The new Full Flight Simulator (FFS) of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft is ready to start training for Russian pilots. The FFS, produced by French manufacturer Thales, is a highly technologically synthetic training device replicating the SSJ100 cockpit. It has been put in place in Zhukovsky, Moscow Region, by the Training Center managed by SuperJet […]
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Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAE) has signed a line maintenance technical handling agreement with Jet2.com. The agreement will see MAE to provide line maintenance support for Jet2.coms fleet of Boeing 737 and Boeing 757 aircraft across a number of Spanish airports, including Arrecife, Alicante, Malaga and Tenerife South.
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BOC Aviation has ordered 15 CF34-10E-powered EMBRAER 190 aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled from the fourth quarter of 2012 through 2014.
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Aircraft Industries has completed the first flight test of the L410-UVP-E20 powered by two of GE’s H80 turboprop engines. The 40-minute flight occurred in Kunovice in the Czech Republic on November 16. The flight test is part of the certification program for the H80-powered L410 aircraft, which is expected to be complete in third quarter
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US Airways added SkyWest Airlines to the airline’s portfolio of partners operating as US Airways Express. Beginning Dec. 16, SkyWest Airlines will begin operation of six daily Express flights from US Airways’ hub in Phoenix. By spring 2012, SkyWest Airlines will operate approximately 49 flights to 19 destinations for US Airways Express. SkyWest will serve US
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Boeing Commercial Airplanes has selected John Holland Aviation Services (JHAS) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia to provide Boeing GoldCare maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for the region. The GoldCare program designed by Boeing is a total care engineering and maintenance service to airline operators providing fully integrated maintenance solutions. As a partner in Boeing GoldCare,
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New Breed Logistics, headquartered in High Point, North Carolina, have been selected by Boeing to provide logistics and supply chain management of commercial aircraft fasteners in support of the Boeing Aggregated Standards Network (BASN) program. The program includes planning, ordering, storage, and distribution of fasteners for up to 300 Boeing suppliers and 20 Boeing fastener manufacturers. Services New Breed
American Airlines announced another milestone in its fleet transformation plans by selecting the Airbus A319 and A321 variants to be a part of its A320 family fleet order, which was announced in July 2011 . These new aircraft, which American expects to begin taking delivery of starting in 2013, build upon the airline’s efforts to
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Willis Lease Finance Corporation has closed a new revolving credit facility. The $345m credit facility, with an interest rate equal to LIBOR plus 2.75%, is available to Willis Lease on a revolving basis for five years through November 2016. The credit facility is provided by a syndicate of banks led by Union Bank, N.A., as
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Gulfstream G650 has received its provisional type certificate (PTC) from the Federal Aviation Administration. This clears the way for the company to begin interior completions of the ultra-large-cabin, ultra-long-range business jet in preparation for customer deliveries in the second quarter of 2012, as originally planned. “We are pursuing a two-step certification approach to keep us
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