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The groundbreaking ceremony for the new A320 Family final assembly line at Mobile, Alabama underscored how this new facility will further enhance Airbus’ presence within the key U.S. airline marketplace, while also broadening the company’s global footprint and providing additional flexibility to its worldwide industrial network. Mobile will join the three existing Airbus final assembly

At the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Lufthansa Technik AG and SCHOTT AG are presenting a completely new development in cabin lighting systems for aircraft. For the first time, aircraft owners can take advantage of LED technology while avoiding the color changes that occur when LEDs age. The new system “nicemood”, which has already been

Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services (AMES), has entered into a heavy maintenance agreement with North American Airlines for light and heavy maintenance services. AMES completed the first in a series of planned A checks on NAA’s Boeing 767-300ER passenger jets in January and has recently completed the first C check for NAA as well. A

Aeronautical Engineers (AEI), has been selected by Sideral Air Cargo of Brasil to provide one B737-400SF 11 Pallet Configuration Freighter Conversion. The freighter was flown back to Brasil on Tuesday March 26, 2013 and is now the only 737-400SF operating in Brasil. The aircraft, an ex AirOne high gross weight B737-400, (MSN 24906) was built

AJW, in partnership with British Airways Engineering, has been selected by Azerbaijan Airlines to provide power-by-the-hour component support for its new fleet of Boeing 787 aircraft which will commence flight operations in 2014. Under the agreement, AJW and British Airways Engineering will provide extensive component supply, inventory management and repair services, underpinned by experienced technical

As part of its commitment to global expansion, VAS Aero Services has recently increased the capacity and capabilities of its Seattle distribution facility. This 300,000-ft² distribution and logistics center, a key component in the company’s partnership with The Boeing Company, supports VAS’s surging growth and strategic position in the Pacific Rim region. Now fully operational,