B. Coleman Aviation’s MRO (Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul) division and Mobile Aircraft Services have entered into a merger agreement in which the companies will combine to create a new aircraft MRO and AOG (Aircraft On Ground) support services company. The agreement will take effect on August 1, 2016 with the combined companies renamed Infinity Aircraft Services. […]
In a revision to the previously announced expansion plans by Airports of Thailand, the country’s main airport operator, a further BHT54 billion is to be spent on expansion plans for the country’s six principal airports. This takes the overall budget to BHT194 billion to be spent on Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang in Bangkok, Hat Yai,
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GE Aviation broke ground on two adjacent factories to mass-produce silicon carbide (SiC) materials used to manufacture ceramic matrix composite components (CMCs) for jet engines and land-based gas turbines for electric power. GE Aviation is investing more than US$200m to construct two factories on 100 acres in Huntsville, Alabama. When the factories are fully operational
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Republic Airways Holdings reported that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York issued its ruling approving the Company’s comprehensive amendment to its agreement with United Airlines. The amended agreement provides substantial and interrelated operational and economic benefits, and provides for the uninterrupted flying of all fifty-four E170 and E175 aircraft
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Bombardier’s CS100 aircraft has been awarded Type Validation by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) following a comprehensive testing program. The EASA and FAA validations follow the CS100 aircraft Type Certification awarded by Transport Canada in December 2015. EASA’s validation paves the way for the delivery of the first
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The arrival of flight AC828 at Lyon-Saint-Exupery airport this morning marks the successful launch of non-stop service between Montreal and Lyon, the only year-round non-stop service between North America and Lyon. Flights will operate five times weekly during the summer and four times weekly during the winter with a Boeing 767-300ER featuring 24 International Business
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