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Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest airline group and MRO operator, has expanded the capabilities of its maintenance facilities with the inauguration of a CFM Leap-1B engine test cell in Addis Ababa. The new test cell at the company’s MRO Services facility in the Ethiopian capital enables the company to offer full testing capability of the engine, […]
Africa’s largest business aviation maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO), ExecuJet MRO Services South Africa, is poised to set a new record this year for airframe heavy maintenance checks. This year the business, which is based at Johannesburg’s Lanseria International Airport where it can accommodate up to 14 aircraft of various sizes in its hangar, will
SOUTH AFRICA’S LARGEST BUSINESS AVIATION MRO TO ACHIEVE NEW AIRFRAME CHECKS RECORDRead More »
Orion S.A. (NYSE: OEC), a global specialty chemicals company, today launched PRINTEX® chroma 500 BEADS, a high-jetness carbon black designed for the engineered plastics market that demands the highest aesthetic quality. The new product is part of Orion’s continued investment in developing higher-value grades of carbon black. The beaded furnace black is also the start
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The enhancement aims to help reduce overhaul lead times, while giving customers more buying options when acquiring parts. The Hartzell Service Center in Piqua, Ohio, is introducing a purchasing program for used serviceable propeller cores and serialized parts directly from aircraft owners, fleets and MROs. The enhancement aims to help reduce overhaul lead times, while
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FLYINGGROUP has signed an agreement to add a ninth PC-24 to its fleet management program. The Belgian charter company has operated the Super Versatile Jet by Pilatus since 2020. Based at Antwerp International Airport, FLYINGGROUP offers its aircraft management and charter services worldwide. Established in 1995, the company currently operates a fleet of over 50
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In a momentous occasion heralding ambitions to extend maintenance support across the Asia-Pacific region, ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dassault Aviation, hosted a grand opening ceremony for its state-of-the-art MRO facility at Subang Airport. Spanning an impressive 149,500 square feet, the facility now stands as Malaysia’s largest business aviation MRO center,
EXECUJET MALAYSIA OPENS MALAYSIA’S LARGEST BUSINESS AVIATION MRO CENTERRead More »
China’s ambitious space endeavours faced a setback as its Tiangong space station encountered damage following a debris strike, leading the nation to intensify its protocols for mitigating space debris risks for astronauts, as reported by state media. China’s ambitious space endeavours faced a setback as its Tiangong space station encountered damage following a debris strike,
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StandardAero, a global leader in aviation services encompassing engine and component maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO), continues its streak of excellence by securing the coveted title of “Best Engine Overhaul” at the annual The145.com Top Shop Awards. This victory marks an impressive thirteen consecutive years of recognition for StandardAero, reaffirming its industry-leading position for engine
STANDARDAERO CLINCHES “BEST ENGINE OVERHAUL” AWARD AT THE145.COM TOP SHOP AWARDSRead More »
A Southwest Airlines flight departing from Denver was compelled to return after its engine cover ripped off, striking the wing flap during takeoff, as confirmed by the Civil Aviation Authority. The incident, which occurred on Sunday morning, led to the safe landing of the Boeing 737 aircraft. Southwest Airlines assured passengers destined for Houston that
ENGINE COVER MISHAP FORCES SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT TO RETURN TO DENVERRead More »
Dassault Aviation has opened a major new maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that will greatly enhance service for Falcon operators in Southeast Asia. Operating under the ExecuJet brand, the state-of-the-art factory service center will be able to support 10-15 aircraft at one time, including Dassault’s largest aircraft, the Falcon 6X, which recently
DASSAULT EXPANDS GLOBAL MRO FOOTPRINT WITH NEW EXECUJET FACILITY IN KUALA LUMPURRead More »