According to a 30-year aircraft procurement plan the U.S. Defence Department submitted to Congress three years ago, it would be at least 10 years before new strategic airlifters and long-range bombers are produced and delivered. In the meantime, during the Aero India 2015 the CEO of RAC MiG stated the corporation is considering prolonging the...

FL Technics Jets, a global provider of tailor-made maintenance, repair and overhaul services for business aviation, is delighted to announce that recently it has provided comprehensive Hawker aircraft base maintenance support to its latest customer Grafair, a Swedish business jet and FBO operator. The agreement with the Swedish carrier was...

FL Technics announced the signing of a Base Maintenance agreement with Turkmenistan Airlines. Under the agreement, FL Technics will provide C-Check support for the carrier’s five Boeing 737 NG aircraft. The first Boeing 737-800 operated by the national airlines of Turkmenistan has already reached FL Technics premises in Vilnius, Lithuania....

Despite the fact that aviation industry creates around 6.7 million jobs and $6.8B for African GDP, it still remains an area for concern. There are a lot of factors to blame for such a performance, including limited technology, poor policing, cumbersome airport fees and taxes on jet fuel (which are about 20% higher than elsewhere on the globe), as...

The recent flight testing of the new, environmentally friendly Boeing ecoDemonstrator 787 has definitely been a glorious moment for both aviation technicians and eco-activists. Unfortunately, according to the newest Oliver Wyman MRO survey, currently only 20% of companies consider investing in new technology as a way to adapt to challenges,...

Currently, the Middle Eastern commercial aviation MRO market is growing at a faster rate than the global average. According to ICF International, it is expected to account for up to 8% of the global civil aviation MRO market in 2015. However, as more and more local carriers find having suppliers from North America or Europe no longer acceptable,...

FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, continues to successfully expand the range of its capabilities and has recently launched Engine, APU and Landing Gear MRO consulting services. In addition to maintenance, leasing and exchange management, the company will offer its expert advice on...

FL Technics is further expanding the range of its services and customers by becoming an approved spare parts and MRO provider for the Armed Forces of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. FL Technics will support Sri Lanka Air Forces with Antonov An-32 and Lockheed C-130 Hercules MRO solutions. “Boasting a convenient geographical...

FL Technics Jets, a global provider of tailor-made maintenance, repair and overhaul services for business aviation, announced the start of cooperation with its first customer from India – B. G. Shirke Construction Technology Pvt. Ltd. Under the recently signed agreement, FL Technics Jets will support the customer’s business jet fleet with...

FL Technics Training, a global provider of aviation technical training services, is delighted to announce further expansion of its EASA Part 147 certificate by supplementing it with a new Embraer ERJ-190 type training. Following the successful certification process, FL Technics Training is now qualified to provide aviation specialists with...

During the last few years, the aviation industry in Latin America has been subject to impressive growth rates. Currently operating a total of nearly 1 600 aircraft, Latin American airline fleets have expanded substantially during the last years, and are expected to grow by another thousand aircraft in another decade, TeamSAI projects. However,...

FL Technics is further expanding its client base in Europe and Asia by signing a Base Maintenance agreement with a Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines. Under the agreement, FL Technics will provide Base Maintenance support for the carrier’s Boeing 737 NGs. Pegasus Airlines, the second largest carrier in Turkey, has already delivered...

FL Technics announced the start of a new cooperation with Aeroflot – the flag carrier of the Russian Federation. Under the cooperation the company will act as the carrier’s approved supplier of various spare parts in both scheduled and AOG situations. Having passed Aeroflot’s preliminary qualification for spare parts and materials...

FL Technics Training announced further extension of its online EASA-compliant training platform. A recently introduced training management tool is designed specifically for MROs, airlines and other industry employers seeking to plan, track and manage theonline training of their personnel more efficiently. Being integrated with the Online...

There’s no secret that the aircraft fleets in the CIS and Eastern Europe are home to an increasingly growing number of out-of-production aircraft, such as Bombardier CRJ 100/200. While many operators in other parts of the world have been gradually switching to newer aircraft, the number of carriers operating the aforementioned type of older...