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Learjet 85 Jet gets its wings

Bombardier Aerospace released that the first wing shipment for its Learjet 85 jet has arrived at the Wichita assembly line and is now in the process of being readied for mating to the fuselage of Flight Test Vehicle one (FTV1). Alongside the arrival of the first complete Learjet 85 aircraft wing, the fuselage for FTV2

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Monarch Aircraft Engineering to expand operations at Birmingham Airport

MONARCH Aircraft Engineering (MAEL), the award-winning independent aircraft maintenance provider, today announces plans to significantly expand its operations with a new 110,000 ft² state-of-the-art maintenance facility, creating 150 new jobs, with the potential for a further 150, at Birmingham Airport in the UK. Due to be completed and operational by the end of 2013, the

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Parker Aerospace and WheelTug sign agreement

WheelTug has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Aircraft Wheel & Brake Division of Parker Aerospace, whereby Parker will be the exclusive supplier of wheels for the WheelTug system on the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737NG families of aircraft. Parker and WheelTug have been collaborating on this project for some months, and look

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Air France inaugurates new engine test cell at Paris-CDG

Air France Industries inaugurated its new engine test cell on November 15th, at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport. The outcome of a €43m investment program, the new facility, called ZEPHYR, will serve to test some 300 engines each year, including over 100 Very Big Engines (VBE), delivering an optimized service to clients in terms of processes

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Boeing 737 MAX achieves 'Firm Concept'

Boeing has finished defining in broad terms its newest single-aisle airplane, the 737 MAX, recently completing a major milestone in development known as ‘Firm Concept’. “The program has achieved this development milestone by defining the significant changes needed to deliver the performance we’ve committed to our customers,” said Beverly Wyse, vice president and general manager

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Monarch Aircraft Engineering wins approval for maintenance station in Warsaw

Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL), has won approval to provide technical support to LOT Polish Airlines’ Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which is the first aircraft of its type to be operated from Europe. MAEL’s engineering team has worked tirelessly over several months to ensure that its new line maintenance facility in Warsaw, Poland is equipped with the

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OGMA extends CAMO certification to EMBRAER E-Jets

OGMA, Industria Aeronautica de Portugal, has been certified for CAMO management and to perform Airworthiness Reviews (ARC) for the Embraer E-Jets models. This certification enhances OGMA’s expanding suite of CAMO services, which now includes Airworthiness Reviews and Continuing Airworthiness Management to all the Embraer EMB-135/145/Legacy and ERJ-170/190/Lineage models. Since its initial certification as a CAMO+

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Airbus selects Liebherr-Aerospace to provide nose landing gear for A350-1000 aircraft

Airbus has recently selected Liebherr-Aerospace to provide the nose landing gear for the A350-1000 aircraft. Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH, Germany, center of excellence for flight control/actuation systems and landing gear systems within the Liebherr Group, will develop, manufacture and service the nose landing gear. Liebherr’s scope of supply for the A350-1000, which already includes the slat

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Air China, GA Telesis joint venture off to an aggressive start

GA Innovation China (“GAIC”), the newly formed joint venture between GA Telesis and Air China, has signed a MOU with Apollo Aviation Management Limited for the consignment of two next generation Boeing 737-700s. The two aircraft will be delivered in 2013 and GAIC has the intention to disassemble the aircraft at AMECO in Beijing. The

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MTU Maintenance Zhuhai secures new contracts at Airshow China

At this year’s Airshow China, MTU Maintenance Zhuhai, a joint venture between Germany’s engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines and China Southern Air Holding Company, has signed new agreements for CFM56-3 engines with Postal Airlines China, one of MTU Zhuhai’s most important customers, owning the country’s largest cargo fleet of 17 B737s, and with the Japanese

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