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FL Technics becomes a Commsoft authorized representative in Asia and other world regions

FL Technics, a global provider of one-stop-shop aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has become an authorized representative of one of the world leader in aviation engineering and maintenance software – Commsoft. FL Technics will promote the partner’s MRO IT system OASES in Asia Pacific, MENA and CIS regions, building on its established market presence. […]

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US$1bn Project Journey starts at Washington’s Reagan National Airport

A comprehensive capital improvement to transform the passenger experience at Reagan National Airport kicked off at the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority board meeting on Wednesday, March 22. Expected to last several years and understood to be mobilizing this summer, Project Journey, as it has been called, will see the construction of two new security checkpoints

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Britain joins U.S. in banning certain electronic devices from cabins on flights from specific countries

In the wake of the U.S announcing a ban on electronic devices larger than a smartphone being allowed in cabins of U.S-bound flights originating from any of ten airports in eight predominantly Muslim countries, the U.K has announced similar plans. In the case of the UK, items such as tablets and laptops will be banned

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Malaysia Airlines signs with Airbus for A350 XWB flight training

Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) has signed an agreement with the Airbus Asia Training Centre (AATC) in Singapore to provide A350 XWB training to the carrier’s flight crew. The contract will cover complete courses for flight crew transition to the new A350 XWB, as well as regular recurrent training services. According to Malaysia Airlines Chief Operations

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Alitalia shedding 2,000 jobs in major cost-cutting exercise

With the Italian flag-carrying airline running at a purported loss of one million euros per day (US$1.07m), Alitalia’s 2017-2021 business plan has revealed the company’s board has approved the cutting of staff numbers by 2,000 by the end of 2019. This is based on a 50 percent reduction in office staff and 20 percent in

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BAA Training and IFTC Istanbul sign FFS lease agreement

BAA Training, European standard aviation training center, has signed a cooperation contract with International Flight Training Center Istanbul (ITFC Istanbul). The agreement covers lease of Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 FFS for BAA Training students’ training in Turkey’s capital. The one year-long contract will allow BAA Training’s pilot trainees from the surrounding regions to conveniently

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Airbus’ training facility in Asia to be established close to New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport

Airbus is setting up a greenfield training facility at Aerocity, New Delhi, to support India’s growing need for Airbus aircraft pilots and maintenance engineers. The ground-breaking for the Airbus India Training Centre was performed by P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Hon’ble Union Minister of Civil Aviation and Tom Enders, CEO, Airbus in the presence of Jayant

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Embraer Legacy 450 sets speed records between California and Hawaii with AirSprint

Embraer’s Legacy 450 mid-light business jet set speed records on its recent flights between California and Hawaii, according to the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). The Hawaii trip was a first for both the aircraft and the passengers from Calgary-based AirSprint, which operates Canada’s largest fractional aircraft fleet and was the Canadian launch customer for the

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