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Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream expands parts subscription service

Gulfstream Aerospace recently launched BudgetPlus, a parts subscription service that offers mid-cabin Gulfstream owners and operators a way to manage their
Maintenance and Modifications

Hong Kong’s Metrojet adds G100/G150 to capabilities

Metrojet has added the G100/G150 to its capabilities list as a Gulfstream-authorized warranty repair facility.
Maintenance and Modifications

LBAS launches loyalty program for maintenance customers

Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS) has announced the official launch of its customer loyalty program, Maintenance Plus.
Maintenance and Modifications

Lufthansa Technik to provide maintenance for Saudi firm

National Air Services (NAS) of Saudi Arabia has signed a five-year contract with Lufthansa Technik for total component support (TCS) for up to 40 aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications

Rolls-Royce to do Netjets middle east maintenance

Rolls-Royce announced NetJets Middle East, owned and operated by National Air Service, has signed up six Rolls-Royce-powered aircraft for CorporateCare, th
Maintenance and Modifications

Beirut FBO adds maintenance to service offerings

Cedar Jet Center on Beirut’s Hariri International Airport has begun offering aircraft maintenance in a newly dedicated hangar in partnership with Masco, on
Training and Workforce

India's DGCA rule may shut down maintenance training

The November 20 issue of the Daily News & Analysis of Mumbai, India, reports Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (AME) institutes might shut down across t
Maintenance and Modifications

WestWind Huntsville facility to offer MRO capabilities

WestWind Technologies has broken ground on the Huntsville Aircraft Modification and Integration Center at the Huntsville International Airport.
Training and Workforce

Australia launches new program for aviation training

Australia’s Minister for Skills and Workforce Participation, Jacinta Allan, officially launched the Kangan Batman TAFE Aviation Industry Training Centre’s
Maintenance and Modifications

MTU maintenance tops $630 milion in November orders

Nine contracts worth more than $630 million were awarded to MTU Maintenance last November.

Porter growing as industry contracts

Canadian regional carrier Porter Airlines has settled quite comfortably into the niche it began carving for itself two years ago, when CEO Robert Deluce fi

Mesa Reaches Aloha Settlement

Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group reached a settlement with the former controlling shareholder of Aloha Airlines that Mesa hopes will allow it to rename its Go!

Timor Air To Launch E190 Service

Australia’s SkyAirWorld has agreed to help the government of East Timor to establish a new national carrier called Timor Air with an Embraer E190.

Eagle ATRs in Sale-Leaseback Deal

American Airlines sister company AMR Leasing signed a contract to sell and lease back the 39 ATR 72s flown by American Eagle unit Executive Airlines.

Ethiopian Orders Q400s

Bombardier in late November logged a firm order for eight Q400 turboprops from Ethiopian Airlines and issued options on another four.

Air Europa, Arkia To Fly E195s

Spain’s Air Europa will take delivery of six more Embraer E195s under the terms of a firm order signed between the airline’s parent company, Globalia, and
Rotorcraft

Heli-skiing: pristine powder awaits adventurous skiers

For an elite band of thrill-seekers and the pilots who fly them, heli-skiing is the ultimate adrenaline rush.“We change people’s lives,” said M
Rotorcraft

Simplex offers more efficient powerline washing

Simplex Manufacturing has upgraded its powerline washing system, increasing the maximum water pressure to 2,000 psi.
Rotorcraft

Stabilizer woes prompt AD for Explorers

MD Helicopters Explorer Models 900 and 902 are the subject of an FAA Emergency Airworthiness Directive (2008-22-53) following several recent reports of los
Training and Workforce

Eurocopter, Thales Partner on Helisim

Equipment manufacturer Thales is one of the two main shareholders in Helisim, at 45 percent, on par with Eurocopter.
Training and Workforce

Eurocopter’s training offshoot adds EC225 sim

Marignane, France-based Helisim has started operating the first EC 225 Super Puma flight simulator, which was to be EASA certified as a level-D simulator l
Rotorcraft

More Eurocopters for U.S. Law Enforcement In Florida and Texas

Last month the Aviation Unit of Miami-Dade Police Department took delivery of the first of four new Eurocopter AS 350B3s.
Rotorcraft

Sky Shuttle Takes 200th AW139

AgustaWestland last month announced the delivery of the 200th AW139.
Rotorcraft

Czech Firm Bids for PZL-Swidnik

Czech-based Aero Vodochody is bidding for the takeover of Polish helicopter manufacturer PZL-Swidnik, which is to be privatized.
Rotorcraft

Spanish Line Begins Delivering EC 135

Eurocopter’s final assembly line in Albacete, Spain, in late November delivered its first aircraft, an EC 135.
Rotorcraft

Downtown L.A. Heliport Opens

The Robert F.
Rotorcraft

AAIB: offshore operators need more sim training

The final report on the fatal crash of a CHC Scotia-operated Eurocopter SA 365N Dauphin 2 in the Irish Sea on Dec.
Aircraft

In the Works: Outlook good for major OEMs’ programs, but the future is hazier for smaller firms

In many ways, last year was an extraordinary year for business aviation, with a record of more than 1,000 jet deliveries but also a large number of new jet

The Forecast for Forecasting Technology

Without the ability to understand and accurately forecast weather, NextGen technology won’t amount to much.