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Engine Assurance Program awards Duncan Aviation 20 TFE731 engines for MPI and CZI

Engine Assurance Program, the high-quality hourly maintenance program for operators of Honeywell, General Electric, Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney engines, has agreed to send 20 TFE731 engines to Duncan Aviation for MPI, CZI and unscheduled events over the next 12 months.  EAP’s h...

J&C Aero - Airbus A320/A330 line maintenance with Heston Airlines as launch customer

J&C Aero has recently received its first EASA Part 145 approval covering Airbus A320 and A330 line maintenance. A Lithuanian air carrier Heston Airlines becomes the inaugural customer for J&C Aero’s new service. The latest EASA approval covers the full scope of line maintenan...


Thales Reality H simulator to equip new Atlantic Airways training centre in the Faroe Islands

Atlantic Airways and Thales have signed a contract for one AW139 Reality H Level D Full Flight Simulator. Located in the North Atlantic between Iceland and Norway, the Faroe Islands will be a hub for advanced AW 139 training, supporting safer helicopter operations worldwide. The Thales Reality H Level D Full Flight Simulator, which is one of the world’s most advanced commercial helicopt...

Air Support celebrates its 30th anniversary and confirms a strong recovery

Air Support, a partner of choice for aircraft component MRO, mainly for engine, cabin and lighting components, is celebrating its 30 years anniversary for this month. Established in 1992, the Gers-based company, with now 150 associates headed by Sabine Tertre, targets to hit revenues worth of €30M for 2022-2023. Moving forward Following the impact of the health crisis, Air Support show...

AVIATAR now operates carbon-neutral

AVIATAR, Lufthansa Technik digital operations suite, now operates carbon-neutral. The Digital Fleet Services business segment has had this certified by standardized reporting and offsetting via the certified compensation platform SQUAKE. AVIATAR is thus a pioneer among digital tech ops platforms in the aviation industry as well as among Lufthansa Technik's business segments. At AVIATAR...

J&C Aero to retrofit 3000 seats for LOT Polish Airlines

J&C Aero is contracted by the flag carrier of Poland – LOT Polish Airlines – to produce more than 3000 highly durable leather seat covers for the carrier’s Embraer 170/175/190/195 fleet. The contract covers the production of a full seat cover set, covering the headrest, literature pocket, backrest, and the bottom part of a passenger seat. All covers will be produced...

BAA Training Vietnam starts long-term business partnership with Vietravel Airlines

BAA Training Vietnam enters the long-term business partnership with Vietravel Airlines by signing a Memorandum of Understanding for five-year comprehensive cooperation and Type Rating service agreement. The agreement outlines the provision of flight crew training and simulator leasing. Based on the signed MOU and the service agreement, BAA Training Vietnam will provide a wide ran...

DC Aviation opens New hangar at Munich Oberpfaffenhofen Airport

July 20, 2022 will be a big day for DC Aviation as the company will hold an opening celebration to present its new hangar at Oberpfaffenhofen Airport. The approximately 100 invited guests will experience 6,000 square meters of hangar space with a designer lounge, a state-of-the-art conference area, and a separate crew lounge at the gates of Munich. At the newly established site, the busine...

Aircalin signs contract for pilot training at AATC in Singapore

New Caledonia Aircalin has signed a contract with Airbus Asia Training Centre for the provision of flight crew training for its A320 and A330 pilots. Under the agreement, up to 35 pilots from Aircalin could undergo recurrent training on both aircraft types to maintain their skills and qualifications.   As part of the training package, the airline will also be able to undergo Airb...

The largest OEM business aviation maintenance facility in Asia Pacific - Bombardier

Bombardier opened newly transformed Singapore Service Centre, the largest OEM business aviation maintenance facility in Asia Pacific. A key jewel of the next major investments in Bombardier’s growing worldwide customer service footprint, the newly expanded facility features substantially enhanced service capabilities for its growing fleet of Learjet, Challenger and&n...

BAA Training Vietnam launched a new in the market ATPL integrated with type rating program

BAA Training Vietnam has launched a first in the market EASA ATPL Integrated with Type Rating program to be held in both Europe and Vietnam. Vytautas Jankauskas, Managing Director of BAA Training Vietnam, commented: “BAA Training Vietnam, best-known for its simulator training and Type Rating courses, is now upscaling its services portfolio by adding initial pilot training. The insi...

Launching future 4WARD - The Registry of Aruba & Aegle Aviation

The Registry of Aruba (TROA) expands 4WARD into education, with a course at ERAU titled Future 4WARD - Intro. To Business Aviation, a global initiative to encourage more young people to pursue careers in business aviation. Future 4WARD is a half-day, certificate-based education program focusing on four key areas of the industry: Strategy, Leadership, Brand, and Sustainability. The progra...

Bristow signs long-term maintenance support agreements for its global AW139 helicopter fleet

Bristow Group signed long-term, favorable maintenance support agreements with Leonardo Helicopters for airframes and Pratt & Whitney for engines on the Company's global fleet of AW139 helicopters.The legacy Era AW139 fleet was previously covered by a limited power-by-the-hour ("PBH") support agreement with Leonardo for the airframes, while the engines were maintained on a time an...

Weathering the storm: how aircraft withstand tough weather conditions

Every day, aircraft encounter turbulence caused by inclement and unsettled weather. While no pilot will voluntarily fly through a storm, aircraft still need to be able to cope with unpredictable weather-related events.  Here, the experts at Artemis Aerospace look at how aircraft are engineered to endure difficult conditions and the skills all pilots need to successfully navigate sto...

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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...