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Dassault Aviation continuous investment and upgrading of MRO network

Dassault Aviation is investing in a wider global maintenance footprint with modernized and expanded MRO factory-service facilities, and more resources flowing toward authorized facilities. Since 2019, the network has approximately doubled in size to 40 factory service centers and 21 authorized facil...

ST Engineering sets up airframe MRO JV with SF Airlines in Hubei, China

Singapore Technologie Commercial Aerospace business and SF Airlines have incorporated a new joint venture company in Ezhou, Hubei, China. The JVCo was set up with a registered capital of RMB100m (approximately S$19m). ST Engineering has a 60% stake in the JVCo, with the remaining 40% stake...


Qantas gears up for more training as new Sydney Flight Training Centre breaks ground

Construction has started on a new flight training centre in Sydney, which will train up to 4,500 Qantas and Jetstar pilots and cabin crew each year from early 2024. The multi-million-dollar facility will be home to up to eight full motion simulators including for the Airbus A350, the aircraft that will operate non-stop flights from Sydney to London and New York. The purpose-built facilit...

FAI Aviation Group builds on outstanding 2022; Reports positive Q1 and Berlin MRO success

FAI Aviation Group returns to EBACE 2023 in buoyant mood. In its 36th year the company opened FAI Technik new maintenance base at Berlin Brandenburg Airport in February and business has kept solid into 2023 across its business.FAI Berlin facility has been fully booked since it opened the MRO, completing base and line maintenance on around 30 Hawker and Beechcraft seri...

European clients heading west to optimize multiple capabilities from Flying Colours Corp.

Flying Colours Corp. is attracting increased interest from European business aircraft owners and operators seeking a single source of capabilities for multi-faceted maintenance and refurbishment work. The latest European customer will be harnessing the full scope of Flying Colours’ Peterborough capabilities, its highly skilled workforce, and in-depth experience working on the Bombardier...

Textron Aviation expands simulator options to customers in Europe

Textron Aviation support for business jet customers in Europe expands with addition of a new Cessna Citation CJ3+/Cessna Citation M2 Gen2 Convertible Full-Flight Simulator in the region. New simulator is scheduled to be ready for training at FlightSafety International’s Farnborough, England Learning Center in January 2025. Equipped with the latest Garmin G3000 avionics, the simulator fe...

British School of Aviation ambitious growth plans with new Part 147 type rating approval for Airbus A320

London Luton Airport-based British School of Aviation has expanded its operation, gaining UK CAA and EASA Part 147 type approval for the Airbus A320 family of aircraft. With existing Part 147 approvals from the UK CAA , EASA and HKCAD to train engineers on Boeing 787, 737NG and MAX, the new addition sees the company’s Maintenance, Training and Examination Organisation App...

Lilium & FlightSafety International sign flight simulator and training agreement

Lilium partners with FlightSafety International, establishing the company as the exclusive developer and provider for flight training devices for the Lilium Jet. This will include industry-leading, immersive, and mixed-reality simulators for training, as well as an early flight simulator representative of the Lilium Jet cockpit, to be used by Lilium engineers. The simulato...

Airways Aviation Group signs training agreement with Sky4U

Airways Aviation Group signed a training agreement with German based SKY4U, a well known simulator training company which amongst other programs offers a Ryanair approved APS MCC.  This agreement, valid for all Airways Aviation ESMA (France) graduate pilots will have effects immediately and will allow pilots to get a proven high quality APS MCC and also to be eligible for an assessment w...

Pratt & Whitney Canada to invest $10 million in technology upgrades at component repair facility in Wichita Falls, Texas

Pratt & Whitney Canada announced a $10 million investment to expand the capabilities of its Wichita Falls, Texas engine component repair facility, which is expected to create 30 new jobs. As part of the investment, the company will modify its existing coatings line using an innovative application process. The facility repairs the "hot" (combustion)...

J&C Aero increases seat refurbishment rates by 50%, reaches 1600 units in T1 2023

J&C Aero, an international aviation center for innovation in cabin transformation and CAMO, achieved a 50% YTY growth in seat repair and refurbishment capacities with more than 1600 seats already delivered to customers during the first four months of 2023. During T1 2023, J&C Aero engineers and technicians inspected, overhauled, and refurbished 1620 Economy and Business class seats for...

Airways Aviation Group opens new Aviation Academy in Cape Verde

Airways Aviation Group signed this week 2 MoU in Cape Verde with the goal of implementing a new Aviation academy in the country and supporting the government applying their strategic vision for the sector starting by helping Technical University of the Atlantic to establish the Institute of Aeronautics and Tourism. During the visit several meetings and discussions with stakeholders...

J&C Aero completes turnkey Airbus A320 reconfiguration project for Arena Aviation Capital

J&C Aero completed a full-cycle Airbus A320 reconfiguration project for an aircraft asset investment company Arena Aviation Capital. The project covered cabin modification development, production, certification, and installation by J&C Aero’s in-house teams. The Arena Aviation Capital’s cabin reconfiguration project covered the development of a new LOPA and related mi...

Qantas Group to help get more females and indigenous Australians on the flight deck

Qantas Group will provide 50 scholarships to female students and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to help them get their careers off to a flying start at the airline’s Pilot Academy. The $1.5 million investment over five-years is part of Qantas and Jetstar’s plans to meet demand for Australia’s growing aviation industry and encourage more diversity in the flight deck.&...

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AMAC Aerospace records strong business growth as new contracts and approvals drive demand across core services

AMAC Aerospace Group continues to experience strong business momentum, marked by new certifications, contract wins and rising demand across its maintenance, completion and aircraft modification activi...

TARMAC Aerosave becomes the world’s first triple AFRA-accredited company, doubling aircraft dismantling capacity

TARMAC Aerosave has set a new industry benchmark by becoming the first company in the world to secure Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association (AFRA) accreditation across all three scopes of aircraft disa...

“Discover Airlines Shark” takes to the skies as first AeroSHARK-enhanced Airbus begins scheduled operations

A Discover Airlines Airbus A330 has become the first Airbus aircraft worldwide to enter regular commercial service after undergoing a full-scale AeroSHARK retrofit, marking a signi...

Velocity Maintenance Solutions expands hangar facilities at Wilmington Airport, enhancing service capacity and growth prospects

Velocity Maintenance Solutions, an FAA-certified provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has announced a significant expansion of its facilities at Wilmington Airport (ILG) in Delaware,...