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MAC Interiors are expanding into soft furnishing

MAC Interiors, UK-based airline interior specialists, continues to expand its customer profile and increase the number of orders after the acquisition by Magnetic MRO. Lately, the company had won an order to provide seat foams and covers for a number of Fokker 50 aircrafts; by which M...

STS Line Maintenance Opens New Station in White Plaines, New York

STS Line Maintenance (STSLM), a division of STS Aviation Group, announces the opening a brand new line maintenance station in White Plaines, New York. The company will now provide on-call and scheduled aircraft services to all commercial and regional carriers operating out of Westchester County Airp...


Spatial completes manufacturing plant expansion

Spatial, the UAE based manufacturer of full flight pilot and cabin crew simulators, has completed a major upgrade of its manufacturing facilities in the RAKIA Free Zone. The company has now completed a 12,000 square foot factory extension complete with a temperature and pressure controlled composites processing plant, a fully integrated CNC machine centre and a automation division building PLC...

Gama Aviation adds to European services

Gama Aviation Plc, the global aviation services company, is continuing to develop the depth and breadth of its offer by introducing three new services to private and fleet owners. Flight testing The first extends the capability of its renowned EASA Part 21J & G capability at Fairoaks, Surrey. The team, specialising in a variety of civilian and military role changes and upgrades, has now...

Lufthansa Technik nominates production and sales partner of its "chair" aircraft seat

Lufthansa Technik has selected INAIRVATION, its Joint Venture with F/LIST, to coordinate production and sales of its “chair” aircraft  seat. This approach combines the outstanding core competencies of the two shareholders, having both the capabilities and the capacity to provide high-end customized products. The modular VIP product family “ch...

Jet Aviation receives Philippines’ CAA approval for Basel maintenance facility

Jet Aviation has recently received approval from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) authorizing its Maintenance, Refurbishment and Overhaul (MRO) facility in Basel to support Falcon 900 series aircraft registered in the Philippines. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) recently authorized Jet Aviation’s maintenance facility in Basel, an Authorized Service C...

Magnetic MRO signed long term exclusive partnership agreement

Magnetic MRO, Estonia headquartered Total Technical Care MRO organization, has signed a long term exclusive partnership agreement with Component OH Services in the USA in order to provide landing gear overhaul and repair services for its customers in Europe, Africa, Russia and Asia. Component OH Services is a landing gear shop that Magnetic MRO has been using...

VTS JETS HAS EXTENDED ITS TYPE RATING WITH CL-300/350/850 MODELS

Vostok Technical Service Jets (VTS Jets) has been granted with EASA approval for the new Bombardier products following the recent positive audit results. The Bombardier Challenger-300/350/850 models enhanced the already existing Global Series and Cl-604/605 capabilities. The related amendments to the approvals issued by the other administrations (BDCA, Cayman CAA, Aruba DCA, Qatar CAA) are c...

Qantas buys new 787-9 flight simulator

Qantas says it will install a new Boeing 787-9 flight simulator at its Sydney Mascot base as the airline gears up for the arrival of the next generation aircraft in 2017. The $23 million investment in the new flight simulator, which will be used for new and recurrent training, and other training equipment was part of a new strategic partnership with the NSW government to “support efforts...

Gulfstream service centers earn maintenance approvals from Aruba, Bermuda and Cayman Islands

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced that its company-owned service center in Brunswick, Georgia, recently received approved maintenance organization (AMO) designations from Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. The company also announced that its service center in Las Vegas recently earned AMO status from Aruba. These AMOs allow most Gulfstream aircraft registered with the civil aviati...

VD Gulf & UTair – the beginning of cooperation

After a thorough and detailed tender evaluation process UTair, the prominent Russian based airline, selected Volga-Dnepr Gulf to perform maintenance work on UTair’s Boeing 737-400 aircraft. The work scope includes ship set landing gear change, multiple A-checks and AD/SB accomplishment. This contract paves the way for a wider and long term cooperation between two companies. Managing Di...

Tarmac Aerosave Obtains Part-147 Approval

TARMAC AEROSAVE, the European aircraft storage and recycling company, based in Tarbes (France) and Teruel (Spain), has obtained part-147 approval means that TARMAC AEROSAVE is now a maintenance training organisation. With Part-147 approval, TARMAC AEROSAVE has become a maintenance training organisation for all its sites. This means that it can deliver type rat...

Vector Aerospace signs exclusive PT6A service agreements with multiple Australian operators

Vector Aerospace, a global independent provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, is pleased to announce that it has entered into exclusive Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PT6A engine service agreements with four leading agricultural aviation and aerial firefighting operators in Australia. The four affiliated operators entrusting Vector with their PT6A support a...

RUAG delivers first overhauled ATR landing gear shipset

RUAG Aviation announces the successful delivery of an overhauled ATR landing gear shipset after 35 days. This announcement marks a company first for RUAG Aviation. The competitive turnaround time is significantly faster than average and proves the company’s established competency in landing gear maintenance. This event secures the expansion of the RUAG Aviation service portfolio to include t...

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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

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

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