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ALSIM AL42 for Belgium Europilot Center

EuroPilot Center has chosen an Alsim AL42 FSTD for the ATO’s premises in Antwerp, Belgium. The device will be used in the school’s brand-new Integrated Airline Career Program in which it will fill the gap between the single-engine instrument training and the multi-engine c...

Wheels Up strategic acquisition of Travel Management Company

Every industry is demanding. Business aviation is especially demanding: you have to analyse market tendences, demand, changes... To respond to increasing demand from members for high-quality light jets Wheels Up had to act. So an acquisition is announced, adding complementary aircraft to bolster Lig...


Blazing new trails in aviation: MTU Aero Engines at 2019 Paris Air Show

“Answering tomorrow’s challenges” is more than just a trade fair motto for MTU Aero Engines. These words reflect the company’s commitment to finding solutions to tackle the challenges the aviation industry will be facing down the road. At this year’s International Paris Air Show (June 17 to 23), Germany’s leading engine manufacturer will present truly pioneering...

Three major refurbishments and two Ka Band, firsts in Basel, by Jet Aviation

Jet Aviation’s maintenance and refurbishment teams in Basel recently delivered three extensive refurbishments on a Boeing 747 and two Gulfstream GIVs, all of which included Ka Band installations. In addition, the company successfully implemented and delivered its first Ka Band installations on Gulfstream G550 and G650 aircraft. To maximize downtime during heavy maintenance on the wid...

BAA Training to invest into expansion of its global FFS fleet

With the continuous news on airlines dealing with a global pilot shortage BAA Training, one of the TOP 3 biggest independent aviation training centres in Europe and part of Avia Solutions Group, announces about the plans to expand its full flight simulators’ fleet with 6 additional units in Europe and Asia. Preliminary investments may reach 60M Euros. With more than 100 scheduled airlines...

KLM Flight Academy opts for ALSIM ALX

KLM Flight Academy, a 100 % subsidiary of the well reputed Royal Dutch Airline KLM have chosen Alsim to provide them with a an ALX training device for their premises at the Eelde Airport, near Groningen in the Netherlands. The school operates a mixed fleet of Socata TB-10 and TB-20 singe-engine as well as Diamond DA42 multi-engine aircraft for which they need a versatile generic training devi...

S7 Technics provides newly painted livery for Air Astana Embraer E190

Air Astana dispatched one of its Embraer E190s to Mineralnye Vody for a planned refreshing of its paint under a long-term contract with S7 Technics. The aircraft is the fifth in Air Astana’s fleet to have been painted by S7 Technics. To work on its first ever Embraer E190, S7 Technics’ painting centre made extensive preparations, which included pre-ordering all painting materials, s...

Pininfarina and AMAC Aerospace invitation to a new flight experience with Airbus A350-900

Last week we had an opportunity to discover in details an amazing future travel experience. We were invited by Pininfarina, AMAC Aerospace and Airbus to discover an innovative cabin concept. In fact, we would say even more - to discover a completelu new onboard experience, an architectural interior design what embrasses you with confort, serenity and security. EBACE is the place where you s...

AL42 Upgrade for AYJET in Turkey

Long-term Alsim customer AYJET Anatolian Stars Flight School recently decided to task ALSIM with an upgrade of their existing Alsim simulator to the newest EASA standards. The ATO based in Istanbul, Turkey, operates a fleet of single and multi-engine aircraft by Austrian manufacturer Diamond Aircraft, as well as three simulators, one of them being an Alsim AL200-DA42 bought 10 years ago. To make t...

Exclusive CFM56-5B contract between MTU Maintenance and GoAir

MTU Maintenance has signed an exclusive four-year CFM56-5B contract with GoAir, a low-fare carrier based in Mumbai, India. The contract covers the maintenance, repair and overhaul as well as spare engine support and on-site services for the CFM56-5B engines powering the airline’s 17 A320 aircraft.   Launched in 2005, GoAir is an aviation foray of the Wadia group, one of the larg...

An exclusive partnership between F/LIST and Embraer in Sorocaba

F/LIST and Embraer announced their exclusive partnership in Sorocaba City, Brazil, from where Embraer supports its Executive Jet fleet in Brazil and Latin America. The contract has been signed by the end of last year. The Austrian-based, family-run company F/LIST offers unique expertise and premium products and services, which will add key interior capabilities at Embraer’s Sorocaba Service...

Lufthansa Technik SkyRetreat concept for the Airbus A220

Amazing thing to discover: Lufthansa Technik AG is ready to offer cabin completions for Airbus' smallest commercial aircraft family, the A220. The company has already developed a first VIP cabin interior concept, parts of which will be showcased for the first time on this year's EBACE in Geneva. The full concept will be unveiled during the Monaco Yacht Sh...

New Boeing Business Jet Services Bundle with Metrojet

Congratulations! New Boeing Business Jet Services Bundle is launched!  BBJ services signed the first multiyear agreement for this service with Hong Kong-based business jet operator Metrojet. The new services bundle provides essential digital aviation tools for BBJ flight and maintenance crews which includes 24/7 technical support, onboard performance tools and maintenance planning...

Gulfstream offers aircraft line maintenance at TAG Farnborough Airport

Let us present latest announcements, made by Gulfstream Aerospace at EBACE. The first one - the aircraft line maintenance from a hangar on-site at TAG Farnborough Airport. Gulfstream’s service center at London Luton Airport remains fully operational for scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. Meanwhile, construction of the company’s new 220,060-square-foot/20,444-sq...

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TARMAC Aerosave receives Indian DGCA approval covering the full Airbus A320 family and all engine types

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Japan Airlines strengthens E-Jet operations with renewed Embraer Pool Program agreement

Embraer and Japan Airlines have strengthened their long-standing collaboration through a new multi-year agreement under Embraer’s Pool Program, ensuring continued maintenance, repair, and spare-...

ExecuJet MRO Services Australasia successfully completes 20-Year heavy maintenance inspection on Indonesian Legacy 600

ExecuJet MRO Services Australia successfully completed a major 20-year scheduled airframe inspection on an Indonesian-registered Embraer Legacy 600 at its Sydney facility, further demonstrating t...

flydubai expands pilot training capacity through partnerships with Egnatia Aviation and Skyborne

flydubai has strengthened its pilot development strategy through new partnerships with Egnatia Aviation and Skyborne Airline Academy, aimed at expanding the airline's training capacity and support...

Strategic partnership boosts India’s pilot training with ALSIM’s AL250

ALSIM has announced that MH Cockpit, based in India, has acquired an AL250 simulator—marking a significant step in MH Cockpit’s expansion plans and reinforcing its ambition to build a robu...