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Meeting growing customer demand Gulfstream begins service offering in Arizona

Jet Aviation gained EASA approval for Gulfstream G650 maintenance in Vienna

Jet Aviation announced that its maintenance facility in Vienna has received approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency to perform line maintenance on Gulfstream G650 aircraft. “We are delighted to expand our Gulfstream capabilities with this additional approval,” sai...

MTU Aero Engines now positioned to provide overhaul services for PW1500G and PW1900G engines

MTU Aero Engines and Pratt & Whitney signed an agreement to grow the company’s maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capabilities for all Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engines in service. MTU is now positioned to supply overhaul services for two additional engine models: PW1500G for the...

Training pilots of tomorrow - Airbus inaugurates new campus

Airbus Flight Academy Europe has inaugurated a new campus, in Angoulême, South-West France. During the ceremony, Airbus confirmed that Volotea, the Barcelona-based airline, is the first to recruit its Airbus pilot cadets. The move by Volotea to recruit eleven of Airbus’ newly graduated pilot cadets is an endorsement of the quality of Airbus’ Ab-Initio Training Programme, wh...

Metrojet HK MRO got multiple Gulfstream 8C inspection approvals

The Metrojet Limited MRO station has recently intensified its Gulfstream G650/G650ER capability up to 8C inspection level with the corresponding repair station approval from the United States of America FAA, Bermuda BCAA, Cayman Island CAACI, Isle of Man IoMAR, Qatar QCAA and San Marino SMAR. In addition to the G650/G650ER 8C Approval from the multiple Aviation Authorities, Metrojet HK MRO...

Joramco - successful participation at MRO Middle East 2022

Joramco - region largest independent MRO provider and the engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), recently returned from two intensive days at MRO Middle East 2022. On the opening day, Joramco CEO Fraser Currie spoke on the Leaders Panel at the Go Live Theater, alongside other top MRO executives from the region, about the company’s remarkable performance despite the...

Iberia Maintenance awarded a Qatar Airways V2500 engines contract

Iberia Maintenance has been awarded a 10 year contract for the repair and maintenance of V2500 engines from Qatar Airways. This strategic agreement will result in scheduled visits over 10 years. All events will be carried out at Iberia Maintenance's engine workshop at its facilities next to Madrid airport, with more than 52,000 m2 dedicated to MRO and engineering services. Iberia En...

SWISS equips entire Boeing 777-300ER fleet with AeroSHARK

SWISS has decided to equip its entire Boeing long-haul fleet with the fuel-saving AeroSHARK surface technology. Starting in the middle of the year, a total of twelve Boeing 777-300ERs will gradually be fitted with the riblet films developed jointly by Lufthansa Technik and BASF. The significantly reduced frictional resistance resulting from this modification will make the sub-fleet more than one p...

New Blue Line Aviation facility to show off a new Diamond simulator

Blue Line Aviation recently celebrated the grand opening of their new facility at Johnston Regional Airport (KJNX), featuring a brand-new DA40/DA42 convertible Diamond Simulator. The FAA CFR 14 Part 60 Level 5 certified convertible simulation device sits in a custom-built room in the new 50,000 square foot headquarters building and is part of one of the largest fleet orders in Diamo...

Vietjet and ST Engineering signed aircraft component support contract

On February 25th, 2022, ST Engineering and Vietjet signed a comprehensive component Maintenance-By-the-Hour contract to support the airline's entire fleet. The signing ceremony took place during the official visit of Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc to Singapore. Under the contract, ST Engineering will provide Vietjet with a full suite of...

Modesto Jet receives FAA approval for 10 seats or more

Modesto Jet announced its certification and capability to manage and fly FAR Part 135 aircraft with 10 seats or more. Modesto Jet air charter operation recently completed its comprehensive certification process by the Federal Aviation Administration to operate jets with 10 seats or more. The thorough vetting by the FAA will allow operations of a Challenger 605 and two Challenger 60...

A part of long-term expansion plans - new Dassault Aviation Northeast U.S. Falcon Service location

Dassault Aviation announced the opening of a new company-owned service center at New York’s Long Island MacArthur Airport in Islip. The facility will initially accommodate up to five or six aircraft and provide scheduled maintenance, AOG support and pre-purchase evaluations. The service center will be less than one hour’s flight time to 20% of the U.S.-based Falcon...

Embraer signed services agreement for the Air Peace E-Jets E2s fleet

At MRO Middle East event in Dubai Embraer has signed a comprehensive long-term services agreement with Air Peace, Nigeria and West Africa’s largest airline, to support the airline’s E195-E2 and ERJ 145 fleets. The contract includes access to the Pool Program, which includes component exchanges and repair services for hundreds of reparable items for Air Peace’s Embraer a...

A state-of-the-art multi-purpose hangar in France - new era for Vallair

Vallair has opened the doors to its unique new maintenance hangar located at Marcel Dassault Airport in Châteauroux, France. The enormous state-of-the-art facility can accommodate up to five A321 size aircraft simultaneously, or a combination of A330/A340 and A321s. Together with the Centre-Val de Loire Region and the Châteauroux Centre Airport Establishment, Vallair is proud to...

Dutch Caribbean coastguard program - PAL Aerospace

PAL Aerospace entered into a contract for the continued provision of air reconnaissance capability and associated support services for the Dutch Caribbean Coastguard. This new contract, which was awarded after an extensive evaluation of tenders to determine the Best-Price-Quality-Ratio to the customer, will see PAL Aerospace upgrade and operate two fully missionized DHC-8 maritime patrol aircraft,...

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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...