16 January 2019

Competition heightens as Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways completes first commercial flight

Airlines & Routes, Top Stories

Vietnam’s startup airline Bamboo Airways has completed a long overdue maiden commercial flight which will now see competition in South-east Asia ramp up. The flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi Noi Bat International Airport carried 5 crew and 180 passengers after securing an Air Operator Certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam […]

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Liebherr-Aerospace starts serial production of 3D printed components

MRO & Production

Liebherr-Aerospace has begun printing 3D components for Airbus. Following approval from the European aircraft manufacturer, first equipment fit for flight that Liebherr will be supplying will be nose landing gear brackets for the Airbus A350 XWB.   Liebherr has collaborated intensively with Airbus over the past few years and development of additive manufacturing is advancing

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Acropolis Aviation accepts first Airbus ACJ320neo

Aircraft & Engines

Acropolis Aviation, the UK VVIP charter operator, has accepted the first Airbus ACJ320neo on January 16th, at Airbus’ Toulouse, France, headquarter.  Powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines, the aircraft flies on to Basle, Switzerland where cabin outfitting will immediately commence by AMAC Aerospace. Its new Alberto Pinto cabin interior, which meets Acropolis‘s unique specification, will be

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West Star Aviation names Tommi Krell as Director of Corporate Communications

People

West Star Aviation has named Tommi Krell Director of Corporate Communications.  Krell will be responsible for managing internal employee communications channels, as well as assisting Human Resources with enhancing and expanding corporate recruiting strategies. Krell has 5+ years of aviation marketing and communications experience, previously holding various marketing positions with Jet Aviation. Prior to that,

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TurbineAero acquires APU piece part repair business from Triumph Group

Financial

TurbineAero, a portfolio company of The Gores Group, has acquired the APU piece part repair product line (RPL) from Triumph Aviation Services Asia. The acquisition of this business segment integrates APU piece part repair into the APU Systems MRO in TurbineAero’s Asia facility which increases in-house capabilities, improves turn-times and assures extra cost reduction. Effective

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The Av8 Group combines related capabilities and resources under one brand

MRO & Production

Yoel Arnoni, founder and principal of aircraft specialty companies Av8 MRO, Av8 PMA and Av8 AOG has announced the consolidation of capabilities and resources between these companies under one overarching brand – The Av8 Group.  The organizational move simplifies the relationship between the companies, as well as providing a unified brand for communication as related

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ST Engineering’s Aerospace arm secures contracts worth S$450m in 4Q2018

MRO & Production

Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) reported that its Aerospace arm secured new contracts worth about S$450 million in the fourth quarter (4Q) of 2018 for services including maintenance and modification for wide-ranging aircraft parts from the airframe to components. A number of new contracts secured in 4Q2018 are for airframe heavy maintenance checks to service

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