Maintenance & Training

By Chen Chuanren
VietJet Air is linking up with Czech Republic-based F Air to conduct pilot training under the VietJet Aviation Academy’s Multi-Crew Pilot License program.
Maintenance & Training

By Molly McMillin
Piper Aircraft, based in Vero Beach, Florida, has signed a fleet agreement with Air India Flight Training Center for 93 Piper Archer DX aircraft.
Maintenance & Training

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore Aero Engine Services Private Limited (SAESL) has broken ground on a new Rolls-Royce engine MRO facility.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
A Japan Airlines Boeing 787-9 with drag-reducing riblet paint over most of the fuselage is expected to enter service on international flights in mid-January.
Airlines & Lessors

By Keith Mwanalushi
As more airlines opt to densify cabins, MRO providers are adapting maintenance programs to keep up.
Interiors & Connectivity

Airbus has appointed Mikail Houari as Head of Airbus in Qatar, which became effective on January 1,2025.
Maintenance & Training

By Swaati Ketkar
Air India plans to take full control of its domestic line maintenance by April.
MRO

As the aerospace industry seeks to improve pilot training and reduce costs, simulation technology has emerged as a leading method of innovation.
Maintenance & Training

International Aviation Enterprise (IAE) and HADID International Services (HADID), have signed an MoU to jointly develop a state-of-the-art aviation academy in the UAE.
Maintenance & Training

Emirates Aviation University (EAU) has honoured 288 students who can now officially enter the world of aerospace and aviation.
Maintenance & Training

By Kurt Hofmann
Austrian Airlines is looking at again extending the operation of its three remaining 767-300ERs as management worries about further delays to 787 deliveries.
Aircraft & Propulsion

iGA Holding, the parent company of iGA Istanbul Airport, has appointed Atalay Gümrah as its new chief executive officer (CEO).
Maintenance & Training

By Swaati Ketkar
Following an initial attempt in 2022, Adani Group has signed a new binding agreement to purchase a majority stake in Air Works.
MRO

By Victoria Moores
Kenya Airways’ CEO hopes to grow the airline’s MRO business through a partnership with South African Airways.
MRO

By Michael Bruno
Activist investor Browning West has taken a 4.3% stake in Canadian training and simulation leader CAE as the latter is searching for a new CEO in 2025.
Maintenance & Training

By Alan Dron
AAR will pay more than $55 million to resolve investigations by the U.S. Justice Department and SEC into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Air India has placed an order for Piper Archer DXs and Diamond DA42s as the flag carrier prepares to ramp up pilot training ahead of its fleet expansion.
Maintenance & Training

Air India has ordered 31 single-engine aircraft from Piper Aircraft in the United States and three twin-engine aircraft from Diamond Aircraft in Austria.
Maintenance & Training

Emirates Flight Training Academy’s (EFTA) fifth graduation ceremony, which took place today, also marked the academy’s biggest cohort to date.
Maintenance & Training

By James Pozzi
Johannes Bussmann will become CEO of MTU Aero Engines in 2025 succeeding Lars Wagner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
The FAA has fast-tracked a final rule mandating drug and alcohol testing in non-U.S. repair stations approved to work on U.S. aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Joramco Academy, the educational arm of Joramco, has started its new academic year with students attending its newly inaugurated premises.
MRO

Aviation Week Network Staff
A former Airbus facility in Russia has been used to manufacture spare parts for the A321’s drainage system through reverse engineering.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By James Pozzi
Rolls-Royce has restarted civil engine activity at its Dahlewitz, Germany, facility by inducting its first Trent 1000 as it continues to ramp up capacity.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
EgyptAir Maintenance & Engineering is aiming to form a joint venture with an engine MRO in the Middle East.
MRO