MarkII and two P2008JC MarkII’s into their fleet. The school already operates two multi-engine P2006T MarkII’s and three single-engine Tecnam P2008JC MkII”s operating 365 days a year. With this new acquisition the academy w...

Extended 20-year maintenance partnership - Alliance Air & ATR

India nationa carrier, Alliance Air, and ATR, announce the extension of their Global Maintenance Agreement for another five years. This year marks 20 years of partnership since the airline signed its first ATR pay-by-hour maintenance contract in December 2002. Through this package, the airline will continue to benefit from the repair, overhaul and pooling services of Line Repla...

Embraer-X signs a contract with Pulse Aviation for the use of Beacon

Embraer-X and Pulse Aviation signed a contract for the use of Beacon, the maintenance coordination platform connecting resources and professionals for faster return-to-service aircraft. Based in Florida, Pulse Aviation is a business aviation company providing maintenance, repair, and operations, and will use Beacon to enhance its maintenance coordination, simplify communication around mainten...

AeroSHARK from Lufthansa Technik and BASF now certified for Boeing 777

EASA has granted Lufthansa Technik a so-called Supplemental Type Certificate that officially paves the way for the series modification of two Boeing 777 variants with the fuel-saving AeroSHARK riblet films. Through the STC, the subfleet-wide roll-out of this sustainability technology, developed jointly by Lufthansa Technik and BASF, can now commence at the launch customers Lufthansa Carg...

Scotland ACS Aviation expands with two new Tecnam P-Mentor aircraft

Scottish flight training academy ACS Aviation ordered two P-Mentors to be added to their current fleet to expand their fleet capabilities in 2023. The company will also become the first Tecnam aircraft service centre in Scotland offering specialist aircraft maintenance and technical support to its customers. The move follows a period of high growth for ACS Aviation where a record number of gr...

Airline Pilot Club and Airline Flight Academy create a new pathway to becoming an airline pilot

APC and AFA launched a partnership that is aimed at providing aspirant airline pilots with professional guidance and high-quality training as they move along their route to an airline pilot career. APC has established a 4-step process that guides prospective students and their families through all the key issues associated with becoming an airline pilot.  Since AFA opened its doors in 2021...

Boom Supersonic chooses FlightSafety International as Overture flight training partner

Boom Supersonic announced FlightSafety International (FSI) as its exclusive partner for Overture supersonic flight training and education. FSI is the premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators to the world's leading commercial aircraft manufacturers and operators. FSI will develop a training program and curriculum for Overture pilots, mechanics,...

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