The Tunisian Air Force will receive eight T-6C Texan II trainer aircraft from Textron Aviation Defence from October next year, Senior Colonel Ramzi Jumaili told Times Aerospace in Dubai.
It was nearly a century ago that Edwin Link invented the ubiquitous Link Fight Trainer, or “Blue Box”, the ground-breaking pilot trainer that arguably helped pave the way for allied victory in World War II.
Part of the COMAC Large Aircraft Demonstration Industrial Park, the facility is built to “support the stable operation” of domestic commercial aircraft in the region, starting with the ARJ21.
The move comes as GE Aviation Engine Services Singapore prepares to hire 300 new staff in 2022 to get ready for the expected post-pandemic recovery in the Asia-Pacific region.
Thales and RUAG International are entering into exclusive negotiations on the acquisition of RUAG International’s Simulation & Training Business (RUAG S&T).
The upsurge in conversions of passenger aircraft to freighters shows no sign of slackening, according to the CEO of Boeing Global Services, Ted Colbert.
EgyptAir Training Academy and Airbus have signed an agreement to provide the academy with the latest techniques for training maintenance engineers on Airbus A320.
Diamond Aircraft is at the centre of the world training market with its DA40 single engine trainer and its DA42 multi engine aircraft, and is now introducing an electric powered aircraft.
Canada-based training services provider CAE, which operates the ECFT as a joint venture with Emirates, said the 7000XR series FFS will be installed by the end of 2022.
Jetstream Aviation Training & Services has joined with Dynamic Advanced Training (DAT), at Dubai South, to provide comprehensive EASA-approved training for cabin crew.
With Airbus lighting up the sky on Saturday night – they went one better by lighting up the Dubai Airshow on Sunday’s opening day with a massive 255 Airbus A321neo and A321XLR deal with the low cost carrier consortium Indigo Partners.
