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Heroux-Devtek renews landing gear contract with USAF

Pan Am International Flight Academy Combines EASA and FAA Type Rating to Program

Pan Am International Flight Academy and parent company ANA Holdings (collectively “Pan Am”) is offering a combined training program for pilots seeking to earn both an EASA type rating along with the matching FAA type rating concurrently, at their Miami Train...

Falcon rethinks DWC completions/MRO facility.

Abu Dhabi-headquartered Falcon Aviation Services (FAS) is re-evaluating its planned completion/MRO centre at Dubai South (formerly Dubai World Central) with a decision on its final make-up and format likely in the early part of next year, according to the company's Chief Operating Officer...

Opinion: Why Aftermarket Demand Is Not Tracking Airline Capacity

The last month was brutal for iconic British suppliers Meggitt and Rolls-Royce. Both issued profit warnings, and their stock prices promptly declined 20%. And both blamed weak aftermarket demand as a key cause of disappointing earnings. They are not alone, as other OEMs also are experiencing flat aftermarket demand. According to Canaccord Genuity, air transport maintenance, repair and overhaul...

Embry-Riddle orders 10 more DA42s for pilot training

Diamond Aircraft Industries has sold 10 DA42-VI piston-twins to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) for its multi-engine pilot training course. The first 168hp Austro AE300-powered aircraft will be delivered to the institution’s Daytona, Florida facility in April 2016, and all the examples are expected to be in service by the end of September. Diamond has been a regular supplie...

Ethiopian inaugurates B-777 FFS and B-787 FFS

Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing, the most profitable and the largest airline in Africa, is pleased to announce that it has finalized installation of Boeing 777 Flight Simulator manufactured by CAE Inc. ahead of its schedule and is now ready for training. This new B777 Flight Simulator is the fifth full flight simulator acquired, following the B767/B757, B737 NG, Q400 and the l...

RUAG modernizes PC7 simulator

After approximately one and a half years in development, the engineers at RUAG Defence and RUAG Aviation have been successful in their joint effort to get the modernised PC7 simulator off the ground and into the air. The PC7 IG upgrade project was approved by Armasuisse and the Swiss Air Force. The next hurdle for the simulator to overcome is to obtain FOCA (Federal Office of Civil Aviation) certi...

ExecuJet Mx network GE authorized

GE Aviation recently approved all of ExecuJet's repair facilities as authorized service centers (ASCs) for its CF34-3 engines, which power the Bombardier Challenger series of aircraft. The official announcement was made during last week’s NBAA convention in Las Vegas, NV. ExecuJet’s Middle East division already received authorization to perform line maintenance on...

Turkish plan to launch an MRO center in Iran

Turkish Airlines' (THY) aircraft maintenance company, Turkish Technic, is meeting with Iranians to establish an aircraft maintenance center. It was also noted that German carrier Lufthansa has also started negotiations to enter into the Iranian market, which has an old aircraft fleet and therefore potential. Iran, which came to an agreement on limiting nuclear activities in return for...

AA Technika sold to Linetech

Slovenian MRO Adria Airways Technika (AA Technika) has been acquired by Poland’s Linetech for an undisclosed amount. A statement released by state-owned investment fund Slovenian Sovereign Holding on Tuesday (November 24) said the sale is for 100 per cent of AA Technika. Slovenian Sovereign Holding is currently offloading companies for privatisation, with AA Technika now the seven...

Meridian Adds Gulfstream G200 Maintenance

Teterboro, N.J.-based Meridian Jet Center, an FBO and Part 145 certified repair station, received FAAauthorization for maintaining the Gulfstream G200 (formerly the IAI Galaxy). Gulfstream produced 250 G200s between 1999 and 2011. “Our highly trained technicians now have the ability to support our customers with a wider range of options,” said Jo...

LHT wins Thomas Cook wheels and brakes contract

Lufthansa Technik AG will provide wheels and brakes support for Thomas Cook Group Airlines. The agreement covers the Airbus and Boeing fleets – 15 Boeing 757, 16 Boeing 767, 9 Airbus A330 and 53 A320-family aircraft - of the four airlines of Thomas Cook plc, one of the world's leading travel groups. It complements the existing Total Component Support TCS® contract for...

Oman Air puts 21 new Omani pilot candidates through training

Oman Air has entered 21 Omanis to join its Cadet Training Programme. The programme involves initial flight training at ENAC Toulouse, France, for 18 months. Upon successful completion of their initial flight training, the candidates will go on to undertake a type-rating course, which will qualify them to become members of Oman Air’s flight crew. The recruitment drive was launched...

Royal Jordanian continues to work with MTU Maintenance with its V2500 engines

MTU Maintenance continues to be the exclusive MRO provider for Royal Jordanian's V2500 engines on its fleet of A320 family of aircraft. RJ signed a Total Engine Care (TEC) agreement with MTU Maintenance which includes traditional MRO services, options for lease engines as well as MTU’s early detection system MTUPlus Engine Trend Monitoring. The contract covers all 24 of Royal Jordania...

Etihad Airways Engineering receives Part21J Design Organisation Approval

Etihad Airways Engineering, the Middle East’s leading aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider, has become the first organisation in the Middle East to be granted an extended Part21J Design Organisation Approval (DOA) by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to undertake major cabin design and modification. With the new approval Etihad Airways Engineering is entitled...

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Boeing, American Airlines complete first 737 MAX landing gear exchange

Boeing and American Airlines announced the successful completion of the first landing gear exchange for a 737 MAX, marking a key milestone as the company extends its longstanding Landing Gear Exchange...

Uzbekistan Airways signs long-term support agreement

Uzbekistan Airways and Lufthansa Technik have renewed their cooperation with a long‑term agreement extending comprehensive component support for the airline’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A3...

ExecuJet MRO Services to showcase MRO capabilities at AAD 2026

ExecuJet MRO Services South Africa, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dassault Aviation, will be exhibiting at the Africa Aerospace & Defence (AAD) Expo 2026 at Waterkloof Air Force Base in Pretoria (1...

TARMAC Aerosave and AerFin deepen their partnership, processing over ten new‑generation aircraft for dismantling and recycling this year

TARMAC Aerosave, Europe’s leading specialist in aircraft storage, maintenance, dismantling and recycling, has announced an expanded collaboration with AerFin, the global aviation asset‑managemen...

FlyBy Aviation Academy opens new pilot course (batch 26500) with 44 cadets from 14 nationalities

FlyBy Aviation Academy, one of the largest and most international EASA-approved pilot training organisations in Europe, is pleased to announce the start of a new pilot training course — internal...