Aviation Technical Services (ATS) has been purchased from Macquarie Group by members of the current Senior Leadership Team and a handful of experienced aerospace investors. The new ownership group is headed by current President and CEO, Matt Yerbic, and is backed by Wells Fargo, NewSpring Capital and Greenpoint Technologies of Kirkland, Washington. As part of
NASA Langley Research Center and the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) announced that NASA will join CCAM as a government member. The move will create opportunities for joint participation in research and development of new surface engineering technologies and manufacturing systems. NASA’s expertise, combined with the manufacturing capabilities of CCAM members, will speed the
Aircell, a leading provider of in-flight connectivity equipment and services to the business aviation market, reported that Travel Management Company (TMC) will introduce Aircell’s Gogo Biz service across its entire, rapidly-expanding fleet of light jet charter aircraft. In October this year when the expansion is expected to be complete, TMC’s total charter fleet will encompass
AAR announced from the Paris Air Show that it has signed a letter of intent outlining a tentative two-phase project to establish a technical maintenance center for commercial aircraft in Ulyanovsk, Russia. The project, as initially defined, includes an aircraft parts distribution and logistics center, scheduled to open in mid-2014, followed by a commercial aircraft
The first A400M Full Flight Simulator (FFS) designed and built by Thales for Airbus Military received European Aviation Safety Agency’s qualification for training on the June 7h at Airbus Military International Training Centre in Seville. This qualification is a key milestone that allows Airbus Military to start to train A400M flight crews for their complex
An innovative total support solution for Eurocopter helicopters in deployed operations was launched with a consortium agreement signed yesterday at the Paris Air Show by its five participants: Eurocopter, DAHER, DCI, Eurotradia and Vector Aerospace. This solution – designated E-HOTS (Eurocopter Helicopter On Theatre Services) – consolidates the five partners’ expertise and pools their resources,
The signing of a new agreement by Eurocopter and its SDV transport provider, both leaders in their domains, at the Paris Air Show will expand a joint commitment to reducing CO2 emissions by extending their Save Program charter to Eurocopter’s production and administrative facilities in Marignane and La Courneuve, France. This latest accord builds on
Sikorsky Aircraft and Boeing have formed a joint venture to compete for sustainment services in support of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s rotorcraft fleet. Contracts that the joint venture will pursue are administered by the U.S. Government as part of its Foreign Military Sales process. The joint venture will help advance the Kingdom’s efforts to
Mxi Technologies, a leader in aviation maintenance management software, reported that China Airlines has confirmed phase two of their Maintenix implementation with footprint expansion into materials, engine and component shop, and the company’s Engineering and Maintenance Organization, as well as integration to their Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. Phase two also signals China Airlines upgrade
Eurocopter reported its global partnership with Ramco Systems, the global Aviation Software provider on cloud, mobile and tablets. Both companies will join forces to offer state-of-the-art helicopter maintenance software which will ease the life of operators and maintenance centers. This partnership agreement, formally signed at the 2013 Paris Air Show, enables Eurocopter and Ramco Systems
