Maintenance time on the Boeing 787 will be half that of the 767, thanks to a series of innovations including carbonfibre structures, advanced systems monitoring, electrics replacing hydraulic and other systems and LED lighting, says Boeing. Courtney Makela, 787 fleet chief, told a workshop session at MRO Middle East that 150 instruction pilots were ready to train customer pilots and that the airframer had "service-ready products in place" for maintenance shops.
Source: Flight International
Bombardier has disclosed that charter aircraft operator NetJets was the customer behind an order for 12 Challenger 3500 business jets landed by Bombardier last year.
US air taxi start-up Joby Aviation has concluded the pre-production flight test programme that it launched four years ago, now transitioning into a production-focused phase of development.
ExecuJet MRO Services has formally inaugurated Malaysia’s largest business jet maintenance facility at Kuala Lumpur’s Subang airport.
