Agreement To Enhance Airline's Professional Pilot Career Pathway Program

Jazz Aviation LP ("Jazz") has announced a further commitment to Canada's future professional pilots with an extended agreement between the airline's Jazz Aviation Pathway Program ("Jazz APP") and Seneca College's School of Aviation ("Seneca").

Will Provide Service For Carrier's E175 Aircraft

Embraer announced at the MRO Americas show in Dallas, TX, that SkyWest Airlines selected Embraer Aircraft Maintenance Services (EAMS) as the exclusive heavy maintenance provider for their fleet of E175s. Under the contract, EAMS will provide airframe maintenance, modifications and repair services for SkyWest’s Embraer fleet.

The Airline Joins Over 60 Q400 Turboprop Aircraft Operators In Almost 40 Countries Worldwide

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft welcomed Kinshasa-based Congo Airways, the flag carrier of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the family of Q400 aircraft customers and operators. The airline, which started operations in October 2015, joined the Q400 aircraft family when it launched service with a previously owned 76-seat aircraft that was acquired from a third party.

Heli Charter Announced As European Launch Customer For The Service

Heli Charter UK will be Bell Helicopter's Customer Advantage Plan (CAP) launch customer for the European region – choosing the support solution on their existing Bell 429. The company additionally secured an order for a 407GXP through Heli Charter UK, for a private customer.

Agreement Will Run Through March 2019

NASA has selected The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc. of Cambridge, MA to provide development and operations support for the avionics software suite that will guide the agency's next generation of human rated spacecraft on missions beyond low-Earth orbit.

Both Types To Receive New Interior Styling

TAP Portugal has signed an agreement with Airbus at Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in Hamburg to upgrade the cabins of its A330s, A319s, A320s and A321s. The engineering and certification of this extensive cabin retrofit program will be accomplished by Airbus Upgrade Services for seven A330ceo and 41 A320ceo Family aircraft.

Minimum En Route IFR Altitude (MEA) The lowest published altitude between radio fixes which assures acceptable navigational signal coverage and meets obstacle clearance requirements between those fixes. The MEA prescribed for a Federal airway or segment thereof, area navigation low or high route, or other direct route applies to the entire width of the airway, segment, or route between the radio fixes defining the airway, segment, or route.

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“We are delighted to have Heli Charter serve as our CAP launch customer for the European region and are excited to provide them with a simple and reliable solution that covers their entire aircraft. As Bell Helicopter continues to expand its customer base across the globe we will also work to ensure customers have access to the aftermarket service and support offerings that differentiate Bell Helicopter in the market.” Source: Glenn Isbell, executive vice president, Customer Support and Services for Bell Helicopter, following the news that Heli Charter UK will be Bell Helicopter's Customer Advantage Plan (CAP) launch customer for the European region – choosing the support solution on their existing Bell 429. 

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