21 February 2023

Emirates to expand pilot training facilities by over 50% for Airbus A350 and Boeing 777X fleet

Emirates currently has 115 Boeing 777X and 50 Airbus A350-900s on order which are due for delivery from 2024 onwards. In anticipation of their arrival, the flag-carrying airline is to build new training facilities which will incorporate six new full-flight simulator (FFS) bays. This will expand the annual throughput of new pilots at Emirates’ training …

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Rheinmetall AG participates in construction of F-35 jet

Rheinmetall AG will participate in the construction of the F-35 fighter jet. Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have signed a letter of intent with Rheinmetall AG as a promising strategic source of supply for the F-35 centre fuselage. This potential partnership would establish a second F-35 centre fuselage integrated assembly line (IAL) in Germany, expanding …

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Sumitomo Corporation makes investment in Volocopter’s Series E-funding round

Sumitomo Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, has invested in Volocopter’s Series E Funding round and will also become a key strategic partner for entry into service in the Japanese market starting in 2025. Additionally, the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) has accepted Volocopter’s application for concurrent type certification (TC) of the VoloCity aircraft in Japan. …

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Oliver Krueger becomes new Chief Marketing Officer of Lufthansa Group

Oliver Krueger will become new Chief Marketing Officer of the Lufthansa Group. Krueger will assume responsibility for the areas Brand, Loyalty, Ancillaries and Marketing with immediate effect. He is also responsible for Miles & More GmbH and reports directly to the Executive Board of the Group. Krueger has more than two decades of international experience …

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AFTERMARKET SALES rise amid challenging economic forecast [MRO Editorial]

Clyde Buntrock Chief Executive Officer at AJW Aviation speaks to the AviTrader editor about the current status of the MRO and aftermarket and how the economic climate might influence the industry going forward. OEMs are set to increase production rates of new aircraft especially narrowbodies in response to meeting demands for years’ long backlogs. Clyde …

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VAS Aero Services Acquires Two Boeing 737-700 Aircraft for teardown

VAS Aero Services has acquired two Boeing B737-700 aircraft for teardown and subsequent parts harvesting and marketing. VAS will manage the teardown of both aircraft at Marana, Arizona, with disassembly scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2023, adding to the vast number of Boeing aircraft that VAS has disassembled over the years. Used …

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Lufthansa Technik to invest €7.5 million in training centre

Lufthansa Technik (LHT) will invest €7.5 million (£6.6 million) in a training centre in Hamburg-Rahlstedt, Germany to meet the need for a large number of engine mechanics. Following the COVID-19 crisis, the workload in Lufthansa Technik’s engine shops is steadily increasing again and requires many highly qualified engine mechanics. To meet the demand, Lufthansa Technik …

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SmartLynx Airlines receives Foreign Air Transport Operator Certificate in Australia

The global ACMI, charter and cargo operator SmartLynx Airlines has received Australian Foreign Air Transport Operator Certificate (FATAOC) granted by the Australian Civil Aviation Authority. The certification allows SmartLynx to begin operations to, from and within Australia. Operating flights to Australia has been integral to SmartLynx’s strategic plans to expand its global network by entering …

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