TAG Aero has acquired the assets of Iberia Maintenance APU facility in Madrid. The equipment consists of a full set of OEM tooling, shop maintenance stands and test cell for various APU applications, enabling TAG Aero to offer a full overhaul and repair capability for the Honeywell A320 APU (GTCP131-9A). Operations are scheduled to commence …
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Rostec State Corporation, the parent company of Russia’s United Engine Corporation (UEC), has announced this week that a 21.9 billion ruble investment will be made between 2017 and 2025 to upgrade production facilities prior to going into mass production of the Aviadvigatel PD-14 engine which will be used to power the new Irkut MC-21 narrow-body …
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StandardAero has expanded repair capabilities for servicing eight new engine platforms with associated component part repair services and authorizations. StandardAero is now qualified to perform component repairs for the following engines either independently, under subcontract, with teaming agreements or directly contracted with multiple customers/OEMs:F100, F110, F117, F118, F119, TF33, J85 and naval LM2500. In addition …
SAS opens a direct route between Stockholm and Eilat in Israel. The new route between Stockholm and Eilat starts on October 28 as part of SAS’ winter program for 2017/2018, with departures weekly on Saturdays during the period of 28th of October to March 24th 2018. In addition to new routes SAS is now introducing …
Intrepid Aviation has delivered another A330-300 aircraft on long-term lease to Turkish Airlines. This marks the sixth of seven Rolls-Royce powered A330 aircraft to be delivered to the Istanbul based flag carrier.
WestJet has announced its intention to launch a new, ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) in Canada subject to agreement with its pilots and any required regulatory approvals. Service is expected to start in late 2017 with an initial fleet of 10 high-density Boeing 737-800s designed by the airline that first brought low-cost air travel to Canada in …
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Jet Aviation is preparing cockpit avionics systems in older Challenger 605s and 300s for new communications and navigation upgrades that will improve transoceanic flights and meet upcoming U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements. The ProLine 21 Advanced cockpit communications upgrade from Rockwell Collins is the only one compatible with systems in older Challenger 605s and …
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Virgin America took delivery of the Airbus A321neo aircraft on April 20, powered by CFM International’s advanced LEAP-1A engines. The San Francisco-based airline is the first in the world to take delivery of this aircraft type. “We have been with Virgin America from the beginning and we are excited to launch this new chapter in …
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Engine MRO facility Aero Norway AS has been granted UAE GCAA CAR 145 Maintenance Organisation Approval. The engine MRO centre is now multi-release FAA, EASA, TCCA, CAAC and GCAA certified. GCAA certification allows Aero Norway to carry out maintenance of engines for aircraft registered in the UAE in accordance with CAR Part-145. The certification covers …
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EDM, a provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, is launching its new range of virtual reality (VR) cabin crew training simulators at the World Aviation Training Symposium (WATS) in Orlando. EDM has developed its new VR product range to meet the increasing demand from airlines wanting to train their cabin …
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