Airbus has signed an agreement to provide flight and maintenance training services to Vietjet in Ho Chi Minh City. With this agreement, Vietjet‘s flight training centre will host an Airbus A320 Full-Flight Simulator (FFS) to conduct flight crew training for its A320 family fleet. In addition, the agreement provides Maintenance training services via the Airbus […]
Fast-growing South Korean budget airline JeJu Air is expanding its fleet of Boeing 737-800s. As a result it has formally agreed to extend their current engine maintenance contract with AFI KLM E&M, with a further 18 shop visits. The long-term agreement covers full support – maintenance and repairs – of the CFM56-7B power plants equipping
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Qingdao Airlines has selected CFM International’s CFM56-5B engine to power five purchased Airbus A320ceo aircraft. The order is valued at US$100m at list price. The airplane order was announced in September 2013 and the airline will begin taking delivery later this year. To support its fleet, the airline has also signed a 12-year Materials Services
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Philippine Airlines (PAL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Airbus for the order of six A350-900s, with another six purchase options. The news was announced at the Singapore Airshow on February 17th. Philippine Airlines will configure its A350-900s with a premium three class layout and will operate the aircraft on non-stop flights from
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Werner Aero Services has entered into an agreement with DAS (Dallas Aeronautical Services) to provide support for B737NG aircraft nacelles and flight controls. The partnership with DAS was strategically created to allow Werner Aero Services to better support airlines in the Americas using DAS’s repair and overhaul services. DAS operates two commercial repair facilities –
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The Lufthansa Technik Design Organization has extended its scope of work under the company’s existing Part 21/J approval of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to include the Airbus A350. The MRO provider is thus authorized to develop and approve minor repairs and changes on its own authority. This privilege accelerates the approval process significantly
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Air Partner, the global aviation services group, has appointed Jon Cavalli as a Trading Manager in the UK Commercial Jets division. Jon is a highly experienced manager and broker, and joins Air Partner from Air Charter Travel, where he spent the last 17 years as a Charter Sales Manager. Jon specialises in the sports market,
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ST Aerospace Resources has signed an agreement to divest 50% of its equity stake in Keystone Holdings (Global) to SJ Aviation Capital, a Singapore based subsidiary of Sojitz Corporation, for a consideration estimated to be US$10.7m. Upon completion, ST Aerospace Resources and SJ Aviation Capital will each own a 50% shareholding in Keystone Holdings. The
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Pratt & Whitney has developed a new modeling and predictive tool to enhance its maintenance service offerings and increase customer value. Expanding its data analytics capabilities, Pratt & Whitney’s Big Data project leverages its deep engine design understanding with broad operational, maintenance and environmental data, such as flight length and the environment in which the
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