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Metrojet Engineering Clark introduces new engineers to augment maintenance service levels

Bombardier’s Singapore Service Centre Celebrates Four Years of Outstanding Customer Support

With more than 2,200 customer visits, the facility has quadrupled its engineer and technician workforce since inauguration Facility is significant Bombardier centre of expertise for complex heavy maintenance in exceptional turn time Bombardier Business Aircraft’s Singapore service ce...

ATR to install a new Full Flight Simulator in Toulouse

ATR, the world’s leading turboprop manufacturer, will add a brand new Full Flight Simulator (FFS) to its Toulouse Training Center. Manufactured by CAE, this new simulator will allow crew members to receive training on the ATR 72-600. Based at ATR headquarters, this simulator will be both EA...

RUAG selects new model of medevac stretcher for the Dornier 228 with STC from GVH Aerospace

Dornier 228 OEM, RUAG Aviation, has secured state-of-the-art medevac stretcher kits from GVH Aerospace. The EASA-approved STC for the installation of the AeroStretcher® Mk IV in the Dornier 228 is offered by RUAG under exclusive contract and is available immediately. The GVH solution has been selected by RUAG to replace the former, now defunct, stretcher product. “We are pleased...

Test FLY ALSIM’S AL250 Simulator at the Singapore Airshow

Alsim’s AL250 flight simulator will be available for demonstration flights during the Singapore Airshow next week at the Changi Exhibition Centre. Media, flight schools, universities and visitors willing to fly the simulator are all welcome and can request a dedicated demonstration at [email protected]. The EASA & FAA qualified AL250 simulator was launch...

airBaltic to Recruit Over 100 Pilots in 2018

The Latvian airline airBaltic in February will host an airBaltic “Pilot Open Days” initiative in several cities, including Vilnius, Helsinki, Amsterdam and Stockholm. The initiative targets different types of pilots willing to become part of airBaltic flight crew. The airline is planning to recruit more than 100 pilots in 2018. Pauls Calitis, Senior Vice President Flight Operations...

Lufthansa Technik and Pepperl+Fuchs found start-up 3D.aero

The two German companies Lufthansa Technik AG of Hamburg and Pepperl+Fuchs GmbH of Mannheim have founded an equally owned joint venture called 3D.aero GmbH. The aim of this new company is to research, develop and sell innovative automation solutions for the aviation industry. Furthermore, it will work on solutions for the digitalization of workshops. Its headquarters are at the ZAL TechCenter in H...

Flying Colours Corp. ramping up team, STCs and equipment to support ADS-B Installation capabilities for 2018

During this week’s NBAA Regional Forum, West Palm Beach, Fl., Flying Colours Corp. - Booth 119 - will be promoting its ADS-B Out services in support of the industry’s preparation for the 1 January 2020 mandate. To prepare for the increased demand for the tracking system installations Flying Colours Corp. has invested in additional equipment inventory, and upped its team num...

Data-driven solutions save 20-50% maintenance costs of power assets

The United States is facing increasing power outages, surges, and spikes problem, which costs around $150 billion annually. There is an effort to make the power grid more reliable, but the numbers reveal that the problem keeps rising. Over 3,800 outages were reported in 2016 alone, which marked a 9% upsurge in comparison to the previous year. Smart data-driven solutions can help to save up to 50%...

METROJET announces New MRO team to solidify the regional aircraft maintenance experience and services

Hong Kong-based Metrojet Limited (www.metrojet.com), a leading business aircraft operator with presence in Asia, is pleased to announce the appointment of industry-renowned aircraft maintenance professional –Mr. Lanny Schindelmeiser, as the General Manager of Metrojet’s MRO (Hong Kong). Lanny has more than 20 years of business aviation experience, including senior positions at Amerifli...

Sabena technics strengthens its painting division in Toulouse

Only six months after the opening announcement of their third paint shop, Sabena technics has been selected by Airbus for the construction and operation of a fourth painting facility dedicated to Airbus wide body aircraft in Toulouse Blagnac airport. This new facility reinforces Sabena technics’ footprint in Toulouse and comes in addition to two facilities in operation since 2015 as well...

SR Technics inaugurates new line station at Manchester Airport

SR Technics, a world leading MRO service provider, is pleased to announce the opening of its new Manchester Line Station. The new operations, which are part of a larger growth strategy in Line Maintenance, started already in November 2017 and are off to an excellent start, having received visits by several prospective customers. In addition, the station is fully EASA-approved. The station&rsquo...

Gediminas Ziemelis: Despite paying $164 M, Bombardier continues to risk human lives

On 10 of January Polish national carrier LOT flight LO 3924 crash-landed at Warsaw’s Chopin airport when Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 nose gear did not lock. It was the ninth similar happening with the same type of aircraft. In 2008, Canadian aircraft manufacturer managed to quench similar scandal by agreeing to pay out $164 million settlement with SAS Airlines. Maybe this is the reason why over 1...

The Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) grants airworthiness certification to SR Technics in Malaysia

SR Technics, a world leading MRO service provider is pleased to announce that in late November, its Malaysia operations received the airworthiness certification from the Civil Aviation Authority of China. With the certification, SR Technics Malaysia will be able to certify components for customers on the Chinese market. Additionally, SR Technics Switzerland renewed the existing CAAC certification...

Swedish Stoflight Academy signs for an ALSIM AL42 Flight Simulator

ALSIM is very happy to announce the sale of an AL42 FNPT II flight simulator to the Stoflight Academy, based in Stockholm Vasteras Airport, Sweden. The simulator will be delivered at the beginning of this year. Stoflight’s Head of Training, Diako Rad says, "We have been looking for a capable simulator to meet our needs for a while now and after trying a few of them, we...

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