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LBAS expands Part 145 approval for Qatar registered aircraft

Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services GmbH (LBAS) has extended its portfolio of various approvals to include Qatar. This approval is a mandatory requirement to offer LBAS’ wide range of maintenance services to Bombardier Challenger 604/605 aircraft flying under Qatar registration. A first – undisclosed – customer from Qatar has already signed a maintenance agreement with LBAS

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Boeing, Greenpoint Technologies team on 747-8 VIP modifications

Boeing has been selected by Greenpoint Technologies (GTI) to install GTI’s Aeroloft modification on four new 747-8 Intercontinental VIP airplanes purchased by customers of Boeing Business Jets. Greenpoint Technologies is a recognized Boeing Business Jets completion center in Kirkland, Wash. The airplanes will be modified starting later this year at Boeing’s Global Transport & Executive

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GE Aviation Passport to power Bombardier Global 7000 and Global 8000 Business Jets

GE Aviation’s integrated propulsion system, which includes the engine, nacelle and thrust reverser, for the new Bombardier Global 7000 and Global 8000 business jets has been named Passport. "Initially, we called GE’s development program of this new engine the "TechX," to highlight advanced technologies incorporated from commercial and military applications being uniquely adapted for business

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Lufthansa Technik signs Boeing 747-8 completion contract

Lufthansa Technik has signed a completion contract for a Boeing 747-8 with an undisclosed customer. The completion will start in 2012. Additionally, Lufthansa Technik has signed three Letters of Commitment for the same type of aircraft so far. Walter Heerdt, Senior Vice President Marketing & Sales of Lufthansa Technik. "We have been able to support

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Comlux completes VIP fleet with completion of its first A320 Prestige

Comlux America, the Indianapolis-based completion center of the Comlux Group, has delivered its first VVIP cabin of an Airbus A320 Prestige. The company, created just over two years ago, strategically developed all the capabilities and shops in-house to perfectly outfit this ultra luxurious cabin. Since the beginning of May, the A320 Prestige has joined the

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Asal Aeronautics Turkey, opens new painting hangar

Asal Aeronautics opened its new, one bay wide body painting hangar on May 2nd. The first aircraft to be painted was an Airbus A321 from Turkish Airlines, which had its livery changed to that of Star Alliance. Stripping and painting took only 6 days and was performed by high qualified workers from Toulouse, France, who

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