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TRAC Series of Flight Training Aircraft unveiled by Cirrus Aircraft

Cirrus Aircraft announced TRAC Series, a purpose-built configuration of the best-selling SR Series line of aircraft developed specifically for flight training institutions. The TRAC Series is thoughtfully crafted with reliability, durability and economy in mind to meet the rigors of high-t...

XEOS Aircraft Engine Service Centre is open

XEOS, the new aircraft engine service centre located in Środa Śląska near Wrocław, is officially open. The company is a joint venture of Lufthansa Technik (51%) and GE Aviation (49%) and is a service centre for GEnx-2B and GE9X engines. It was built in a record time of 16 months. The first...


New CAE commercial aviation training centres in London Gatwick and Manchester

 CAE inaugurated two new CAE training centres in the United Kingdom -London Gatwick and Manchester. It will support the start of its  10 year exclusive pilot training agreement with easyJet, announced back in November 2018. A third training centre will be inaugurated in Milan, Italy, on October 10. CAE also recently expanded its Barcelona, Spain, training centre. These milestone...

Viking announced Factory Endorsed Service Centre for Twin Otter aircraft in the Americas

Viking Air Limited of Victoria, British Columbia welcomes Unity Aviation Canada Limited of Airdrie, Alberta to the Series 400 Twin Otter support network as a Factory Endorsed Service Centre (“FESC”) for the Americas. Under Viking’s FESC Program, Unity Aviation will be providing authorized maintenance services, refurbishment, and warranty-related work on legacy de Havilland an...

Time to celebrate - Magnetic MRO Training expansion

A re-opening of Magnetic MRO Training training facility after the most recent expansion! The new premises were opened on Thursday, 19th September 2019 and are aimed to be used mainly by Magnetic MRO and Estonian Aviation Academy for theoretical technical training for future aircraft mechanics. “The need for expansion came from demand to organize more type training and inter...

S7 Technics masters the art of retrofitting wi-fi modules into aircraft

S7 Technics has added the installation of wi-fi modules to its capability menu of aircraft services. The maintenance provider has entered a new developing market to meet the growing needs of airlines in upgrading their aircraft with internet access. In the course of preparation for the first project that was launched with one of its strategic customers last year, specialists from Moscow‘s...

Landing Gear Overhaul Agreement between Liebherr-Aerospace and J-Air

Liebherr-Aerospace has signed a long-term service agreement with J-Air covering the overhaul of the landing gear systems of the airline’s 15 Embraer E170 family aircraft. This new contract is another important milestone in Liebherr-Aerospace’s successful pursuit of landing gear overhaul campaigns. “Intense collaboration of the teams during the selection process has e...

New Youth Aviation Education Program in Aspen with Diamond Aircraft

The Aspen Flight Academy in Aspen, Colorado is launching a youth aviation education program this fall that is the first of its kind in the nation. The “Every Student Flies” program will provide a free flight lesson to every student at the Aspen Public High School, with enrollment this fall being 550 students for this school year. Four Roaring Fork Valley organizations joined togethe...

AFI KLM E&M and GMF collaborate in Component Solutions

AFI KLM E&M and Indonesian MRO Garuda Maintenance Facility (GMF) have sealed a new collaboration agreement as part of the SPA that links the two groups, this time for A330 component support. Under the terms of this agreement, AFI KLM E&M will provide repair and parts pooling services for Garuda Indonesia’s fleet of A330s (which currently numbers 24 aircraft), as well as solutions to...

East meets West: VIP aircraft cabin concept "Nature's Touch"

‘Nature's Touch' is a business jet cabin interior concept that combines the cultures of East and West by using traditional Chinese elements and smart technology to create a convenient and comfortable travel experience. ‘Nature's Touch' got  a prestigious Red Dot award in the category "Design Concept". The unique cabin concept brings a bra...

First ALSIM simulator in Slovenia

Alsim announced the sale of an AL 250 SEP MEP for the first time in Slovenia. Aviation Career Center, a Zero to ATPL training specialist, located in Ljubljana, Slovenia-EU, has chosen Alsim to purchase their new simulator.​ The Alsim AL250 is a generic and compact simulator for single & multi engine piston (SEP/MEP reconfigurable) PPL, CPL & IR training. The device meets all c...

MTU Maintenance new office in Singapore is open

MTU Maintenance has opened an office in the heart of the aviation leasing hub Singapore. The new office is located in the Central Business District and its grand opening is being celebrated during the on-going MRO Asia. Luc Morvan has taken on the role of Chief Representative of MTU Maintenance’s activities in Singapore. He will be responsible for building up business in the Asia-Pacifi...

Fifth Sterling Pilot Scholar are named by Air BP

Air BP has named its fifth Sterling Pilot Scholar as 18-year old Kristoff Ahlner from Shenfield in Essex.  The scholarship is valued at around £10,000 and aims to assist aspiring UK pilots like Kristoff achieve their Private Pilot’s Licence (PPL).  As the industry faces a global pilot shortage with 790,000 new civil aviation pilots needed to fly the world’s...

Leading Edge Aviation invests in an ALSIM AL42

ALSIM announced the delivery and installation of an AL42 simulator to Leading Edge Aviation, an aviation academy located in Oxford, United Kingdom. The ALSIM AL42 is an exact replica of the Diamond DA42, built using genuine aircraft parts and equipped with the latest real-world Garmin G1000 avionics suite. It comes with latest generation visual system, GFC 700 autopilot and PBN/LPV capabil...

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AeronautX elevates training capacity with new Amsterdam Centre and strategic VistaJet alliance

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Bombardier accelerates Asia-Pacific growth with new Sydney maintenance station and enhanced customer support

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ST Engineering expands global MRO capacity with new airframe maintenance facility in Singapore

ST Engineering has officially inaugurated its new Commercial Aerospace airframe maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at Changi Creek within Singapore Changi Airport. As the company's fou...