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Introducing Dassault Aviation Business Services— new name for one of business aviation most respected MRO brands

TAG Maintenance Services rebranded Dassault Aviation Business Services (DABS). The new name reflects the important place this European network occupies within Dassault Aviation's global MRO support organization, which includes 40 factory service locations and 20 authorized service faci...

MTU opens its new MRO facility in Serbia

MTU Maintenance Serbia officially opened its new facility in Nova Pazova near Belgrade. The ceremony took place in the presence of Aleksandar Vučić, President of Serbia. In addition, the German ambassador to Serbia, Anke Konrad, as well as representatives of the aviation industry were in attendance....


EFW and Turkish Technic to collaborate on A330P2F conversions

Elbe Flugzeugwerke, center of excellence for Airbus Passenger-to-Freighter conversions and Turkish Technic, announced a new collaboration in A330P2F conversions.The collaboration will see to Turkish Technic becoming the first MRO company to provide third party conversion solutions for the proven and technologically advanced A330P2F program by EFW. The first A330P2F conversion for EFW is plann...

J&C Aero to invest up to €1.5 million into production automation and digitalization

J&C Aerois investing up to €1.5 million into the acquisition and integration of new innovative equipment into its cabin interior production processes. The modernization program is aimed at further automation and robotization of J&C Aero’s certified in-house production processes. Amongst other, the company plans or has already acquired a super-speed CNC vertic...

Gulfstream Customer Support service center at Fort Worth Alliance Airport - expansion adds jobs and resources

Gulfstream Aerospace officially opened its newest Gulfstream Customer Support service center at Fort Worth Alliance Airport. To mark the occasion, federal, state and local dignitaries, community leaders and Gulfstream leadership and employees came together for a ceremonial ribbon-cutting held at the all-new facility.  Gulfstream invested more than $55 million in the 162,000-square-foo...

TRU Simulation + Training agrees with Royal Flying Doctor Service for Beechcraft King Air FFS in Australia

TRU Simulation + Training announced the sale of a Full-Flight Simulator to the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section). The FFS will be Level D qualified and designed to be reconfigurable to support training for the entire RFDS King Air fleet of aircraft, including the Beechcraft King Air 260, King Air 350 and King Air 360.  Jerry Messaris, vice president and general man...

Hradecka Letecka Servisni becomes TBM service center and sales representative for the Czech and Slovak Republics

Daher appoints Hradecka Letecka Servisni s.r.o.as the authorized TBM Service Center and TBM Sales Representative for the Czech and Slovak Republics. This latest expansion of Daher’s worldwide support and sales network was marked with the first demonstration tour of the TBM very fast turboprop aircraft in the Republics, providing the opportunity for the region’s pilots and ope...

Astonfly becomes the 1st pilot school to refund full training in case of failure

Astonfly becomes the first flight school to fully refund each student for their Integrated ATP training (Ab Initio Line Pilot) in the event of failure or abandonment of the candidate during the theoretical phase (14 ATPL certificates). With 150 pilots trained each year and a fleet of over 30 aircraft, Astonfly is the leading private professional pilot training center in France. Ma...

Hartzell Engine Tech modernizes and doubles space for QAA parts distributor and MRO

Quality Aircraft Accessories has officially reopened its general aviation MRO and parts distribution facility, after fully modernizing and doubling the Tulsa operations footprint. At recent reopening ceremonies in Tulsa, Hartzell Engine Tech and QAA executives cut a ribbon to officially commemorate the expansion, which has taken more than a year to complete. The footprint of the facility has...

FL Technics launched a line maintenance operations in Abu Dhabi

There is a range of ways to develop business and establish a presence in new markets. Yet probably the most sustainable way to this, is to leverage synergy with a long-term trusted partner. Such business case has just been launched in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, where FL Technics started its line maintenance business to provide solutions for Wizz Air Abu Dhabi. Successful on...

Bombardier opens new service centre in Australia

Bombardier announced the grand opening of its new Melbourne Service Centre at Essendon Fields Airport in Melbourne, Australia. The new facility is a testament to Bombardier’s commitment to the Australian market and establishes a key building block in its growing global customer support network. At full capacity, the new OEM-operated Melbourne Service Centre will add 65 aerospace jo...

Cooking Lake Aviation acquires an ALSIM ALX simulator

ALSIM is extremely proud to announce that Cooking Lake Aviation, based in Edmonton, Canada, has bought an ALSIM ALX simulator. 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, MCC in compliance with all current regulatory standards. The ALX off...

Czech Airlines Technics signs new long-term agreement with Transavia airlines

The high quality of the services provided has earned Czech Airlines Technics (CSAT) long-term co-operation with Transavia Airlines. The new maintenance agreement, in effect from the beginning of September, also includes the new A320Neo type of aircraft and covers the co-operation over the next five years, i.e., until 31 August 2027.     Petr Doberský, Chairman of the...

Under new ownership Aerocare Aviation Services bolsters paint offering

Following its acquisition by Complete Aircraft Group, Aerocare Aviation Services has successfully completed a modification of its state-of-the-art paint facility at its Chester, UK headquarters.  The investment forms a key part of its future growth strategy, which involved widening the door aperture to 22 metres, enabling it to address the surge in demand it is receiving to accommodate t...

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Groundbreaking for new facility at Clark International Airport

Lufthansa Technik Philippines, the joint venture between Lufthansa Technik and MacroAsia Corporation, broke ground this Thursday on its new base maintenance facility at Clark International Airport. Th...

Daher Aircraft expands its authorized service center Network in Brazil, reinforcing support for the country's growing TBM fleet

Daher Aircraft has strengthened its customer support coverage for Brazilian owners and operators of the fast, efficient TBM airplane family with the addition of two authorized service centers to the c...

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...