SAA NEWS

Saudi Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI) and Prince Sultan Aviation Academy (PSAA) sign MoU with Spartan KSA

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Wed, Feb 10^th 2021 |

Scope Will Further Enhance Technical Training Resources for Aircraft Maintenance ProgramsUnder the patronage of His E...

S.Africa to replace SAA with 'new national carrier'

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Mon, May 4^th 2020 |

South Africa's cash-strapped national carrier will be replaced by a new airline after years of mismanagement and debt, the government said Friday, as plans for its re...

South African Airways workers to strike over mass layoff plans

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Nov 13^th 2019 |

Thousands of South Africa's national airline workers will stage an indefinite strike on Friday over planned job cuts and wages, unions said, days after the troubled c...

Nomination

Bombardier Transportation appoints John Saabas as Head of Engineering and Technology

JOB & CAREER | AEROCONTACT | Mon, Sept 16^th 2019 |

Saabas to assume leadership of global technology and product development activitiesMobility solution provider Bombard...

Nomination

John Saabas Announces Retirement; Maria Della Posta Named President, Pratt & Whitney Canada

JOB & CAREER | AEROCONTACT | Tue, May 14^th 2019 |

LONGUEUIL, Quebec, May 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), ...

Australia carrier grounds planes after propeller falls off

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Mon, Mar 20^th 2017 |

A regional Australian airline on Monday grounded six planes from its fleet after a propeller fell off one of them as it approached Sydney airport.The near-disaster hap...

Embraer and Saab Establish Partnership for Brazil’s F-X2 Project

DEFENCE | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Wed, Apr 15^th 2015 |

Embraer and Saab today have signed an agreement that establishes a partnership for joint management of the F-X2 Project for the Brazilian Air Force following the Memor...

Saab receives order for Gripen E support and maintenance systems

DEFENCE | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Thu, Oct 16^th 2014 |

Defence and security company Saab has received an order for Gripen E role equipment, along with support and maintenance equipment. The value of the order amounts to ap...

Rockwell Collins AHS-3000 Attitude Heading Reference System retrofit now certified for Embraer 120 and Saab 340

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Tue, Aug 12^th 2014 |

Rockwell Collins announced that its AHS-3000 Attitude Heading Reference System retrofit solution for Embraer 120 and ...

Gripen: premier flight for self-protection system ESTL

DEFENCE | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Thu, Jun 19^th 2014 |

Defence and security company Saab´s new self-protection system ESTL is now airborne. The premier flight was carried out on a Gripen in early June 2014. ESTL is an e...

NAC sold two Saab 2000 aircraft, MSN 004 & 018 to Rockton Aviation AB

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Wed, May 21^st 2014 |

Nordic Aviation Capital is pleased to confirm that it has sold two Saab 2000 aircraft, MSN 004 & 018 to Rockton Aviation AB Nordic Aviation Capital A/S is a global ...

Official opening of Rex’s flight simulator

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Mon, Apr 28^th 2014 |

Regional Express (Rex) today celebrated the official opening of its SAAB 340 Full Flight Simulator (FFS). The opening ceremony was held in Wagga Wagga at its cadet pilot academy, the Australian Airline Pilot Academy (...

Saab and Pilatus Sign Memorandum of Understanding

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Fri, Mar 28^th 2014 |

A new generation of aircraft for a new generation of military pilots: Gripens for Switzerland – PC-21s for Sweden. The PC-21 Pilot Training System has been the subject of sales negotiations between Pilatus and Sweden ...

AAR Signs LOI with MesaAirlines for Total Support of New E175s

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Fri, Mar 21^st 2014 |

AAR (NYSE: AIR) has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to provide support for 30 new Embraer 175 aircraft operated by Mesa Airlines, Inc. The 12-year agreement will incl...

Skyworld Aviation: Three Saab 340B’s sold on behalf of Sverigeflyg Leasing AB

AIR TRANSPORT | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Wed, Jan 22^nd 2014 |

On behalf of Sverigeflyg Leasing AB of Sweden, Skyworld Aviation has arranged the sale of three Saab 340B aircraft to NextJet, also of Sweden. Serial numbers 176 (SE-K...