It has been reported that on Monday, May 25th, this week two US fighter jets escorted Air France flight 22 to JFK airport. This plane was a one of a number of US- bound commercial flights which were subject to anonymous threats on Monday, possible all from the same source. US officials have indicated that […]
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Embraer Defense & Security held the delivery ceremony of the first modernized AF-1 (AF-1B) fighter jet to the Brazilian Navy at its industrial plant in Gavião Peixoto, in outstate São Paulo. The ceremony was attended by the Navy Commander, Fleet Admiral Eduardo Bacellar Leal Ferreira, and officers of the High Command of the Brazilian Navy.
M.K. Aviation, S.A. announces that Ran Ackerman will be joining the company in the role of Vice President Marketing and Head of E.M.E.A. and Asia, effective as of August, 2015. Ran will oversee the company’s marketing and acquisition initiatives while helping M.K. Aviation to expand its customer base into new markets. Prior to joining M.K.
Lockheed Martin, who act as the Ministry of Defence’s prime contractor for the Merlin helicopter have selected a new generation of the Thales Searchwater radar and Cerberus mission system to be fitted to specially adapted Merlins to provide the Navy with an airborne surveillance and control capability (ASaC). The fleet of Merlin helicopters will replace
Ryanair reported a full year net profit of €867m, ahead of previous guidance. Traffic for the whole year was up 11% to 90.6m as load factors rose from 83% to 88%. Unit costs ex fuel were flat (including fuel they fell 5%), while net profits rose 66% as net margin jumped from 10% to 15%.
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KLM UK Engineering have been awarded the exclusive CityJet multi-year contract to perform heavy maintenance checks on their BAe Avro RJ85 aircraft. KLM UK Engineering has been working with CityJet for over 20 years on their fleet. Cityjet is an Irish Airline, founded in 1993, and has its headquarters in Dublin, with Operational Bases in
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) signed a definitive agreement to sell 100% of StandardAero to an affiliate of Veritas Capital. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. DAE Managing Director Khalifa H. AlDaboos said: “StandardAero is one of the world’s largest independent MRO platforms with clients in over 70 countries. DAE acquired StandardAero in 2007 and
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MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg and the Pratt & Whitney Canada Customer Service Centre Europe (CSC) are celebrating 4,000 repaired Pratt & Whitney Canada engines. The jubilee engine, a PW305A was delivered to Aero-Dienst GmbH & Co. KG, Germany’s second-oldest commercial operator and provider of business aviation services such as maintenance, operations, aircraft sales and aircraft management.
