FL Technics Jets, a global provider of tailor-made maintenance, repair and overhaul services for aviation, and NYCO Aeronautics, part of NYCO, have signed a letter of commitment for selling turbine oil TURBONYCOIL 600 in the civil aviation sector. The document was inked during the MRO Europe event in London on 25 September, 2013. According to the letter of commitment FL [...]
The struggle for new flight time limitation (FTL) intensifies as the EU Parliament’s Transport Committee has voted against the EU Commission’s proposal this week. Despite the rejection, EASA’s proposal enters the homestretch, as the final decision of the EU Parliament will be voiced during its Plenary Session later this month. With none of the discussion parties willing to make any [...]
Constant air traffic growth in recent years has led to airport congestion. Naturally, one of the solutions for increasing the capacity of the airports is their expansion. However, the inefficiencies in passenger handling services are also contributing to the problem. Datasets from Airbus A380 ground handling at Emirates indicate that up to 8% of all flight delays are caused by [...]
Currently Russian or Soviet-built helicopters represent approximately 15% of the global helicopter fleet. Moreover, the manufacturers are ambitious about strengthening their global presence and strive to raise this number to 20% until 2020. Therefore, the need to invest into the development of the infrastructure necessary for the aftermarket support of the products used outside the region of origin is on [...]
From the 1st of August, 2013, the updated requirements for content and duration for EASA Part-147 approved Type and Basic Training have become mandatory. On the one hand, stricter requirements for the existing aircraft maintenance licences are expected to raise the quality of the service their holders provide. On the other hand, as the industry is facing an unprecedented demand for [...]
The main effect of the recent global economic crisis on the military aviation segment was the growth of military MRO sector, since in the financially challenging times countries prefer to update or repair their aircraft instead of spending money on new equipment. Another easily observed trend which can be largely attributed to the latest economic turmoil is the increasing number [...]
As the demand for new pilots is expected to grow and reach its maximum in the next 20 years, Asia remains the region with the greatest need for additional crew. With limited local supply Chinese airlines have naturally become one of the most generous employers for pilots in the market. However, China is characteristic of a variety of traditions and [...]
The Ulyanovsk-based Aviastar-SP aviation facility has recently launched the production of the upgraded Il-76 transport aircraft. The first of the newly produced Il-76MD-90As are expected to be delivered already next year. Nevertheless, despite the considerably fast manufacturing rates of the new generation of aircraft, most models of Il-76s currently in service are more than 15 years old. This means that, [...]
