London-based Zenith Aviation, a private jet charter provider, has purchased two additional Learjet 75 aircraft. Zenith Aviation, whose team has been flying Learjet aircraft since 1999, acquired its first two new Learjet 75 business jets just over a year ago. The latest two Learjet 75 aircraft will be UK-based, with several airports being considered for […]
Commsoft has signed a contract for the use of OASES with Bulgaria-based cargo airline, Cargo Air, to support its established airline cargo and passenger operations. Currently supporting over 130 aviation operations in more than 55 different countries, OASES is an industry-leading MRO IT system which combines a very high level of technical sophistication with an
Following on from last week’s 219.63% duty levied by the U.S. government on Canadian plane manufacturer Bombardier’s CSeries aircraft for “countervailable subsidies”, the U.S Commerce department has added a duty of 79.82%. This latter figure is based on a predetermination of what has been referred to as the investigation into the ‘dumping’ of the CSeries
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The ground-breaking PurePower PW800 turbofan engine is entering the key final steps as it proceeds towards entry into service, Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) announced on October 9. The PurePower PW800 recently reached the milestones of 16,600 hours and 16,800 cycles, including both ground testing and flight testing on P&WC’s flying test bed and Gulfstream
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PPG has received Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) from the Federal Aviation Administration for its aftermarket glass-faced acrylic windshields for BEECHJET 400 business jets and their variants. The PPG windshields have been selected by Nextant Aerospace for NEXTANT 400XTI remanufactured business jets. PPG’s new glass-faced acrylic windshields offer ease of installation and exceptional resistance to moisture
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Airbus Helicopters has delivered the U.S. Army’s 400th UH-72A Lakota helicopter, fulfilling its contract requirements to date by delivering every aircraft on time, on budget and meeting the Army’s rigorous quality standards. The UH-72A is one of the key helicopter models the Army will operate for the foreseeable future. The Lakota platform is a versatile
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HAITEC Aircraft Maintenance and SuperJet International (SJI) have signed a service agreement for first-class line and base maintenance on the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft. This new cooperation follows HAITEC’s achievement of the EASA Part 145 approval for line and base maintenance on the SSJ100 regional jet from the German Federal Aviation Authority LBA (LuftfahrtBundesamt).
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The Bedek Aviation Group of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed agreements for line maintenance and technical services to Wizz Air from Hungary. The agreement covers a broad range of aircraft maintenance services that will be carried out at IAI’s campus near Tel-Aviv International Airport, with close attention to minimal ground time between flights and
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Universal Avionics Authorized Dealer, Chicago Jet Group, has been assigned a FAA Supplemental Type Certification (STC) Number for an InSight Display System flight deck upgrade on a Mystere-Falcon 50 aircraft. The STC covers the installation of the InSight Display System with 4 EFI-1040 Displays, complimented with other additional flight deck enhancements. The InSight system is
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Michael Hickey, chief operating officer of Ryanair and one of its longest serving senior executives, will leave the airline amid continuing fallout over the cancellation of thousands of flights. Mr Hickey was responsible for scheduling the shifts for pilots. His resignation comes after the airline had to cancel tens of thousands of flights through to
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