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S7 Technics finds new method to produce plastic components

S7 Technics, Russia’s maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services provider has begun to manufacture plastic products using vacuum thermoforming. The new method will allow the company to considerably expand the range of items it is able to produce for aircraft interiors. S7 Technics’ specialists at Novosibirsk’s Tolmachevo airport have been producing plastic components since 2015, […]

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Air Lease Corporation places two new Airbus A320-200neo aircraft on lease with Vietnam Airlines

Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has signed long-term lease agreements with Vietnam Airlines for two new Airbus A320-200neo aircraft.  The two new A320-200neos are scheduled to deliver to the airline in fall 2020 from ALC’s order book with Airbus.  Vietnam Airlines currently has two A330-200s and six A321-200neos on lease from ALC, as well as six

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Columbia Manufacturing having record year in MRO business

Columbia Manufacturing, a privately held manufacturer and supplier of precision metal components for domestic and international turbine engines, has announced that its Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) business is on track to achieve record revenues for fiscal 2019. Year-over-year growth is expected to be at least 30%.  Columbia Manufacturing’s FAA and EASA certified repair operation

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GKN Fokker Services and Spectralux sign exclusive distributor agreement

GKN Fokker Services and Spectralux Avionics have combined forces to ensure sufficient availability of capable systems to satisfy the demand of CPDLC systems and installation. There are less than 250 days left to comply with the February 2020 mandate to install Controller Pilot Data Link Communication (CPDLC) capability on all civil aircraft flying in European

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FL Technics implementing next generation mechanics training using VR

FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul service, which is part of Avia Solutions Group, has begun implementing VR modules for the basic training of aviation mechanics.  The company has presented its first VR module, which covers the opening of the reverse thrust engine of a Boeing 737NG, and is

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IAG Engine Center USA receives FAA PW4000 engine series certification

The Federal Aviation Administration has approved IAG Engine Center USA’s Pratt & Whitney 4000 engine series certification. Strategically located near the Miami International Airport, IAG Engine Center USA will be providing engine MRO repair services ranging from hospital repairs to full overhauls for the PW4000 series of engines.   The recent IAG Engine Center Europe

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Farsound Aviation acquired by private equity company AGIC Capital

Farsound Aviation has been acquired by AGIC Capital, a leading European-Asian private equity company focused on industrial and medical technology investments in Europe. Farsound Aviation will now have new resources and capabilities to continue developing and growing its supply chain solutions capability, and with the support of AGIC, exploit further opportunities particularly in Asia. Farsound

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