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

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, deve...

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...

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,...

airBaltic performs maintenance for Air Austral A220-300

Beginning December 2022 airBaltic performed the scheduled A-Check technical maintenance and engine replacement for an Airbus A220-300 aircraft of the French carrier Air Austral. The work was done by a team of 10 airBaltic technicians, and it was the first time that such maintenance was performed for an aircraft of another airline. Andris Vaivads, Senior Vice P...

Metrojet Engineering Clark receives Bombardier Global 7500 approval

Metrojet Engineering Clark, the philippines-based MRO station of Metrojet limited, has recently received its certification from the Federal Aviation Administration to work on the airframe, aircraft batteries and aircraft wheel assemblies of the Bombardier BD700-2A12 (Global 7500). MEC obtained the wheel assembly capability in June 2022. With the latest airframe and battery approval fr...

Boeing awards Lufthansa Technik contract to support New Zealand P-8A Poseidon fleet

Boeing awarded Lufthansa Technik a contract for sustainment services within its support of the Royal New Zealand Air Force future fleet of four P-8A aircraft that will leverage commercial capabilities to improve readiness rates. The contract is for provision of Lufthansa Technik Total Component Support, a comprehensive component services program for the 737 covering more than f...

Preparing future electric aviation workforce - Joby partners with Aviation High School

Joby Aviation partners with Aviation High School in New York City to prepare the next generation of aircraft maintenance technicians and aerospace leaders for career opportunities created by the electric age of flight. New York’s Aviation High School is a leading education center for future aircraft maintainers and aerospace professionals. Joby’s partnership with the sch...

Mobile Engine Services - a real success story for Lufthansa Technik

Mobile Engine Services have become a real success story for Lufthansa Technik AG. More and more customers are relying on smart repair solutions that can avoid or delay extensive engine overhauls and thus save costs. Lufthansa Technik's revenue from MES services increased by more than a third in 2022 compared with the pre-crisis year 2019. Accordingly, the global MES network consisting of...

ASG adds full base and line maintenance capability on the Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet to its EASA P145 capability

ASG announced the addition of the Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet to its EASA P145 approval. This achievement is the culmination of a large investment in training, tooling and parts which further cements ASG’s position in Europe as the go-to Cirrus Service Centre with full SF50 cover now for EASA, 2-REG and FAA registered aircraft, in addition to the approvals already held for the SR series. ...

The construction of Comlux future VIP hangar at Mohammed Bin Rashid Aerospace Hub started

Comlux broke the ground of its new hangar facility at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Aerospace Hub at Dubai South. The ground-breaking ceremony took place in the presence of Tahnoon Saif, CEO of Mohammed Bin Rashid Aerospace Hub, and Richard Gaona, Executive Chairman and CEO of Comlux. The future facility will span 12,000 square meters and boast a 5,000 square-meter hangar, in addition to...

New Global 6500 FFS in Dubai - Emirates-CAE Flight Training celebrates 20th anniversary

At MEBAA Show 2022 CAE announced at the enhancement of its business aviation training offering with the deployment of a new Global 6500 full-flight simulator in May 2023 at the Emirates-CAE Flight Training Al Garhoud centre. The announcement comes as Emirates and CAE celebrate the 20th anniversary of their partnership and the establishment of ECFT in Dubai. N...

Jet Aviation announces maintenance capability expansion in Middle East

In response to customer demand, Jet Aviation has increased maintenance and refurbishment capabilities at its hub in Dubai DXB. Modular tail docking capability was added to the base maintenance hangar to allow more efficient heavy structural repairs on large cabin aircraft, while refurbishment capability, including full-cabin refurbishment, was extended with the addition of avionic modifications an...

Lufthansa Technik awarded contract for VIP cabin completion of an ACJ320neo

Lufthansa Technik AG recently received an order from an unnamed private customer for the VIP interior of a brand-new Airbus ACJ320neo. The aircraft is expected to arrive at the company’s cabin completion center in Hamburg in late summer 2023, where it will receive its new interior by spring 2024. With customized fittings for private travel as well as for charter operations, the aircraft...

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