Barfield, an Air France KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) subsidiary in the Americas, enters into a long-term maintenance agreement with AerFin Limited to cover the repair of regional and single-aisle commercial-aircraft components.
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04/11/2019 - 07:48
AFI KLM E&M and WestJet ink a letter of intent to sign a contract for maintenance and support for the GEnx engines equipping the Canadian carrier's fleet of 10 Boeing 787-9s. AFI KLM E&M will monitor WestJet's GEnx fleet using its PROGNOS for ENGINE data-analysis and predictive-maintenance system. This is the first major contract between the two groups.
04/11/2019 - 07:29
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) announces the recipient of its highest annual honor. The William A. “Bill” Ong Memorial Award is to be presented to NATA director emeritus and former president, Martin (Marty) H. Hiller. Hiller will be recognized June 18 during the Awards Presentation Luncheon held in conjunction with the NATA 2019 Annual Meeting and Aviation Business Conference.
04/10/2019 - 05:56
StandardAero celebrates the delivery of the its 500th CFM International CFM56-7B turbofan engine from its overhaul facility in Winnipeg, MB, Canada. The milestone engine powered a Boeing 737 Next Generation passenger jet operated by a major North American airline supported by StandardAero via offload agreements with its valued partner GE Aviation.
04/10/2019 - 05:40
Baker Aviation, a full-service aircraft maintenance, management and charter company in Fort Worth, TX, announces it is now a recognized dealer for the BLR Aerospace line of King Air winglets, winglet LED upgrades, de-ice boots, and Whisper Prop® products.
04/04/2019 - 05:31
Raisbeck Engineering, Inc. (“REI”) and Aerospace Instrument Support, Inc. (“AIS”) announce Aerospace Instrument Support has joined Raisbeck’s global network of authorized dealers. Located at the Denton Airport in Denton, TX, Aerospace Instrument Support specializes in providing aircraft maintenance and avionics installation/support as well as major aircraft modifications for business-class aircraft.
04/04/2019 - 05:22
C&L Aerospace, a C&L Aviation Group company, hires Jarmila Kotkova, a seasoned sales strategist, as its regional sales manager for Europe. Kotkova has more than 20 years of experience in logistics, maintenance and parts support in the European regional airline market.
04/04/2019 - 00:47
Duncan Aviation recently introduced an FBO Services Calculator website app that allows operators to easily see their complete service charges and fees when stopping at a Duncan Aviation FBO facility for transient fuel services.
04/04/2019 - 00:42
ALTO Aviation, an industry leader in cabin audio/entertainment systems, Cabin Management Systems (CMS), and Passenger Controls, and Rosen Aviation, designer and manufacturer of cabin electronic devices, officially announced a strategic retrofit market partnership at the 62nd edition of AEA International Convention & Trade Show in Palm Springs.
04/03/2019 - 23:53
Elliott Aviation announces Canadian certification on its STC for Honeywell’s dual NZ-2010 FMS 6.1 upgrade in the Hawker 800 facilitating WAAS/LPV approaches. The STC covers the latest NZ-2010 6.1 operating software, 03040. The certification covers all Hawker 800’s with Honeywell’s SPZ-8000 avionics suite. In addition, it has received EASA Certification for their ADS-B STC on Citation 560 Excel/XLS Honeywell equipped aircraft. This STC uses remote mount Garmin GTX-3000 smart transponders and replaces the current Honeywell transponders giving the aircraft both ADS-B out and ADS-B in.
04/03/2019 - 21:43
Sales to the aerospace industry represented over half of Shop-Pro Equipment’s sales in February for the first time in company history. Shop-Pro’s premier product, theMobile Work Station®, was originally designed in conjunction with an automotive body shop technician for the collision repair industry more than 25 years ago.
04/03/2019 - 21:37
USAF and Air Combat Command working with EAA on aircraft demonstrations.
04/03/2019 - 21:30
Aerospace Welding Minneapolis, Inc. (AWI) has received FAA PMA authorization for manufacturing and shipping new high performance stainless steel exhaust stacks for many Bonanzas, Cessnas and most Navions. The new technology incorporated in the replacement stacks increases performance over the original OEM stacks by up to seven horsepower. The increase in power is consistent through all power settings by equalizing back pressure across all cylinders.
04/03/2019 - 21:16
A new aircraft maintenance company, Jet Maintenance International (JMI), is to be established at London Oxford Airport from the start of May. Headed by principals Neil Plumb and Ed Griffith, the MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) and aircraft management business will be primarily focused on Textron (Cessna) Citation and Dassault Falcon aircraft product support with line, base and AOG capabilities.
04/03/2019 - 21:10
CHC Helicopter announces the official opening of early bird registration for its annual CHC Safety and Quality Summit, one of the premier aviation safety conferences in the industry.
From April 1 through May 31, interested delegates will have the opportunity to register at a discounted early bird rate of $1085 (USD). After May 31, the regular price for registration goes up to $1185 (USD).
04/03/2019 - 19:56
Apollo 11 command module pilot Michael Collins will be the featured guest as EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, which in July 1969 marked the first time men landed on the moon and returned safely. EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019, the 67th annual Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in convention, is July 22-28 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, WI.
04/03/2019 - 19:49
StandardAero has recently been selected by Commuter Air Technology (CAT) to provide support services for Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A engines installed on King Air 350 aircraft operated by the company. Under the multi-year agreement, StandardAero will provide CAT with PT6A-60A maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services from its Designated Overhaul Facility (DOF) with Distribution rights in Summerside, PEI, Canada, delivering improved turn times and reduced operating costs to CAT and its customers.
04/03/2019 - 17:49
Satcom Direct (SD) announces the commercial service introduction of Intelsat FlexExec as part of its SD Xperience portfolio. The first high-speed, managed, end-to-end broadband service designed specifically for the business aviation sector, FlexExec is now being commercially delivered in partnership with Intelsat and Astronics AeroSat.
04/03/2019 - 17:44
Established aerospace executive climbs aboard to bring BlackFly electric personal aerial vehicle to market.
04/03/2019 - 11:03
David Davenport, co-CEO and president of FlightSafety International, Commercial, is elected president of The Wings Club Foundation. The board of governors voted to elect Davenport during the Wings Club Annual Meeting. He will serve a one-year term.