Boeing and Hainan Airlines announced a five-year pilot training agreement today to support Hainan's recent introduction of the 787 Dreamliner to its fleet. Under the agreement, Boeing Flight Services, a unit of Boeing Commercial Aviation Services, will extend the airline's existing contract for flight training at Boeing's Singapore and Shanghai...

An Incident Management Team made up of experts from the two companies is working in Ukraine, as efforts continue to support client organisations with personnel in the country. • The potential number of travellers and expatriates SOS is supporting currently totals around 9,000 • Expatriates make up around 20% of this total • Teams...

The German Aerospace Center DLR has one of the largest displays by any institution at the International Aerospace Exhibition ILA 2014. With presentations of research aircraft on the Flightline, and the latest aerospace research results on a stand measuring some 700 square metres in Hall 4, in the Space Pavilion and at the ILA CareerCenter, the DLR...

Bell Helicopter announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Van Horn Aviation to develop a composite main rotor blade for the Bell 206 product line. Van Horn Aviation has agreed to design, certify and manufacture the rotor blades with input from Bell Helicopter Engineering.  This will facilitate Bell Helicopter’s...

Travel security experts are offering advice and information to thousands of travellers and expatriates in Ukraine, along with those planning to visit the country in the coming days and weeks. Members are being advised to avoid all non-essential travel to Ukraine, due to the significant escalation of violence in recent days. Detailed and...

Boeing announced at the MRO Middle East conference that flydubai has signed an agreement to implement Boeing’s suite of mobile maintenance applications. The airline will deploy Maintenance Turn Time, Toolbox Mobile Library and Toolbox Mobile Parts – solutions that provide real-time access to the information technicians need to quickly resolve...

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced it will expand its service center at the Brunswick Golden Isles Airport in Brunswick, Ga. The company signed a lease with the Brunswick and Glynn County Development Authority to develop a $25 million, 110,000-square-foot/10,219-square-meter maintenance repair and overhaul facility near its two existing...

AERO Vodochody AEROSPACE a.s. has opened a new production hall for landing gears subassemblies for large transport aircraft of A320 family for its French customer Messier-Bugatti-Dowty and complete nose and main landing gears for L-410 aircraft of the Czech manufacturer Aircraft Industries a.s. The new production plant has more than 530 sq....

Boeing has announced it will expand its flight and maintenance training capabilities in Russia with a new, state-of-the-art training campus. The new full-service training facility— set to open in 2015—will be located in the Skolkovo Innovation Center in Moscow. Boeing will work in cooperation with Industrial Investors Group and their...

Jet Aviation Teterboro received approval from the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) to perform base and line maintenance on Gulfstream G650 aircraft. Jet Aviation’s Teterboro repair station is now authorized by the FAA to provide base, line, repair and overhaul maintenance support to Gulfstream G650 aircraft. This authorization also extends to...

 The International Women's Club of Riga ( IWCR)  was establised in the early 1990's in Riga, Latvia by a few active female expatriates by organizing various events. In 1995, the club got its offical name and a Non-Governmental Organization's status. The club boasts a membership of 110 women from 32 different countries and any new members are...

Spirit Aeronautics, a premier aviation services company, announced today that it has officially launched a new website and corporate identity. According to Tony Bailey, Spirit Aeronautics™ President, the new website and brand refresh are more closely aligned with the company’s strategic vision for growth and expansion over the next decade,...

According to the latest Airbus Global Market Forecast (GMF) the Brazilian air travel market will need 1,324 aircraft by 2032 to address the country’s rising international and domestic air travel requirements. The 896 single-aisle, 353 twin-aisle and 75 very large aircraft (VLA) are forecast to help meet the rising demand from domestic and...

Jet Aviation Saudi Arabia has received authorization from the Saudi Arabian General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) to provide on-site training courses to its employees in Jeddah, Riyadh and Medina, as well as to commercial customers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Jet Aviation Saudi Arabia is now authorized to offer training courses to its...

Bombardier Aerospace and the Tianjin Airport Economic Area announced today that they have signed a letter of agreement to increase aircraft maintenance services in Mainland China. The agreement is a first step toward the creation of a joint venture, which is intended to result in the construction of a maintenance facility in 2016. Located in...