Qantas has reached an agreement with employees at its Brisbane heavy maintenance base, which will secure the future of heavy maintenance work for the airline’s Airbus A330 fleet in Australia. The Brisbane Heavy Maintenance facility employs 510 people and was established in 2005, at a cost of $85 million. Currently, heavy maintenance on the Boeing …
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In April, Cathay Pacific and Dragonair reported an increase in traffic of 8.8% compared to the same month in 2008 – while the load factor rose by 3.2 percentage points to 82.6%. Capacity for the month rose by 1.1%.
Lufthansa Technik and the US service provider eJet Services have agreed to broaden their relationship to include comprehensive support for smaller scheduled airlines worldwide as well as new aircraft types. This will expand their existing joint program of comprehensive maintenance and operating support for private VIP-converted Bombardier CRJ aircraft. Launched in 2008, the Lufthansa Technik …
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A US Airways V2500 engine has set a new time on wing record, completing 30,520 flying hours on its first run, IAE International Aero Engines announced. This is the third time a US Airways engine has surpassed 30,000 hours before being removed for its first scheduled overhaul, and breaks the previous IAE time on wing …
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The second half of 2009 will be filled with significant certification testing milestones for the GE Honda Aero Engines’ HF120 engine. A total of 13 HF120 development engines will take part in the certification testing at seven locations in the U.S., Canada and Japan. Tests will include altitude fan blade out, crosswind, stress and endurance …
Embraer signed an agreement to appoint AdoAir Maintenance, a division of the AdoAir Aviation Group, based in Johannesburg, South Africa, as a new Embraer Authorized Service Center (EASC). The AdoAir Maintenance authorized service center will provide routine checks and scheduled and unscheduled maintenance for the Legacy 600 jet and Phenom-series aircraft.
Expanding its private jet maintenance capabilities, ExcelAire announced that it was selected by Rockwell Collins for an exclusive dealership for installation, maintenance and sales of the most advanced avionics systems for private jets. As part of the Rockwell Collins dealership, ExcelAire is authorized to work on the full range of Rockwell avionics equipment, including TCAS, …
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