Paul Dillon appointed as CTO for Abelo
Abelo has appointed Paul Dillon to the role of Chief Technical Officer. With over 20 years of aircraft maintenance and… Read More »
AirAsia India becomes first Indian airline to use CAE Rise Training System
AirAsia India and CAE have announced their collaboration to integrate the CAE Rise™ Training System into the airline’s simulator training… Read More »
New terminal for GX Aviation broadband ready for deployment
Inmarsat has announced that an advanced new terminal for the company’s GX Aviation in-flight broadband is now ready for deployment…. Read More »
Emirates undertakes largest known fleet retrofit project
Emirates will be upgrading the entire interior cabins of its 120 Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft. The multi-billion dollar… Read More »
Ethiopian Airlines has suspended the two sleeping 737 pilots
The airline has opened an investigation into last week’s incident after two pilots fell asleep and missed their landing. Ethiopian… Read More »
2Excel Engineering gains CAA approval to add A320s to its MRO Approval Schedule
2Excel Engineering has gained approval from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to add Airbus A320 NEO family CFM LEAP-1A aircraft… Read More »
Dornier Technology wins line maintenance contracts for three Korean low-fare carriers
Philippine maintenance, repair and overhaul firm Dornier Technology has won contracts for line maintenance from three Korean low-fare carriers – Air Busan,… Read More »
American Airlines honors first African-American woman to earn pilot’s license with historic all-Black female crew
Data shows that fewer than 150 Black women fly professionally in the U.S., which represents less than 1 percent of… Read More »
Heads Up Technologies acquires STG Aerospace
Aerospace interior lighting company STG Aerospace has announced it has been acquired by Heads Up Technologies. Heads Up Technologies delivers… Read More »
Union seeks 20% pay increase for American Airlines’ pilots
The Allied Pilots Association (APA), representing up to 15,000 American Airlines (A1G) (AAL) pilots, is seeking a 20.4% pay increase… Read More »
Emirates starts interior cabins upgrade of its Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 jets
Emirates has kick-started its plans to upgrade the entire interior cabins of 120 Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft. he… Read More »
Aspire MRO to open widebody conversion and maintenance facility
Aspire MRO has launched its programme of widebody MRO and passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion services. The company will operate six bays… Read More »
FACC announces significant revenue growth
Aerospace design, development and production company FACC has announced its revenue has grown 12.5% year-on-year in the first half of… Read More »
Qantas to open new purpose-built flight training center in Sydney
Qantas announced that it is opening a multimillion-dollar purpose-built flight crew training center in Sydney as it prepares to resume… Read More »
Lufthansa Technik reinforces commitment to apprentice training
Following two years of crises in the aviation industry, caused by Covid-19 measures, Lufthansa Technik has reinstated its apprentice training… Read More »
Embraer partners with VOAR
Embraer has announced a partnership with VOAR Aviation. The objective of the partnership is to offer unscheduled services to Embraer… Read More »
C&L Aviation Group receives EASA and UK STC Certification for Embraer 135/145 Universal FMS upgrade
C&L Aviation Services has received both UK and EASA STC certification for its upgrade of the Universal UNS-1K (SCN600 or… Read More »
CPaT announces new contract with Mesa Airlines
CPaT Global has been awarded a new contract with Mesa Airlines to provide distance learning solutions to the regional carrier,… Read More »
US Aviation Academy and Avelo Airlines partner to create a path for pilot and maintenance students
Avelo Airlines and US Aviation Academy (USAA) are partnering to make a new pathway for aviation students. Students and instructors… Read More »
Aircraft Interiors – industry development summary for Jul-2022
This regular CAPA report provides a summary of the major developments in the aircraft interiors sector for each region, supported… Read More »
Emirates, Virgin Atlantic, and British Airways recruiting First Officers
As aviation continues to deal with a global pilot shortage, major airlines like Emirates, British Airways, and Virgin Atlantic are… Read More »
SmartSky’s connectivity network goes live in the USA
SmartSky Networks has announced that its next-generation mobile broadband network for the USA is now live. Hundreds of sites have… Read More »
SmartSky reports success in customer trial of ATG service
SmartSky Networks has reported success in demonstration flights of its beamforming technology at an experience day in Wichita, Kansas on… Read More »
SAUDIA and SAEI join Independent Aircraft Modifier Alliance
The Independent Aircraft Modifier Alliance (IAMA) is welcoming Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA) and Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI) to the… Read More »
Trelleborg acquires MG Silikon
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, a subsidiary of Trelleborg Group, has signed an agreement to acquire MG Silikon GmbH, an aerospace interiors… Read More »
Boeing reports that global aviation will need 602,000 pilots by 2041
Boeing has estimated that 602,000 new pilots, 610,000 new aircraft maintenance technicians, and 899,000 new cabin crew members will be… Read More »