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VietJet Air and CFM strengthen partnership by enhancing their LEAP-1B engine agreements

Quality Fly completes fleet modernisation with brand-new Tecnam P2008JCs in 2024

Quality Fly, the Madrid-based aviation academy, has announced the addition of 4 brand-new Tecnam P2008JC MKII aircraft to its training fleet this year. Additionally, the school is retiring and selling its 3 Tecnam P2002 aircraft. This is part of an ongoing commitment to standardise and modernize its...

Lufthansa Technik equips LATAM’s 777 aircraft with AeroSHARK

Lufthansa Technik AG announces LATAM Airlines Group S.A. as the first external customer and carrier based in the Americas region to use the fuel-saving AeroSHARK film. Since December 2023, a modified aircraft has shown approximately a one percent reduction in jet fuel consumption in daily operations...

Elixir Aircraft signs contract with Leading Edge Aviation for 5 aircraft, financed by Green Aerolease

Elixir Aircraft has signed a contract for the operation of five Elixir by Leading Edge Aviation, a training centre based in the UK and Spain, which has confirmed its intention to renew its fleet with Elixir Aircraft. This tripartite contract has also been signed with Green Aerolease. Leading Edge is thus the launch customer for Elixir Aircraft and Green Aerolease new rental offer. Leadin...

Liebherr and EGYPTAIR MAINTENANCE & ENGINEERING sign major service contract

Liebherr-Aerospace and EGYPTAIR MAINTENANCE & ENGINEERING signed a major heat transfer maintenance services agreement. Over the next three years, Liebherr and EGYPTAIR MAINTENANCE & ENGINEERING will jointly provide maintenance and re-coring services of heat transfer equipment that is on-board the Airbus A320ceo/neo fleet operated by EGYPTAIR and other airlines that have a standin...

Elbe Flugzeugwerke re-enters A380 maintenance market

Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH, a joint venture of ST Engineering and Airbus, is re-entering the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) market for the world’s largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380. EFW will carry out an upcoming A380 airframe maintenance service for Global Airlines, a new customer of EFW, at its facility in Dresden, Germany in 4Q2024. Under a contract signed with Global Ai...

Chimes Aviation Academy expands fleet with Tecnam

Chimes Aviation Academy announced the purchase of four Tecnam P2010 TDI aircraft, powered by the Continental CD170 engine. This new acquisition will allow Chimes Aviation Academy to enhance its pilot training and provide students with a modern platform. Chimes Aviation Academy is one of the largest flying training organisations in India. With 2 airbases, 22 aircraft, full in-house maintenance...

Lufthansa Technik partners with GMR Aero Technic for Cyclean Engine Wash in India

Lufthansa Technik expands the availability of its Cyclean Engine Wash solution in the Asia Pacific region. GMR Aero Technic will perform engine core wash services for commercial aircraft as a service partner on behalf of Lufthansa Technik at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bangalore, starting in Q4, 2024. The first customer to benefit from the service in India is already confirmed. Prep...

Rocky Mountain College purchases new ALSIM AL100i

Rocky Mountain College, based in Montana, has made a significant acquisition by purchasing the new AL100i simulator for its aviation program. The AL100i is the exact replica of the P100i, the successful trainer aircraft manufactured by Piper. The simulator will be designed to FTD 5 standard, offering a full-size cockpit replica, a semi-enclosed instructor station, an active electrical control...

Cebu Pacific & Lufthansa Technik extend partnership with new Airframe Related Components services contract

Lufthansa Technik and Cebu Pacific extend their partnership: Starting in October, Lufthansa Technik Shenzhen will provide Airframe Related Components services for the Airbus A320ceo and A321ceo fleets of Cebu Pacific, one of the leading low-cost carriers in the Asia-Pacific region. The agreement, signed this Wednesday at MRO Asia-Pacific, specifically covers MRO, and spare unit support for en...

SIA Engineering Corporation becomes the first Embraer Authorized Service Center for E2 Jets in Asia-Pacific

Embraer announced that SIAEP, a subsidiary of SIA Engineering Company Limited, is the first Embraer Authorized Service Center in the Asia-Pacific region to perform maintenance, repair, and overhaul services for Embraer’s E-Jets E2 family of aircraft. SIAEP has been an authorized service center in Asia-Pacific for Embraer’s first-generation E-Jets since 2017. SIAEP has three hangars loc...

airBaltic and Pratt & Whitney unveil long-term engine maintenance deal

airBaltic and Pratt & Whitney announced a long-term EngineWise Comprehensive maintenance services agreement for the airline’s geared turbofan engine fleet. This agreement, structured on a power-by-the-hour model, links airBaltic’s maintenance costs to the utilization of the airline’s engines. Martin Gauss, President and CEO of ...

Buiqui Aerospace partners with Tecnam to add 50 new aircraft to its fleet

Tecnam partnered Buiqui Aerospace, one of the most prestigious flight schools in the USA, with multiple bases in the US and Puerto Rico and strategic partnerships with major airlines and aviation universities.The announcement coincides with the delivery of two P2006T, one P2010 Lycoming IO-360, one P2010 TDI Gran Lusso and one P-Mentor. The remaining aircraft will be delivered in ba...

Aerodynamics Academy acquires 15 Tecnam P2008JC trainers

Tecnam and Aerodynamics Academy announced the purchase of fifteen Tecnam P2008JC MkII by the flight school. Headquartered in Malaga, Spain, Aerodynamics Academy is a recognised Approved Training Organisation and Flight Training Organisation and is one of the fastest growing flight schools in Europe with 200 students in 2024. The acquisition of the Tecnam P2008 JC aircraft enhances Aerodynamic...

TUI Airline selects AVIATAR’s Technical Logbook for its entire fleet

TUI Airline has selected the Technical Logbook of AVIATAR, Lufthansa Technik innovative digital platform, for its entire fleet of around 130 airplanes. TUI’s five airline operations from the United Kingdom, Nordics, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany are already using many AVIATAR solutions to manage their fleet. The electronic Technical Logbook now replaces the paper-based...

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