Aviation Technical Services (ATS) has been purchased from Macquarie Group by members of the current Senior Leadership Team and a handful of experienced aerospace investors. The new ownership group is headed by current President and CEO, Matt Yerbic, and is backed by Wells Fargo, NewSpring Capital and Greenpoint Technologies of Kirkland, Washington. As part of […]
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QET Tech Aerospace compliments its aviation airframe Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) service with aircraft end-of-life service (recycling) which includes, parting out the usable aviation parts, disposing of the chemicals and non usable material in an environmentally safe way and recuperating the raw materials. It is estimated by the Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association (AFRA) that
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Environmental Tectonics Corporation’s (ETC) Simulation Division, located in Orlando, Fla., has delivered to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (“RNLAF”) an Advanced Disaster Management Simulator (“ADMS”). The RNLAF’s modified ADMS-Airbase will be used to train fire and rescue services personnel. The portable ADMS-Airbase system located at the RNLAF Fire Academy at Woensdrecht Air Force Base can
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Copenhagen, Denmark-based air charter company Jet Time ratified a new lease contract with Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) for six ATR72-600 aircraft. The first two firm aircraft will be delivered in October this year where they will immediately start on an ACMI wet-lease contract with Scandinavian Airlines (SAS).
NASA Langley Research Center and the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) announced that NASA will join CCAM as a government member. The move will create opportunities for joint participation in research and development of new surface engineering technologies and manufacturing systems. NASA’s expertise, combined with the manufacturing capabilities of CCAM members, will speed the
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Aircell, a leading provider of in-flight connectivity equipment and services to the business aviation market, reported that Travel Management Company (TMC) will introduce Aircell’s Gogo Biz service across its entire, rapidly-expanding fleet of light jet charter aircraft. In October this year when the expansion is expected to be complete, TMC’s total charter fleet will encompass
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Direct Maintenance has started with providing dedicated line maintenance services to Air Arabia in support of its A320 operation at Nairobi (NBO) in Kenya. Air Arabia is a leading low-cost carrier in the Middle East and North Africa. Air Arabia commenced operations in nearly 10 years ago in October 2003 and currently operates from Sharjah
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Air Lease Corporation announced an agreement with ATR for the purchase of five ATR 72-600s. Air Lease Corporation has purchased ATRs every year since its first order for 10 aircraft at Farnborough in 2010, and this order will bring ALC’s ATR fleet to 21 aircraft.
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Cessna’s new Citation Longitude business jet will utilize the patented PERT thrust reverser from Aircelle (Safran), which will equip the aircraft’s two Silvercrest jet engines built by Snecma, which also is part of Safran. The PERT agreement – which includes supply of the thrust reversers and product support to Cessna. The patented PERT (Planar Exit
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Rolls-Royce has won an order worth $880m, at list prices, from United Airlines for Trent XWB engines to power 10 Airbus A350 XWB-1000 aircraft. This includes a long term TotalCare services agreement. In addition the airline will convert 25 A350-900 aircraft, which were previously announced in 2009, to the -1000 model. Philippine Airlines selected Trent
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