Embraer plans to unveil upgrades to its E-Jet regional jet family around the time of the Farnborough air show to demonstrate its commitment to the product line even as it works on defining a new family of regional jets. The update will lead to improvements in aircraft fuel burn and maintenance performance, says Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva, president of Embraer's commercial aviation business.

FL Technics Training has introduced a new Part 147 Bombardier CRJ maintenance training program in accordance with EASA and the Lithuanian Civil Aviation Administration.

Early Bombardier CRJ retirements remove maintenance candidates.

The ASD SX0001 family of aerospace data standards promises many benefits to OEMs, airlines and MROs. But there are still big challenges and questions to be resolved. The family includes S2000M for materials, S3000L for logistics, S4000M for maintenance and S5000F for diagnostics and prognostics. Immediate interest focuses on S1000D for technical publications.

Distributor: Satair Applications: Approved supplier for Pall filtration products. Warehouses in Europe, Asia and the United States. In addition to providing more than 50,000 different aircraft parts, Satair provides logistics services to MROs and airlines. Specifications: Satair conforms to the ISO 9001:2000 quality assurance system for parts traceability. www.satair.com

Although passengers often worry about contracting illnesses from recirculated air on aircraft cabins, most aircraft are actually fitted with special filters that allow them to breathe air that is very clean. Our hot water tanks at home have HEPA filters, but those rated for aerospace are microbially tested at higher efficiencies and do a better job of removing small fibers and dust particles from the aircraft cabin and eliminating viruses and bacteria.

Sabena Technics inked a three-year contract with Flyme to perform full component support services on its ATR 42-500 fleet. The contract includes component repair and overhaul, pool access and logistics support.

US Airways, HAECO, Leading Edge Aviation Services and Sikorsky Aerospace Services win Aviation Week MRO Awards for 2012.