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AFGlobal facilities receive certification for aerospace

AFGlobal Corporation reported that its Steel Industries facilities in Michigan received AS9100 Rev C certification from the PRI Registrar for demonstrating its ongoing commitment to quality by satisfying customer requirements of the aerospace industry specifications. This achievement positions AFGlobal for growth in the aerospace industry, and boosts the Company’s number of certified facilities to eight.

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Ethiopian Airlines' first A350 XWB takes shape

The first Airbus A350-900 for Ethiopian Airlines is taking shape on the Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France. Ethiopian Airlines will be the first African A350 XWB operator when it takes delivery of the aircraft next year. Ethiopian Airlines will operate 14 A350 XWB of which 12 are directly purchased from Airbus and two

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Emirates Airline selects Cirrus Aircraft SR22 for Flight Training Academy fleet

Emirates Flight Training Academy, the flight training program operated by Emirates airline, selected the technologically advanced SR22 for its primary training aircraft. A fleet of twenty-two (22) Cirrus SR22 aircraft will lead pilot training at Al Maktoum International-Dubai World Central Airport in support of the Emirates’ National Cadet Pilot Programme. The partnership marks the latest

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Vietjet to expand its fleet with order for 30 additional A321s

Vietnamese carrier Vietjet has placed a firm order with Airbus for the purchase of 30 more A321s (9 A321ceo and 21 A321neo). Vietjet first took to the skies at the end of 2011 and now operates a fleet of 29 A320 Family aircraft including three A321s, on a network covering Vietnam and a growing number

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flydubai selects suite of Rockwell Collins avionics for Boeing NG 737-800

Dubai-based flydubai has selected a suite of Rockwell Collins avionics, including the Head-up Guidance System (HGS), MultiScan ThreatTrack weather radar and datalink communications system for 11 Next-Generation Boeing 737 aircraft. Deliveries will take place during 2016 and 2017. The latest agreement, announced at the Dubai Airshow, marks the continuation of a strong relationship that Rockwell

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Etihad Airways deepens strategic cooperation with Air France-KLM

Etihad Airways has expanded its strategic cooperation with Air France-KLM through a several hundred million US dollar component maintenance agreement for its Boeing 777 fleet. The 10-year deal, effective February 2016, provides Etihad Airways and its equity partners with access to an extensive global pool of components offered by Air France KLM maintenance arm Air

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Estonian Air to cease operating November 8th

Estonian Air, which runs a fleet of aircraft comprising three Bombardier CRJ900s, two CRJ700s and a single Embraer 170 will unsurprisingly cease operating on the 8th November in accordance with a European Commission (EC) ruling which stated that “Following an in-depth investigation, the European Commission has concluded that aid measures by Estonia in favor of

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Pegasus signs US$500m services agreement with CFM

One of Turkey’s leading low-cost carriers, Pegasus Airlines, has signed an eight-year Time & Materials Support agreement with CFM International to cover a total of 90 shop visits for the CFM56-7B engines powering its fleet of Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The agreement, which also includes the purchase for four spare engines, is valued at US$500m at

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