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ASP Air-Space offers unique dimension - Complete Training Package

Dubai Airshow became a perfect place to catch up with ASP Air-Space team and continue our conversation in person. We wanted to get more information regarding the product ASP Air-Space has developed -  a new unique dimension - Complete Training Package. The product is meant​ to he...

CORTEX - revolutionary engine fleet management software by MTU Maintenance

MTU Maintenance launches engine fleet management with CORTEX with customer LATAM Airlines. MTU’s new engine fleet management service combines the MRO specialist’s technical expertise with data, for example from engine trend monitoring, shop workscoping history and market understandi...


Pratt & Whitney Canada appoints 5 Jet Aviation locations as designated maintenance facilities

Pratt & Whitney Canada has appointed five new Designated Maintenance Facilities (DMFs) to serve customers in Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong, the Philippines and Switzerland. Providing line maintenance and mobile repair services, the new DMFs are all maintenance facilities owned and operated by Jet Aviation. The new DMFs are: Jet Aviation Singapore, Singapore (PW308A/C, PW307A...

Welcome World best smart basic trainer – Pilatus PC-7 MKX

With a new glass cockpit, new avionics, improvements in the area of crew comfort and other technical innovations, the PC-7 MKX offers smart state-of-the-art training capability in the Basic Training segment at unrivalled cost, with outstanding robustness and unmatched reliability. The smart Basic Trainer is now available to take on a new generation of student pilots and turn them into first class...

Worlds First A 320 freighter aircraft - Vaayu Group & ST Engineering

Vaayu Group announces the signing of a Letter of Commitment with ST Engineering Aerospace Resources, the aviation leasing arm of ST Engineering to lease up to five Airbus A320 Passenger-to-Freighter. The world’s first A320P2F aircraft by Elbe Flugzeugwerke, a joint venture of ST Engineering and Airbus is currently in its certification phase and is expected to be read...

More maintenance solutions in Norway with new Bell authorized maintenance center

Bell Textron Inc. appointed a new Authorized Maintenance Center in Norway. Kongsberg Aviation Maintenance Services (KAMS) based in Kjeller, Norway will provide aircraft maintenance for the fleet of 18 Bell 412s, operated by the Royal Norwegian Air Force. “We are thrilled to include KAMS in Bell’s AMC network,” said Duncan Van De Velde, managing director, Commerc...

Relocation completed - ExecuJet MRO services Middle East new line maintenance facility at Dubai second airport

ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East has relocated to a new line maintenance premises at Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) which is part of Dubai South; a new residential, commercial and logistics centre southwest of the city centre. Nick Weber, Regional VP Middle East at ExecuJet MRO Services, says: “More and more business jet activity is shifting to DWC, partly driven by...

EXPLORER design study opens up new themed worlds for VIP cabins

At the upcoming Dubai Airshow, Lufthansa Technik AG will present further details of its new wide-body VIP cabin concept EXPLORER. After a sneak preview at the Monaco Yacht Show in September, numerous further details will now be on display at the aerospace trade fair in the United Arab Emirates. These include features that, thanks to the latest technology, can already be realized in an appealing an...

TAG Maintenance Services goes green with Switzerland First Electric GPU

TAG Maintenance Services, a Dassault Aviation Company, based in Geneva, Switzerland, has selected ITW GSE’s new generation GSE 7400 eGPU for its ground power requirements. The commercial battery powered Ground Power Unit provides 400Hz/115V and is capable of supporting the full range of business aviation aircraft currently in service. The GSE 7400 is the first electric GPU to be used...

Air Munich Aviation in Germany opted for an ALSIM AL250

ALSIM is strengthening its presence in Germany as Air Munich Aviation, located in Jesenwang airport, nearby Munich, has recently bought an ALSIM AL250 simulator. The AL250 simulator addresses initial phase training needs (PPL, CPL, IR/ME) and is SEP/MEP re-configurable simulator certified as an EASA FNPT II. In addition, it offers both classic and glass cockpit instrumentation for each fli...

Clay Lacy FAA repair station in Connecticut got TCCA maintenance certification

Clay Lacy Aviation FAA Part 145 Repair Station at Waterbury-Oxford Airport is now certified by Transport Canada to provide aircraft maintenance services for Canadian-registered business jets. Transport Canada Civil Aviation certification is based on compliance with the highest standards for aircraft maintenance quality, safety, performance and expertise. Private Jet Maintena...

Safran chosen by China Eastern for MRO operations on the landing gear of its Airbus A330 fleet

Safran Landing Systems has signed a five-year contract with the Chinese airline China Eastern to carry out maintenance operations on the landing gear of 31 Airbus A330s. These operations will take place at its Singapore workshop. SONG Shaokun, CEO, Eastern Airlines Technics (Eastec): “Being the affiliate of China Eastern Group, EASTEC specializes in aircraft maintenance and engineeri...

Further consolidation on 4 corners of the globe - Dassault Aviation MRO Network

With new major development in Kuala Lumpur and Dubai and new line service bases in several additional European cities, Dassault Aviation is leveraging recently acquired MRO capabilities to reorganize and consolidate its worldwide support network and bring Falcon expertise around the world.The company can now offer major inspections at a range of new locations, dispatch GoTeams to more remote place...

TAE Aviation Academy buys an ALSIM AL250

ALSIM announced the sale of an ALSIM AL250 to TAE Aviation Academy, an Approved Training Organization in Megara-Athens, Greece. The AL250 simulator addresses initial phase training needs (PPL, CPL, IR/ME) and is SEP/MEP re-configurable simulator certified as an EASA FNPT II. In addition, it offers both classic and glass cockpit instrumentation for each flight model at the simple flick of a sw...

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Why faster diagnostics are becoming critical for aircraft heavy maintenance

For airlines, every additional day an aircraft remains on the ground during heavy maintenance directly impacts operations, schedules, and revenue. As maintenance workloads become more complex and turn...

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...