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Aerostar services UTair 737s
Romanian MRO provider Aerostar has added new customers for its 737 heavy maintenance services.
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EBACE: ViaSat readies Exede for business aviation launch
ViaSat’s Exede In the Air Ka-band satellite supported in-flight connectivity service will be certified for use on business aviation aircraft by the end of the year, with service entry scheduled for the first quarter of 2016.
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NewsEBACE: Gulfstream G500 performs first flight test
Gulfstream Aerospace has carried out the first test flight of its new G500 business jet.
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NewsEBACE: LHT passes test milestone for 'chair' seat range
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has passed all the required 9g European Technical Standard Orders (ETSO) maximum payload tests for its 'chair' family of seats for VIP and business jet aircraft.
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EBACE: Lufthansa Technik showcases Fireless Fireplace
Lufthansa Technik is inviting EBACE attendees to cosy up to its 'Fireless Fireplace', as it demonstrates a design study of the imitation fire for the first time on its stand.
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NewsEBACE: GDC Technics wins third 787 modification contract
Modifications company GDC Aviation has won its third Boeing 787 contract, an agreement that will see it develop a “very unique” first-class area for an unnamed customer. GDC will begin work on the brand new 787 in 2017 under a “very strict confidentiality agreement” with its customer, says the ...
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EBACE: BBJ models could extend 747-8, 737NG run, Boeing says
Boeing could continue producing business jet versions of the 747-8 and the 737NG for several more years, says the newly-appointed head of Boeing Business Jets (BBJ).
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Umbra appoints HAECO Component Overhaul as repair station
HAECO Xiamen’s component overhaul (CRO) unit has been appointed by Umbra as its exclusive provider of authorised repair station services in China.
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La Compagnie picks Monarch for line support
All-premium transatlantic operator La Compagnie has selected Monarch Aircraft Engineering to provide line maintenance handling for its Boeing 757-200.
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NewsComac ambiguous about C919 first flight schedule
Comac says development work on its C919 narrowbody is going ahead at full steam, and that it will make an announcement on the aircraft’s first flight schedule towards the end of the year.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Supercharge sought for Superjet's dismal Asian presence
Russian and Chinese partners earlier this month signed a rather unexpected agreement to set up a new leasing company aimed at placing Sukhoi Superjet 100s in China and Southeast Asia.
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Ryanair to open Polish MRO centre
Budget carrier Ryanair is to establish a Polish heavy-maintenance base at the south-western city of Wroclaw next year.
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NewsPICTURES: Mitsubishi releases new photos of flight test fleet
Mitsubishi Aircraft has released a series of photos of its fleet of five flight test aircraft for the MRJ regional jet programme.
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NewsTwo CSeries variants going to Paris, CS300 to join flying display
Bombardier confirms both CSeries variants will be featured in the static display at the Paris air show next month, while one of the aircraft – the first CS300 test vehicle – will participate in the flying display.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: What you will and won't see at 2015 Paris air show
Paris is the undisputed queen of the air shows. The most venerable – the first was staged in 1909 – it is also by far the largest, with over 2,200 exhibitors and almost 140,000 professional visitors turning up to the 2013 event. The week-long bonanza – with four trade days ...
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NewsGE runs firsts tests on 3D-printed micro turbine
GE Aviation has run a 3D-printed micro jet turbine up to 33,000rpm, marking the first known test of a jet engine built using additive manufacturing.
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Qantas, Asiana sign A380 MRO deals with LTP
Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP) has signed an “exclusive, long-term agreement” with Qantas Airways for the base maintenance of the latter’s Airbus A380 fleet.
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Lufthansa Technik Philippines details hangar extension plans
Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP) will complete its hangar expansion at Manila by the third quarter of this year, allowing it to ramp up its A380 and 777 base maintenance.
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MRO providers Barfield and AMG merge sales organisations
MRO providers Barfield and Aero Maintenance Group (AMG), which were both acquired in recent years by Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance, have combined their sales divisions as part of an ongoing integration of the two companies.
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Seabury acquires MRO software provider Volartec
Aviation software company Seabury Enterprise Solutions has acquired Volartec, an Argentina-based manufacturer of MRO software products, for an undisclosed sum, according to a media release from Seabury’s parent company Seabury Group.