Operations & Maintenance News Archive

Simulation and training specialist CAE has acquired Oxford Aviation Academy (OAA) in a C$314 million ($309 million) deal that will add seven training centers and 40 full-flight simulators (FFS) to CAE’s worldwide base of facilities.

[UPDATED] An Indonesian search team has found the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the Russian Sukhoi Superjet SSJ100 that crashed last week killing all 45 people on board.

The European Union said Tuesday that there has been “systematic non-reporting” of emissions data by Chinese and Indian airlines, a violation of the carriers’ legal responsibilities under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

AAR announced it has received US FAA Supplemental Type Certificate approval for one oxygen system retrofit on a Boeing 747-400 cargo aircraft.

Saab has signed an extended contract with Airbus to continue producing ailerons for the Airbus A320 series. The contract is valued at SEK701 million ($100 million).