Embraer said it has revised its initial projection of certification and entry into service of the E175 E2 jet from 2020 to 2021. This rescheduling is based on the following two factors: continued interest in the current generation E175 jet in the North American market; and recent negotiations between the major US airlines and their […]
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FLYHT Aerospace Solutions has been granted CAAC Part-145 approval by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The approval took almost two years to achieve and now allows FLYHT to repair Automated Flight Information Reporting System (AFIRS) units and return them to customers in China with an AAC-038 release certificate. The AAC-038 is a maintenance
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Atlas Air has entered into an agreement to operate its first Boeing 747-400 Freighter for Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA), with an opportunity for additional aircraft in the future. The contract is initially for one aircraft to be flown in key global routes across the transpacific connecting Asia and the U.S. Service is scheduled to begin
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From November 26, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Third Country Operators (TCO) regulation became fully implemented. This means that only operators holding a TCO authorization from the EASA will be allowed to operate commercial flights to and from EASA member states, which includes members of the EU, Norway, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Iceland. The 30-month
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Spirit AeroSystems has reported the completion of an expansion project on the Spirit Wichita campus to support production of the 737 thrust reverser. The expansion supports production rate increases already planned for the Boeing 737 program. The company also celebrated delivering the first 737 MAX thrust reverser with the new composite inner wall to the
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GA Telesis, has launched ACCESS (Aircraft Control Exchange Support Solutions). ACCESS is a new ready-to-go exchange program for aircraft flight control surfaces. ACCESS connects airlines to its extensive pool of ready-to-go flight control surfaces, leveraging the world’s largest independent inventory of the GA Telesis’ Component Solutions Group (CSG) with the comprehensive repair and overhaul capabilities
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Jeppesen has signed a three-year renewal agreement with Flybe, a European regional airline, to provide digital charting and electronic flight bag (EFB) services for the carrier. Flybe also will receive Fuel Dashboard services to optimize fleet-wide fuel consumption and Electronic Flight Folder tools to enhance day-of flight EFB operations. Jeppesen had previously helped Flybe gain
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The first U.S. Air Force C-130H aircraft to be fully equipped with the Rolls-Royce T56 Series 3.5 engine upgrade has completed its first flight, demonstrating significant improvement in fuel efficiency, lower operating temperatures and improved high-altitude performance. Preliminary flight data showed fuel efficiency improved by approximately 12 percent and turbine temperatures were more than 100
AFI KLM E&M inaugurated its new Kuala Lumpur Materials and Logistics Service Center on December 1. The facility is designed to better serve the MRO’s client airlines throughout the region. A first warehouse had been deployed in 2011 as part of the Boeing Next-Generation 737 component service agreement between AFI KLM E&M and Malaysia Airlines.
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Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, reported the delivery of one Airbus A320-200 aircraft to Air Berlin. This is the tenth Avolon aircraft on lease to Air Berlin.
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