AMS NEWS

Sabena technics signs a PBH agreement with Liebherr-Aerospace covering ATR 42/72-600 NAMS

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Oct 28^th 2021 |

Sabena technics and Liebherr-Aerospace have signed a ten-year Pay-by-the-Hour (PBH) maintenance contract covering the...

Emirates operates first flight serviced by fully vaccinated frontline teams across all customer touchpoints

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Mon, Feb 22^nd 2021 |

Honouring its commitment to the health and safety of its employees and customers, Emirates today has become among the...

Hutchinson Teams Up With Singapore Component Solutions To Launch a Joint MRO Offering in Asia-Pacific

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Dec 3^rd 2020 |

French equipment manufacturer Hutchinson is joining forces with Sabena technics and AFI KLM E&M (Air France Industrie...

Audit slams US safety oversight of Southwest Airlines

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Feb 13^th 2020 |

The Federal Aviation Administration's lax oversight allowed Southwest Airlines to put millions of passengers at risk, according to a new audit that adds to scrutiny o...

British Airways-owner slams Flybe rescue

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Jan 15^th 2020 |

British Airways parent IAG on Wednesday attacked the UK government over its last-minute rescue deal of no-frills carrier Flybe.Employing around 2,000 people, British airline Flybe has failed to turn around its fortun...

When India dreams of becoming a new worldwide aviation maintenance hub

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Dec 12^th 2019 |

The 3rd edition of the MRO South Asia Summit will be held in New Delhi on 6-7 February, an opportunity to review the growth prospects of the aviation maintenance secto...

Safran is proposing a complete digital chain for helicopters with Cassiopée

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Mar 28^th 2019 |

The rotary wing world can't escape the frenzy surrounding data use. Safran Electronics & Defense took advantage of Heli-Expo in Atlanta at the start of March to presen...

Nomination

Bruno Bergoend named Safran Senior Vice President, Airbus and ATR Programs

JOB & CAREER | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Jan 10^th 2019 |

Effective January 1, 2019, Bruno Bergoend has been appointed Senior Vice President, Airbus and ATR Programs at Safran and Vice President, Public Affairs for the Occita...

MRO: MTU is launching an asset management service

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Oct 31^st 2018 |

Although it is an industrial actor, MTU Aero Engines has just taken its first steps into the tertiary sector. At MRO Europe exhibition which was held in Amsterdam (Netherlands) on 17th and 18th October, the German eng...

Lockheed Martin pledges to create 8,000 new opportunities for skilled workers; invest $5 million in Vocational and Trade Programs

JOB & CAREER | AEROCONTACT | Fri, Jul 20^th 2018 |

BETHESDA, Md., July 19, 2018 -- Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Marilly...

Nomination

Night Vision Veteran Joins ASU Team Chad St. Francis Director of Business Development, Military Programs

JOB & CAREER | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Jun 28^th 2018 |

Aviation Specialties Unlimited, Inc. (ASU), announced this week that Chad St. Francis has joined ASU as the new direc...

Dutch defer plan to expand second Amsterdam airport

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Feb 21^st 2018 |

The Dutch government Wednesday postponed plans to expand Amsterdam's second airport to ease pressure on the near-capacity Schiphol, after hitting turbulence over nois...

Iran teams carry plane crash dead down from mountain

AIR SECURITY | AEROCONTACT | Wed, Feb 21^st 2018 |

Emergency teams on Wednesday began recovering bodies from a plane crash in Iran's Zagros mountains but the operation had to be suspended due to bad weather, officials ...

ENAC and APEX team up to offer EASA pilot training programs in Taiwan

JOB & CAREER | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Jan 18^th 2018 |

On the 10th of January 2018, ENAC (Ecole Nationale de l’Aviation Civile) and APEX signed a partnership agreement to provide an integrated ab-initio training solu...

Magnetic MRO and Kuehne+Nagel open their joint aerospace hub in Amsterdam

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Sept 20^th 2017 |

Following their October 2016 agreement, Magnetic MRO and Kuehne+Nagel have opened their first shared hub dedicated to engine maintenance logistics in Amsterdam this su...