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TUI Airline chooses AVIATAR Health Management solutions

TUI Airline selected AVIATAR, Lufthansa Technik innovative digital platform for its Boeing aircraft health management requirements. TUI five airlines from the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany are using AVIATAR Condition Monitoring application to m...

Hangar in Kaunas - JETMS expands into commercial aviation

JETMS Holdings is broadening its services portfolio. Building on extensive previous experience in the aviation industry, the company has now decided to extend its solutions to commercial aviation, with a primary focus on interior solutions. To facilitate this expansion, JETMS Holdings is openin...


Gulfstream continues service expansion in Savannah

The expansion of Gulfstream Customer Support MRO continues at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport. The latest expansion will create 250 new jobs and adds to the two existing Savannah-based service centers, the most recent of which opened in 2019. This second phase of the new Savannah service center expansion represents a $98.5 million investment and an additional 200,000 square feet/18...

Etihad Airways - Middle East first Boeing 787 Dreamliner Multi-Crew Pilot License programme

Etihad Airways achieved a significant milestone as the first of its cadet pilots successfully completed ‘Base Training’ on an actual Boeing 787 Dreamliner as part of its Multi-Crew Pilot License programme. ‘Base Training’ flights are used to train cadet pilots on take-off and landings under the supervision of a qualified instructor. After this step, the cadet...

GA Telesis delivered first of two 737-800SF freighter conversions to Bluebird Nordic

GA Telesis announced the delivery of the first of two scheduled 737-800SF aircraft to Bluebird Nordic. The aircraft, owned by Tokyo Century Corporation  was delivered from Aeronautical Engineering authorized Conversion Center, Commercial Jet, in Dothan, Alabama. GAT managed the conversion and remarketing of the aircraft and will remain involved as lease manager moving forward....

Embraer & CAE launch new Phenom 300E full-flight simulator in Las Vegas

Embraer-CAE Training Services has deployed a new full-flight simulator for the Phenom 300E to meet the growing demand for business jet training in the United States. The new FFS will be operated by ECTS, a joint venture between Embraer and CAE, at the new CAE Las Vegas Training Center near Henderson International Airport. In addition to the FFS in Nevada, there are six Phenom-series simulator...

EVFLY partners the leader in eVTOL Flight Simulators, F.A.S.T.-Group

EVFLY signed an LoI with the F.A.S.T. group, based in Germany. The objective of this partnership is to work jointly on the AAM project and to provide the best equipment in terms of flight simulators and the best solutions for EVFLY pilot training and EVFLY customers. By using the all-new Mixed-Reality technology, pilot training will be improved in terms of safety, efficiency, a...

J&C Aero will provide CAMO support for 30 aircraft operated by Heston Airlines

J&C Aero has signed a three-year contract with Heston Airlines on continuous airworthiness management of the European charter air carrier current and upcoming Airbus A320s and A330s. The new agreement also covers line maintenance, aircraft delivery, and cabin refurbishment services for the carrier’s growing fleet.   Laurynas Skukauskas, the CEO at J&C Aero, com...

Malaysian Flying Academy invests again in ALSIM AL250 simulator

ALSIM announce the second acquisition of an ALSIM AL250 simulator by Malaysian Flying Academy.The AL250 simulator addresses initial phase training needs (PPL, CPL, IR/ME) and is SEP/MEP reconfigurable simulator certified as an EASA FNPT II. In addition, it offers both classic and glass cockpit instrumentation for each flight model at the simple flick of a switch. This device has been extremel...

United Aviate Academy chooses Diamond Aircraft DA42-VI for multi engine training

Diamond Aircraft announced new strategic partnership with the United Aviate Academy in Goodyear, Arizona, by ordering 5 new jet-fuel powered DA42-VI twins. The 4-seat DA42-VI is the most recent version of Diamond’s technologically advanced piston twin, the first certified general aviation aircraft to combine a modern airframe, avionics, and power plants. Well over 1,100 DA42’...

SIMCOM is the new training organization for Daher Kodiak 100 and Kodiak 900

Daher announced SIMCOM designation as new factory-approved training organization for Kodiak 100 and Kodiak 900 turboprop-powered aircraft, with courses beginning next month at SIMCOM Scottsdale, Arizona training center. As part of the agreement with Daher, SIMCOM is installing a fixed-based Kodiak flight simulator – built by Frasca International – at its Scottsdale facil...

Lufthansa Technik Turbine Shannon opens new engine parts repair facility

Lufthansa Technik Turbine Shannon officialy opened its new Engine Parts & Accessories Repair facility in Shannon. The new 2,000 m2 state-of-the-art facility brings LTTS total capacity for aircraft engine maintenance and repair in the region to 10,000 m2. This development enables LTTS to exp...

Epic Flight Academy expands its training fleet with Cessna Skyhawk

Epic Flight Academy at the 2023 Sun n’ Fun Aerospace Expo ordered of 15 new Cessna Skyhawk 172 aircraft. As a Cessna Pilot Center, Epic Flight Academy has been training pilots since 1999 and thousands of students from over 80 countries have graduated from the flight school. The Cessna Skyhawk is Epic’s exclusive single-engine aircraft, with a total fleet of 43 ordered since 2016....

Honeywell and Lufthansa Technik enhance collaboration on AVIATAR

Honeywell and Lufthansa Technik are enhancing their collaboration on Lufthansa Technik digital platform AVIATAR to improve the customer experience in aviation analytics. Honeywell Connected Maintenance analytics are now being fully integrated into AVIATAR’s Predictive Health Analytics suite, which will grow to more than 100 Predictors for multiple Airbus and Boe...

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

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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,...