The first production Airbus Military A400M new generation airlifter for the Turkish Air Force (TAF) has made its maiden flight, marking a key milestone towards its delivery. The aircraft, known as MSN9, took off from Seville, Spain, on August 9th. The A400M programme for the TAF is also making good progress at the Airbus Military […]
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Precision Conversions announced that the company has won a contract to provide Air China Cargo, (a Joint Venture between Air China and Cathay Pacific Airways), a total of four full 15-cargo position 757-200PCFs. The first aircraft was inducted for modification at the Taikoo Aircraft Engineering maintenance facility in Xiamen on July 31st. The second aircraft
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Rockwell Collins has reached a definitive agreement to acquire ARINC Incorporated, a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group, and a leader in communications and information processing solutions for the commercial aviation industry, for $1.39bn. The transaction will bring together two leading players in the growing field of aviation information management, combining ARINC’s trusted networks and
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AAR has signed an agreement with the Chennault International Airport Authority to open its 6th North American aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility in Lake Charles, Louisiana, at the Chennault International Airport. AAR will occupy approximately 520,000 ft² of MRO service and administrative space at the facility, capable of supporting maintenance operations for all
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Avcorp Industries has received a purchase contract from Boeing for the production and supply of Tunnel Cover Assemblies for the CH-47 Chinook Helicopters. Each shipset of Tunnel Covers consists of several large and complex metal bonded aerostructures. These Tunnel Covers act as access covers to the driveshaft, which runs between the two main rotors of
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Japan Airlines (JAL) has signed a General Terms Agreement (GTA) with AJW Aviation, a leading independent integrated aircraft support specialist, to provide spares support across its fleet and subsidiary airlines. AJW will support Japan Airlines’ fleet of Boeing aircraft from its Singapore-based facility which offers extensive service-ready Boeing component inventories to help minimise AOG delays
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Another flag carrier has selected Alkym Management and Control System for Aircraft Maintenance to manage their modern growing fleet. RwandAir recently selected Volartec as their preferred provider. With their fleet being modernized and expanded over the past 12 months Rwandair took the opportunity to examine how they could best manage those assets. Rwandair have decided
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Baltic Aviation Academy (Vilnius, Lithuania) has received an approval issued by Civil Aviation Authority of the Republic of Cuba for Airbus A320 Full Flight Simulator (FFS). The certificate was granted to Cubana de Aviación, Cuba’s flag carrier as well as the country’s largest airline. The recently received document will allow Baltic Aviation Academy to use
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Vueling will replace its current Board of Directors, following the agreement reached at IAG’s (International Airlines Group) board meeting. A new governance structure will be introduced in order to be more in line with the new company status as an unlisted company. As specified in the prospectus submitted to the Spanish stock regulator, CNMV, on
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