Bombardier has announced a swathe of regulatory approvals for its Challenger and Global Smart Link Plus system installations. Transport Canada (TC), the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have given Bombardier the go-ahead to take bookings from Challenger and global aircraft operators for…
ExecuJet MRO Services Belgium recently received approval from European regulators to provide line maintenance in other European countries. The Belgium Civil Aviation Authority granted the approval and the European Aviation Safety Agency validated it, paving the way for ExecuJet MRO Services to provide line maintenance beyond Belgium. Christophe de Coppel,…
Avia Solutions Group (ASG) has shifted its headquarters to Ireland. ASG said the move to Dublin, a centre for the global aircraft leasing business, will see it become the second largest Irish-registered aviation business behind Ryanair. “Moving the company’s controlling headquarters to Ireland was a strategically important step for us…
Dubai based Global Jet Technic has won the approval of Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (FAVT), also known as Rosaviatsiya to maintain the Russian-registered Airbus and Boeing aircraft. FAVT awarded a certificate of conformity to Global Jet Technic. According to Rosaviatsiya, the certificate proves that Global Jet Technic complies with requirements…
GE Aviation has teamed up with ORIX Aviation to provide the Asset Transfer System (ATS) to enable ORIX Aviation to connect records and data across the global aviation community. Their trial service is expected to start this month. “We are eager to partner with ORIX Aviation as their fleet evolves…
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is seeking comments on three new proposed amendments to the rules for small and large aircraft air transportation operations as well as maintenance. The proposed new rules for larger aeroplane air transport operations aim to consolidate the rules into a single document suite…
The US-Chinese trade spat is impacting world markets today and has aviation manufacturing companies and traders glued to their respective news outlets to see what other products will be impacted by this ongoing trade war. The tariff war began when US President Trump added tariffs to imported aluminium and steel,…
Mexico’s civil aviation authority has temporarily suspended operations of Aerolineas Damojh while it reviews the Mexican airline service company after one of its planes crashed in Cuba last week, killing 111 people. The authority said it aims to make sure the company is adhering to regulations and gather information to…
The US Federal Aviation Administration has extended the original February 11 comment period for comments on its proposed air carrier contract maintenance requirements rules to March 13. The proposed rules would change the maintenance regulations for domestic, flag and supplemental operations, and commuter and on-demand operations for aircraft type certified…
Summer 2013 will see talks begin between the EU and the United States on producing a free-trade agreement that would give birth to the largest free trade zone on the planet, significant enough to add 0.5% or €86bn to overall EU GDP and 0.4% or €65bn to the US economy…
AJW Technique has been granted Approved Maintenance Organisation status by Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA), which is also recognised by the USA Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This achievement underlines the determination of AJW to aggressively develop its portfolio to offer world-class total solutions and services to both its existing and…
The Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) warned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) against further muddying the rules governing aviation maintenance. In comments submitted Nov. 19 to the FAA’s rewrite of 14 CFR part 145, the association expressed concerns the agency’s proposed rulemaking unnecessarily complicates the regulatory framework. While the FAA…
