A J Walter Aviation is one of the first companies to comply with the International Aerospace Quality Group’s (IAQG) released revision AS9120:2009 (or AS9120 Rev A) to the AS9100 standard series. When the new AS9120 standard element requirements were announced in 2010, they provided A J Walter Aviation with the ideal opportunity to further develop
Airbus has been chosen by AVEOS, a full-service maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider headquartered in Montreal, to implement the ‘Airbus Managed Inventory’ (AMI) service. AMI will ensure the replenishment of Airbus proprietary parts at AVEOS’ facilities, utilizing an automated inventory management system. The AMI service, which underlines Airbus’ innovative strategy in offering customised services
Hungarian airline Malev ceased flying with debts of HUF60bn ($270m) after the government withdrew financing. Malev, placed under bankruptcy protection this week, halted all flights at 6 a.m. on Febr. 3rd, in Budapest. Malev’s CEO Lorant Limburger in a statement said that the carrier’s cash-flow became “untenable” after service providers “lost faith” and the European Commission
Irish headquartered Eirtech Aviation, continues its expansion with the addition of two newly built narrow body state of the art hangars located in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Founded in 1999 Eirtech Aviation underwent an ownership change in 2009 following an MBO from Lufthansa Technik. The company primarily offers aircraft repainting, interior refurbishment, aviation graphics, engineering and technical
American Airlines outlined a business plan to transform the airline and restore it to industry leadership, profitability and growth. The plan targets an annual financial improvement of more than $3bn by 2017, including $2bn in cost savings and $1bn in revenue enhancements. The additional cash flow will enable American to renew its fleet and to
Vueling is set to capture a significant part of the domestic and European traffic affected by the demise of Spanair, which suspended flights on Saturday, January 28. As a result, Vueling’s Summer 2012 programme will offer as much as a 50% increase in capacity over 2011 from its home base in Barcelona, and a 25%
Mxi Technologies, a leader in aviation maintenance management software, released that AIROD Sdn Bhd (AIROD), one of Malaysia’s premier MRO companies, has gone live with the Maintenix software. With plans for increased capacity and aggressive expansion into the commercial MRO market, AIROD is now well positioned to achieve its organizational and business objectives. To support both the
Constant Aviation announced the completion of the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for Aircell’s Cabin Wireless Access Point (CWAP), which provides in-cabin Wi-Fi service for Gogo Biz Inflight Internet, in an EMB135LR aircraft. To date, Constant Aviation has completed the Gogo Biz Inflight Internet STC on the Gulfstream IV, the Embraer 600 and the EMB135 Corporate
Component Control has been approved as the exclusive preferred provider of MRO and logistics software solutions by the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA). ARSA members must comply with many complex procedures to achieve the FAA certification required to operate their repair facilities. The use of Component Control’s Quantum MRO and Logistics software promotes comprehensive and
Indra, the premier IT company in Spain and a leading IT multinational in Europe, will startup an International Aeronautics Training Centre nearby El Prat airport in Barcelona. The new centre will be equipped with state-of-the-art simulators. The advanced technological features of these systems will be prepared to train the world’s premier airlines and will complement
