Category: Europe

CityJet Receives First SuperJet SSJ100

Reading Time: 2 minutes CityJet, the Irish European regional airline, took delivery in Italy of its first Superjet SSJ100 aircraft. At a ceremony in Venice, CityJet’s Executive Chairman, Pat Byrne, and Chief Commercial Officer, Cathal O’ Connell, were present to accept formal delivery of the airplane which has been described by Mr Byrne as a “game changer.” CityJet becomes […]

International Debut for IASO

Reading Time: < 1 minute A new non-profit organization, the International Aviation Services Organization (IASO), was unveiled, coinciding with the first day of EBACE. IASO’s mission is to provide a unified voice for aviation services companies at airports around the world. Created by a Board of Directors with decades of international industry experience, the organization will champion key issues affecting […]

RUAG Named Authorised Rolls-Royce Service Centre

Reading Time: < 1 minute RUAG Aviation and Rolls-Royce have signed an Authorised Service Center (ASC) agreement for the BR710A2-20 turbofan. This latest Authorised Service Centre agreement reconfirms RUAG Aviation’s participation in the Rolls-Royce global network and marks an important milestone for the aviation company. It allows RUAG Aviation to further expand the services offered for the Bombardier Global aircraft […]

Ryanair, Aer Lingus Cancel Flights Over Strike in France

Reading Time: < 1 minute Aer Lingus and Ryanair have cancelled a number of flights today due to industrial action by French air traffic controllers. Ryanair has cancelled dozens of flights to, from or over France. The airline says it “sincerely apologises for any inconvenience caused by these unjustified ATC disruptions which are entirely outside of our control”. Customers can rebook […]

Gulfstream Adds Maintenance Services At London Stansted Airport

Reading Time: 2 minutes Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced it has expanded its support of customers based in and traveling through Greater London by adding line maintenance and aircraft-on-ground services at London Stansted Airport. Gulfstream’s resources at Stansted include technicians and support personnel, dedicated hangar space at Inflite The Jet Centre Ltd.’s maintenance facility and access to Inflite’s state-of-the-art […]

Airbus Helicopters Introduces The H160 VIP Version At EBACE

Reading Time: 2 minutes Airbus Helicopters presents an exclusive first glimpse of the H160 VIP version at this year’s EBACE meeting in Geneva, which will be held from May 24-26. Customers will have the opportunity to experience some of its features like its exclusive cabin interior, electrical footstep and hinged doors thanks to a virtual reality immersion tool. “After […]

Lufthansa Technik and Malaysia Airlines Plan Cooperation on MRO Facility

Reading Time: < 1 minute Today, Lufthansa Technik AG and Malaysia Aviation Group Berhad have signed a Terms of Reference in Kuala Lumpur on a strategic partnership framework for a joint venture (JV) to establish a regional maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility. The MRO facility, planned for 2017, would be based at Malaysia Airlines’  existing facilities at Kuala Lumpur […]

TAP Express Launches Embraer E190 Operations

Reading Time: < 1 minute TAP Portugal has taken delivery of its first Embraer E190, which will be operated by regional subsidiary TAP Express. It wasplaced into service May 23 on the Lisbon-Nice route. The new aircraft also operated service from Lisbon to Barcelona and Toulouse on its first day of operations with TAP Express. Following a recent change of ownership, […]

Safran and AFI KLM E&M to Create Joint Venture for Aircraft Engine Parts Repair

Reading Time: 2 minutes Today, at the Palais de l’Elysée in Paris, in the presence of the French President, Safran Aircraft Engines and Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance signed a Memorandum of Understanding concerning the creation of a joint company dedicated to the repair of aircraft engine compressor blades. The new company’s business will specifically concern CFM56 […]

Embraer-CAE Training Services to Launch Phenom Training in Amsterdam

Reading Time: < 1 minute Embraer-CAE Training Services (ECTS), a joint venture between Embraer and CAE, announced today at the 2016 European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) that it will further expand its training programs for Embraer Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 pilots and maintenance technicians through the addition of a new location at CAE’s training centre in Amsterdam. […]