Sabena technics

FlightGlobal | March 29, 2019

French MRO group Sabena Technics has disclosed its acquisition of compatriot provider New EAS. The transaction was completed in February, says the buyer, and the New EAS site at Perpignan-Rivesaltes airport has been rebranded as Sabena Technics PGF. A total of 165 staff are employed across three hangars at the facility."Thanks to the implementation of a brand-new organisation and support of the group's other subsidiaries... the Perpignan site has reached an occupancy rate of 100% only a...

Simple Flying | January 17, 2020

Canadian operator WestJet is planning a new transatlantic service. The Boeing 737 operated flight would be used to connect Canada’s Halifax to Manchester in the United Kingdom. The seasonal flight is set to operate over the 2020 summer period. WestJet is launching its third route from Halifax to the United Kingdom this summer. Accompanying its existing routes to London and Glasgow, the new connection will be operated by a Boeing 737 aircraft. Launching in June, the route will remain in ope...

ch-aviation | January 16, 2020

Qatar Airways has announced a codeshare partnership with Deutsche Bahn (DB) the German railway operator, offering its passengers connections to and from eight key destinations in Germany, according to a press release issued by the airline. The Oneworld carrier currently operates 35 weekly flights between Doha Hamad Int'l and the German cities of Frankfurt Int'l (2x daily), Munich (2x daily), and Berlin Tegel (1x daily). Under the DB deal, Qatar Airways passengers will be able to connect ...

flightglobal | January 16, 2018

Airbus has engaged French maintenance specialist Sabena Technics to build a fourth aircraft painting facility at the airframer's production line in Toulouse. Sabena Technics says the site will be dedicated to painting long-haul aircraft and is to become operational in 2019, with construction scheduled to begin in October. The project represents an investment worth €23 million ($28 million), the Paris-headquartered MRO specialist says. Plans were revealed last year to add third hangar to...