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Maintenance expenditures to total $2.9 trillion over next 20 years

EBAA's new AirOps Europe show in Cannes attracted almost 400 visitors and 30 exhibitors.

Safran is looking to develop more advanced cabling to expand the scope of more electric aircraft technology.

Blink and Wijet have operations in London, Paris and northern Italy.

Safran is investing around $75 million in a new factory at Queretaro.

The new ultra-long range version of the A350XWB will be able to fly non-stop for up to 19 hours.

When the 5X rolled out in June, its first flight was pegged for September, but the new twinjet has yet to fly.

New Mérignac, France location will be a new addition to Dassault Falcon Service’s three existing dedicated heavy MRO facilities.

Airframer expects to deliver 15 XWBs this year

Charter and maintenance group FAI is adding a new hangar at its Nuremberg, Germany, headquarters.

The first pilots and mechanics, plus the initial logistics chain, was set up in only six months.

Having acquired Cruezet and Manoir, the French company is able to offer a broad range of products and services to OEMs.

Contributing to reaching the A320neo production goal of 50 per month will be the new A320 final assembly line (FAL) in Mobile, Alabama.

Investment levels among Paris Le Bourget’s competitive FBOs remains high.

2014 saw even stronger sales of the CFM56 and new Leap engines.

Safran, Albany International host French president François Hollande

China’s state-controlled aerospace industries juggle multiple development programs

All previous indications and illustrations of the FCAS project have pointed to an unmanned combat air vehicle.

The program is expected to be worth €200 to €250 million (up to $310 million), for the acquisition of 8-10 systems, with three UAVs per system.

Further work on battery technology could pave the way for larger aircraft to tap the benefits of electrical power.

Technological alternative fuels are advancing but questions remain over the economics.

With seven FBOs vying to serve stagnant traffic at Paris Le Bourget, the pressure is on to have the best facilities.

Embraer expands training capacity in response to fleet growth

Embraer is expanding its worldwide support network to handle a growing installed base of jets.

Embraer has broadened its product range and is now hoping to cash in on improving economic conditions.

Embraer Executive Jets’ increase in flight activity is attributed to low direct operating costs, cabin comfort and reliability.

AIN had the opportunity to be the first media to fly on the new Legacy 500.

Embraer comes to EBACE this year as it prepares to start deliveries of the new Legacy 450 and 500 models.

FBO group invests in improved facilities in response to tougher competition.