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Embraer Praetor 600 business jet granted Type Certificate by ANAC

Embraer’s new Praetor 600 super-midsize business jet was granted its Type Certificate by Brazil’s Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC—Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil), having been announced in October 2018 at NBAA-BACE and becoming the only super-midsize business jet to be certified since 2014. The Praetor 600 has surpassed all its main design goals and will be […]

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ST Engineering secures aerospace contracts worth S$1.3 billion for 1Q2019

Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) announced that its Aerospace sector has secured new contracts worth about S$1.3 billion for the first quarter (1Q) of 2019. These include the 10-year service agreement from a long-time customer, a major North American operator, to provide heavy maintenance checks for its entire fleet of A300s and Boeing 757s. This

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Boeing moves one step closer to certification for new 737 MAX software upgrade

Denis Muilenburg, Boeing Chairman, CEO and President, has confirmed that steady progress is being made towards certification for a new software upgrade for the troubled 737 MAX single-aisle jet. Tuesday saw an official engineering test flight that Muilenburg described as the “final test flight prior to the certification flight.” Boeing has been working frantically to

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Manta Air signs 5-year maintenance agreement with ATR

Manta Air, the new domestic carrier of the Republic of Maldives, has signed a Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA) with European turboprop manufacturer ATR. This five-year contract covers the Maldivian airline’s full fleet for the repair and overhaul of easily replaceable components (Line Replaceable Units), propeller maintenance and an on-site leased stock of spare parts. This

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Brunswick Aviation Services new preferred IFE installation and MRO supplier for AVIAA

AVIAA, the expanding group purchasing organization for business aviation, has announced Brunswick Aviation Services as a new communications and IFE MRO supplier in the USA.  The East Coast based FAA Part 145 certified business works across Gulfstream series; Bombardier Global family; BBJ and Dassault Falcon Jet aircraft platforms, providing IFE systems, alongside avionics modifications.  Its

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United reports first quarter net income of US$292 million

United Airlines has posted first quarter net income of US$292 million, pre-tax earnings of US$367 million and pre-tax margin of 3.8%, expanding pre-tax margin 1.8 points versus the first quarter of 2018. United reported first-quarter adjusted net income of US$309 million and adjusted pre-tax earnings of US$389 million. Adjusted pre-tax margin of 4.1% expanding adjusted

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Meggitt PLC and OEMServices sign long-term agreement for supply of aftermarket services

Meggitt PLC, a leading international company specialising in high performance components for the aerospace market, has signed a Long Term Agreement (LTA) with OEMServices to supply component after-market support to operators in the Middle East, Africa and Russia/CIS. OEMServices is a market leader in providing component, logistic and trading services to airlines and original equipment

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AOG-247 signs with B&H Worldwide in UK and Germany

B&H Worldwide, the aerospace logistics provider, has signed a multi-year deal to provide fast-expanding aircraft and engine components supplier AOG-247, with warehouse and inventory management services at both London Heathrow and Frankfurt. Under the terms of the contact B&H will provide full inventory management at both locations including complete consignment handling and access to the

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