May 20, 2014

EMBRAER opens final assembly hangar for the KC-390, in Gaviao Peixoto, SP, Brazil

EMBRAER held the opening ceremony of the final assembly line of the KC-390 military transport on May 20th. The event occurred at Embraer’s plant in Gaviao Peixoto, Sao Paulo. Embraer and the Brazilian Air Force signed the series production contract of the KC-390, thus marking the beginning of a new phase of the project, which […]

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Pratt & Whitney unveils higher thrust PurePower engine

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Pratt & Whitney launched the newest addition to the PurePower engine family, the PW1135G-JM engine, a 35,000 thrust class engine for the Airbus A321neo aircraft. The engine’s higher thrust makes it the most powerful engine on the A321neo allowing A321neo operators, fitted with Geared Turbofan engine technology, to fly routes of greater distance while carrying

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Middle East customer orders one ACJ320

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Airbus has won an order from a Middle East customer for an Airbus ACJ320, adding to the strong presence of its corporate jets in the region. The aircraft, which is being managed by Aviation Link of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, will be outfitted with a VVIP interior with seating for 30 passengers. Aviation Link already manages

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TAG Aviation completes 30th EASy II upgrade

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TAG Aviation’s maintenance centre in Geneva is set to complete its 30th Dassault EASy II avionics upgrade on a Falcon 900DX aircraft. As a Dassault Authorised Service Centre (ASC), TAG Aviation has installed EASy II flight decks on Falcon 900 series as well as Falcon 7X and Falcon 2000 series aircraft since its market introduction

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Airbus Corporate Jets wins first in-service ACJ320 and ACJ319 Sharklet retrofit

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Alpha Star Aviation Services of Saudi Arabia has become the first Airbus ACJ320 customer for an in-service retrofit of Sharklets, upswept fins attached to the wingtips that save about 4% in fuel consumption while also enhancing performance and appearance. It is also the first Middle East customer for the in-service retrofit of Sharklets on an

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Jet Aviation Basel and AJW Aviation partner to develop global component support

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Jet Aviation Basel and AJW Aviation signed an agreement to cooperate in developing component support and AOG programmes for mutual Airbus ACJ and Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) customers — wherever they fly worldwide. To ensure availability of aircraft components when and where needed, Jet Aviation Basel and AJW Aviation are joining forces to establish a

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Rolls-Royce to strengthen research and development for future aero engines in Dahlewitz

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Rolls-Royce revealed plans to develop key aero-engine technologies at its Dahlewitz site in Germany. This follows the ground-breaking in March of a new test-bed for power gearboxes, which will support the development of the next generation of aero-engine designs. Research in Dahlewitz will create technologies delivering lower weight, lower cost, lower fuel consumption and higher

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DAE appoints John Paterson to StandardAero’s Board of Directors

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Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has engaged John Paterson as a Consultant to help strengthen its StandardAero franchise in the Asia Pacific region. Paterson will join the Board of Directors of StandardAero, DAE’s independent MRO business. Paterson brings more than three decades of industrial, aerospace, engineering and airline expertise to StandardAero’s Board of Directors. He recently

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Bauhaus Luftfahrt unveils "Propulsive Fuselage" concept

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At this year’s international Berlin Air Show (ILA), Bauhaus Luftfahrt for the first time presents the concept study of a so-called “Propulsive Fuselage”. With the exhibition of a 1:30 scale model at the booth of its industrial partner MTU Aero Engines, the interdisciplinary research organisation shows how dispensing with the classical separation of airframe and

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Etihad Regional strengthens network out of Zurich

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Etihad Regional will introduce five new routes expanding the airline’s operations out of Zurich to eight destinations. Building on its network expansion strategy, Etihad Regional will commence daily services from Zurich to Linz (Austria), Lyon (France) and Verona (Italy). From Zurich, the airline will also operate to Düsseldorf (Germany) two times per week, and to

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