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OGMA is the first authorized heavy maintenance center for E-Jets E2 aircraft in Europe, Middle East, and Africa

OGMA reached a historic milestone by becoming the first Authorized Maintenance Center certified by the Portuguese aeronautical authority to carry out commercial aircraft heavy maintenance for the E-Jets E2 family of commercial aircraft in Europe, Middle East, and Africa. The announcement was ma...

Cooperation on training and hiring female talents - SAUDIA Group & Nourah University

SAUDIA Group, signed a MoU with Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University to collaborate on increasing women’s empowerment efforts. According to the MoU, the two sides will extend joint efforts to increase women’s presence in the commercial aviation industry through multiface...


SR Technics signs license agreement with CFM International for LEAP-1B engines MRO support

SR Technics and CFM International have concluded a LEAP-1B General Support License Agreement (GSLA). that enables SR Technics to offer a wide range of maintenance, repair and overhaul services for CFM LEAP-1B engines. In addition to the CFM56 engine types, SR Technics will now also be able to support customers for the new generation LEAP engine platform, starting with the -1B model. S...

Landing Life service agreement for Airbus A320 and A330 landing gears components - Safran and AJW Group

AJW Group has selected Safran Landing Systems Landing Life service contract to perform component repairs on landing gears, braking and steering system equipment. As the Original Equipment Manufacturerof the equipment, Safran Landing Systems will provide state-of-the-art repair supporting the operations of AJW Airbus A320 and A330 global customer base. Under this exclusive five-...

Royal Jordanian secure exclusive deal for V2500 engines

Pratt & Whitney announced that Royal Jordanian has agreed to a fixed price repair deal for their fleet of V2500 engines, powering as many as nine aircraft. The agreement represents 15 shop visits over three years, the first of which will be completed this month. The highly reliable and versatile V2500 engine is offered through IAE International Aero Engines AG, a multinational aero engine...

Sierra Charlie Aviation enhances Aviator program with second ALSIM AL172 simulator

Sierra Charlie Aviation has renewed its trust in ALSIM by purchasing the second AL172 simulator. The ALSIM AL172, built to FAA FTD Level 5 standards and already certified as an AATD, is an exact replica of a brand-new Cessna 172SP Skyhawk with a real Garmin G1000 NXI and GFC700 auto pilot. Scott Campbell, Sierra Charlie Founder, and President, commented: “Sierra Charlie Aviation...

First ACJ Service Center Network member approved on ACJ TwoTwenty - Comlux Completion

Comlux Completion has been successfully approved by Airbus ACJ to provide maintenance services on the latest member of the ACJ Family: the ACJ TwoTwenty. With this new approval, Comlux Completion becomes the first - and only one up to date - ACJ SCN (Service Center Network) member in the world, authorized to provide line and base maintenance on the ACJ TwoTwenty airframe, systems and engines. This...

Latest jewel in Bombardier worldwide services and support expansion - Miami-Opa Locka service centre

Bombardier will officially inaugurate its newest, state-of-the-art service centre in the U.S., located at the Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (OPF) in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Bombardier’s Leadership team, customers, VIP guests and members of the media will be invited to attend the ceremony on Oct. 31, 2022, in Miami. Once fully operational, the new 300,000 square foot facility will...

Ten-year Total Component Support for most modern type in Condor long-haul fleet

Condor Flugdienst and Lufthansa Technik signed a comprehensive contract regarding component support of the airline's new and efficient Airbus A330neo fleet. Under the terms of the ten-year agreement, Lufthansa Technik will provide Total Component Support for the Airbus A330-900neo aircraft that will join Condor's fleet in the coming years. For Lufthansa Technik it is the fir...

Liebherr and AMETEK MRO AEM cooperate on E-Jet E1 landing gear overhaul

Riding on the stable high market demand for MRO landing gear services in the EUMEA region, the partnership enables Liebherr-Aerospace to off-load contracted landing gear work to AEM, a highly qualified and well established MRO landing gear provider based in Ramsgate (UK).  This agreement will increase the number of available overhaul slots for E-Jet E1 aircraft, while the reliability of...

Pratt & Whitney welcomes Iberia Maintenance to the GTF MRO network

Pratt & Whitney will expand its global network of providers that maintain the Pratt & Whitney GTF engine to include Iberia Maintenance, the maintenance and engineering division of Iberia Airlines. The Madrid-based facility will service PW1100G-JM engines for the A320neo family with full disassembly, assembly and test capability. The announcement was recognized at an in-person signing...

CAE and Clay Lacy Aviation sign cross-training and job-sharing agreement to address pilot demand and enhance flight training

CAE and Clay Lacy Aviation have signed a two-way organizational cross-training and job-sharing agreement. This agreement calls for CAE instructors to be trained to company standards enabling them to fly with Clay Lacy, and for Clay Lacy senior pilots to be approved to conduct training and check flights for CAE. A business aviation industry first, this two-year cross-training and job-sharing agreem...

Paving the way to advance electric aviation - Ampaire and AFI KLM E&M

AFI KLM E&M and Ampaire signed a MoU that anticipates bringing the worldwide resources of AFI KLM E&M to the introduction and global support of electrified aircraft. The two companies intend to accelerate the introduction of sustainable aviation by utilizing their respective core competencies. The MoU covers a broad range of mutual interests, from Aircraft Development, Maintenance Tra...

50+ Bombardier Challenger 604 aircraft upgraded with Collins Aerospace Pro Line Fusion avionics

Collins Aerospace surpassed 50 installation upgrades of its Pro Line Fusion integrated avionics system for the Bombardier Challenger 604 aircraft. Fusion is an update to the factory-installed avionics suite, replacing difficult to repair cathode ray tube displays with dependable, high-resolution touchscreens and making the Challenger 604 compliant with national airspace modernization req...

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

AeronautX, part of the AX Aero Group, has announced the launch of a new business aviation pilot training centre in Amsterdam, scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2027. Created by business a...

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

Bombardier has expanded its customer support capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region with the launch of a new Line Maintenance Station in Sydney, Australia. The facility enhances operational convenien...

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...