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OGMA becomes new Pratt & Whitney authorized maintenance center to support GTF engines

OGMA, an Embraer Group Company, is the new authorized maintenance center for Pratt & Whitney engines. This is the culmination of a project developed by OGMA, with the support of Embraer, over the past 12 months, which allows it to expand its scope of services in the area of engine maintenance, marking the entry of […]

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Mid-Canada Mod Center completes first Canadian Installation of Universal Avionics InSight™ display system

Mid-Canada Mod Center (MC2) has completed the installation of a Universal Avionics (UA) InSight display system on a Citation VII aircraft. This marks the first Canadian installation of Universal Avionics’ integrated flight deck solution. The work included an extensive flight deck upgrade, inflight connectivity, plus additional certification related to activities to obtain Transport Canada approval

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U.S. Department of Defense exercises options for 36 TH-73A helicopters

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded AgustaWestland Philadelphia a US$171 million modification to the previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract for the US Navy’s Advanced Helicopter Training System. This modification exercises options for the production and delivery of an additional 36 TH-73A aircraft, with work expected to be completed in December 2022 in Philadelphia, PA. In

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Boeing forecasts strong growth in China’s aviation market

Boeing expects China’s airlines to acquire 8,600 new airplanes valued at US$1.4 trillion and commercial aviation services valued at US$1.7 trillion over the next 20 years, reflecting an expected robust recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic. Boeing shared its annual China market forecast on November 12, as part of the 2020 Commercial Market Outlook (CMO), which

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GA Telesis Engine Strategy Group names Katy Zhao Director of Business Development China

GA Telesis (GAT) has appointed Katy Zhao as Director of Business Development China with the Engine Strategy Group. Zhao is one of several industry pros recently to join the Engine Strategy Group as the scope of Turbine Vision 2020 grows. Zhao gained wide-ranging experience in the aviation jet engine business through her 20 years in

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TAM delivers two ATR 72s to Siberian regional carrier KrasAvia

Täby Air Maintenance, TAM, has finished a major overhaul and refurbishment on two ATR 72 aircraft for Russia’s regional carrier, KrasAvia, based in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, some 700 km north-east of Novosibirsk. The two ATR’s will be the first on the Russian register, complementing some 40 Russian- and Czech-built regional airliners like the Yak-42, An-24/26 and

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EME Aero completes first series of Pratt & Whitney GTF shop visits

EME Aero, the engine services joint venture between Lufthansa Technik and MTU Aero Engines, has recently completed the first regular maintenance visits of Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM Geared Turbo Fan (GTF™) engines. Since January, when the first engine arrived in line with Pratt & Whitney’s low-pressure turbine (LPT) retrofit program, a total of 21 engines

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