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Embraer breaks ground for new executive jet service center in Brazil

Four months after announcing its new executive jet service center in Brazil, Embraer broke ground at Bertram Luiz Leupolz (SOD) airport in Sorocaba, fulfilling its promise to bring convenient services to its customers. The 216,000 ft² site will include hangars, VIP lounges, meeting rooms and crew living quarters, as well as administrative offices. This facility […]

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Bombardier boosts commercial aircraft maintenance network by adding authorized service facility in Russia

Tulpar Technic has been appointed an Authorized Service Facility (ASF) for Bombardier CRJ100 and CRJ200 regional jets. Located at Kazan International Airport in Kazan, Russia, Tulpar Technic will serve Bombardier operators in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Under an ASF agreement, Tulpar Technic is now authorized by Bombardier for all maintenance work

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Ethiopian’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner enters service with Mxi Technologies’ Maintenix Software

Mxi Technologies, a leader in aviation maintenance management software, released that within 24 hours of receiving their first Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian) embarked on their inaugural passenger service flight to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ethiopian has been live with a broad Maintenix implementation since July 2011 for their comprehensive mixed fleet, ranging from the

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COMAC and Boeing open energy conservation technology center

Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) and Boeing opened the Boeing-COMAC Aviation Energy Conservation and Emissions Reductions Technology Center, a collaborative effort to support commercial aviation industry growth. The two companies also announced that the Boeing-COMAC Technology Center’s first research project will explore opportunities to refine waste cooking oil, often described in China as “gutter

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Embraer-CAE Training Services launches Phenom training in Brazil

Embraer-CAE Training Services (ECTS), a joint venture between Embraer and CAE, inaugurated Phenom aircraft pilot and maintenance technician training in Brazil at CAE’s training facility near Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) in São Paulo. This is the third ECTS training location, including Dallas, Texas in the United States, and Burgess Hill, near London, in the United

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SmartStem Wireless Tire Pressure System certified for Bombardier Q-Series aircraft

Crane Aerospace & Electronics, a segment of Crane Co., announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for Crane’s SmartStem Wireless Tire Pressure System to be fitted on Bombardier Q-Series aircraft (Dash 8 -100, -300, and -400). This certification makes SmartStem the first tire pressure indication system to be

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European expansion for Universal Avionics

Universal Avionics will open a new European satellite sales office, strategically located in London, U.K. to support the region’s growing avionics sales activity. The office is slated to open in September.  “The extension of our presence in Europe will allow us to better support our customers,” said Robert Clare, Director of Sales for Universal Avionics.

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FL Technics Training signs agreement with Russian MRO Avia Group Techniks

FL Technics Training, a global provider of aircraft technical maintenance training services, is further strengthening its position in the Russian market. Earlier this year it signed an agreement with the Moscow-based MRO services provider Avia Group Techniks LLC. According to the agreement, FL Technics Training instructors will conduct a wide range of technical training courses

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US Airways and Association Of Flight Attendants reach tentative agreement

US Airways has reached a tentative agreement on a collective bargaining agreement with the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA). The tentative agreement would cover the airline’s 6,800 mainline flight attendants, who are based in US Airways’ three hub cities of Phoenix, Philadelphia and Charlotte, N.C., and in its Washington, D.C. focus city.

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