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The first EU carbon-neutral flight school - meet Quality Fly

Starting in 2022, Quality Fly has become carbon-neutral. How? By reducing carbon footprint and offsetting the remaining emissions through investments in clean energy projects. This is how they became the first flight school in Spain and one of the very few in Europe tha...

13 students graduate airBaltic Pilot Academy

On November 14, 2022, 13 students graduated from the Latvian national airline’s airBaltic Pilot Academy, receiving a commercial pilot license upon completion of the full-time airline transport pilot program. In addition, already the 16th group of 15 students began their professional pilot...


Rolls-Royce & China Eastern sign TotalCare agreement for Trent 700 engines

Rolls-Royce and China Eastern Airlines have signed a TotalCare Life service agreement for 10 A330 aircraft powered by Trent 700 engines. The agreement, which will cover at least a five-year term.The agreement enables China Eastern to receive highly comprehensive aftermarket services and operational support, ensurethe best overall life cycle cost-efficiency for their A330 fleet and maintain a...

J&C Aero supports Crown Airlines with cabin refurbishment and livery production for its new fleet

J&C Aero andLibyan startup airline Crown Airlines signed an agreement for cabin refurbishment and aircraft branding support during the delivery of the carrier’s first two Airbus A320s.  Signed shortly after the Aircraft Interiors Expo in June 2022, the agreement covers the design and production of a variety of aircraft cabin interior elements, such as seat dress covers, carpets...

Leonardo appointed HeliService as Excellent Service Centre to further boost helicopter support in Germany & Europe

Leonardo is strengthing the level of support & maintenance services offered to its customer base in Germany and Europe through the appointment of HeliService as an Excellent Service Centre. The ‘Excellent’ ranking is assigned to selected Service Centres focused on maintaining third party fleets with the largest scope of service capabilities, while guaranteeing Leonar...

Introduction of PW1100G-JM engine at MTU Maintenance Zhuhai successfully concluded

MTU Maintenance Zhuhai has received CAAC approval, marking the final step in the introduction of the PW1100G-JM engine to that facility. EASA and FAA certification had already been issued for this engine type. Necessary special procedures such as grinding and balancing were also introduced. This means that Zhuhai is now the third facility in the MTU network that is able to perform disassembly, ass...

The first ALSIM AIRLINER in France goes to MERMOZ ACADEMY

ALSIM announced the sale of the first AIRLINER in France to MERMOZ ACADEMY. The AIRLINER is the brand-new hybrid simulator (Fly-by-wire and conventional control) manufactured by ALSIM to address large flight training programs for advanced training such as Crew Resource Management, Jet Aircraft Handling, and Emergency Procedures. The versatile simulator is inspired by many different single-ais...

Safran signs SBH support contract with The Helicopter and Jet Company

Safran Helicopter Engines has signed a contract with The Helicopter and Jet Company to support Arrano and Arriel engines powering its H160, H125 and H145 fleets. This Support-By-the-Hour contract formalizes a long-term Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul and services agreement supporting more than 60 engines. The Helicopter and Jet Company currently operates a fleet of 30 helicopt...

Caverton Aviation Training Center to operate Entrol AW109 FNPT II MCC simulator

The AW109 FNPT II MCC simulator purchased by Global Aviation Training & Maintenance will be installed, operated, and maintained by Caverton Aviation Training Centre, which already operates an EASA certified Level D AW139 Full Flight Simulator in Lagos, Nigeria.  The simulator is equipped with a Spherical Visual system, 4 axis electromagnetic Vibration system and Entrol Missio...

GlobeAir partners with Atlantic Flight Training Academy

Welcome new GlobeAir Pilot Training Partnership with Ireland-based international flight school Atlantic Flight Training Academy. The goal is obvious - to train cadets for their future careers as commercial pilots in 2023/2024.The candidates involved in the pilot training programme as part of the partnership between GlobeAir and AFTA will receive 18 months of extensive training in Cork and Wat...

IAE, China Eastern extend fleet hour agreement for V2500 engines powering 50 Airbus A320ceo aircraft

China Eastern Airlines has extended Pratt & Whitney Fleet Hour Agreement for over 100 of their V2500 engines, powering 50 Airbus A320/A321ceo aircraft. The agreement includes EngineWise Data by ADEM services to provide on-wing monitoring. The highly versatile and proven V2500 engine is offered through IAE International Aero Engines AG , a multinational aero engine consortium com...

Bombardier inaugurates state-of-the-art Miami Service Centre

Officially inaugurated! New Bombardier  Miami-Opa Locka Service Centre ,at full capacity, plans to add close to 300 aerospace jobs in the community, including more than 225 highly skilled technicians.Once fully ramped up, the 300,000 square foot facility will more than quadruple Bombardier’s current maintenance footprint in Florida and allow the company to transfer its se...

Busy September for AMAC Aerospace team

AMAC Aerospace is the place where teams are in constant demand. The month of September 2022 was as usual full of projects and achievements. Here are the highlights: End of September, an AOG support request for a Gulfstream IV of a long-term customer reached AMAC Aerospace in Basel, Switzerland. AMAC reacted within a few hours and accepted the Head of State aircraft in Basel. The Gulfstream IV h...

American Airlines Cadet Academy announces new partnership with Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology

American Airlines & Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology announce a new partnership to expand the American Airlines Cadet Academy for aspiring pilots. Spartan, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is the Cadet Academy’s first collegiate partner offering an Associate of Applied Science degree in Aviation Flight and increases its training network to five locations. Christina Flores,...

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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,...