FL Technics Jets, a business jets line and base maintenance company, has started providing aircraft base maintenance services for the first Hawker 700 B aircraft, owned by Kazakh charter VIP flight company Costair Ltd. All work will be carried out in FL Technics Jets hangars in Vilnius and is expected to be finished in two weeks’
IFE Services has been selected by bmi, British Midland International, to meet all of the airline’s in-flight entertainment (IFE) requirements. From September this year, IFE Services will provide the British based airline with the latest release Hollywood movies, Classic and Arabic movies as well as a broad range of comedy, sports, family, drama and children’s TV
The first flyable A350 XWB wing upper cover manufactured at Airbus’ Stade (Germany) site was loaded onto the Beluga on September 6th, to be transported to Airbus’ Wing Assembly site in Broughton (UK). The A350 XWB lower wing cover made in Illescas (Spain) will arrive in Broughton in the coming days. The A350 XWB wing covers measure
Aviation Partners released that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted Supplemental Type Certificate approval for its High Mach Blended Winglets on the Falcon 900 Series. European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval is expected to follow shortly. Certification of the Winglets represents the culmination of a two-year development program and exhaustive flight testing, and comes
Pratt & Whitney Canada Customer Service Centre Europe GmbH (CSC Europe) signed a 13-year Fleet Management Program (FMP) agreement with DRF Luftrettung of Germany for comprehensive maintenance support of its PW206B2 engines. This long-term FMP agreement with CSC Europe provides DRF Luftrettung with expanded coverage until 2024. The tailored FMP Term Cost Plan (TCP) provides maintenance
Embraer and GE held a series of test flights this week, with an EMBRAER 170 jet flying from the Company’s Gavião Peixoto facilities. The purpose of the tests was to benchmark the operational characteristics of the airplane and its GE CF34-8E engines when powered by HEFA (Hydro-processed Esters and Fatty Acids) fuel under a broad
FL Technics, a member of Avia Solutions Group (ASG) family, continues to expand its extensive business capabilities. The company announced that they entered into a definitive agreement under which FL Technics will acquire UK-based Storm Aviation Limited, a leading international provider of Line Maintenance services for narrow body and wide body aircraft. The acquisition will enable FL Technics to
Boeing will deliver the first 747-8 Freighter to launch customer Cargolux on Sept. 19th, at Paine Field in Everett, Wash. Cargolux will fly the airplane away that morning and put the airplane into revenue service. Boeing will celebrate the first delivery with Cargolux, employees and other stakeholders the following day at the Everett factory. Cargolux
Alliant Techsystems celebrated the grand opening of its new Aircraft Commercial Center of Excellence (ACCE) facility in Clearfield, Utah – less than one year after the announcement of the expansion. The facility serves as the headquarters for ATK’s commercial aircraft programs and supports the manufacturing of composite airframe and engine components for the Airbus A350
Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services (AMES), has completed heavy maintenance services for the first of five DHL-owned Boeing 767-200PCF aircraft, in advance of their conversion to special freighter configuration. The first of the 767-200-series aircraft was completed ahead of schedule. Two additional aircraft are currently undergoing similar heavy maintenance and modifications to be completed in
