Ethiopian Airlines Aviation Academy is equipping its training fleet of Cessna 172 Skyhawk piston aircraft with the latest 155hp turbodiesel aero-engines from Continental Motors.
The newly established Algerian flight academy -Aviation Training School (ATS) – part of the Red Med Group, located in Hassi Messaoud (Algeria), has launched its business with a DA40 NG from Diamond Aircraft with option for further expansion in 2015.
AFI KLM E&M subsidiary Barfield has a new technology that transforms any Android tablet into a wireless remote control for the DPS1000, the ground support test equipment used for testing aircraft Pitot-Static/Air Data systems.
AAR and partner Greater Rockford Airport Authority have broken ground on a new hangar facility on the grounds of Chicago Rockford International Airport.
QantasLink has contracted with Dowty Propellers to provide a complete propeller system support package for the airline’s Bombardier Q400s, including repair and overhaul, technical assistance and support.
StandardAero Business Aviation has signed an agreement with Embraer to provide modification services for Embraer operators of both commercial and business aircraft.
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance and Bombardier Aerospace executives agree there is still some way to go before bonded repairs will be accepted on primary composite structures.
Lion Group and CFM International have signed a comprehensive material support agreement for the airline’s CFM engines and a consultancy agreement to support Lion Air’s planned engine maintenance and overhaul center in Indonesia.
AFI KLM E&M subsidiary EPCOR has signed a long-term contract with Air Canada covering maintenance of APS 5000 APUs installed on 37 Boeing 787s in service or scheduled for delivery through 2019.
Volga-Dnepr Gulf (VD Gulf), Volga-Dnepr Technics’ branch in the Middle East, has been awarded an EASA Part-145 aircraft maintenance certificate to perform maintenance on Western-built aircraft at its Sharjah Airport base.
Etihad Airways is holding nine recruitment days in November 2014, seeking individuals with outstanding hospitality experience to join its World's Leading Airline Cabin Crew.
The European airline market remains too fragmented, with 35 carriers handling 80% of traffic compared with just four in the US, AerCap Holdings head of Europe, Middle East and Africa Kenneth Wigmore said.
Bombardier Aerospace’s Belfast facility is working to establish composite repair procedures for the CSeries, testing potential events such as heat exposure and lightning strikes.
Bolt-on metal repairs to primary composite structures could become a thing of the past, as work to improve the acceptance and standardization of bonded repairs progresses.
