New Zealand boosts defence spend to US$6.6 billion and vows increased closeness with Australia
This budget will be spent over the next four years and nearly doubles the country’s defence spending as part of GDP to 2%.
Swiss AviationTraining cleared to offer CRJ100/200/700/900 maintenance type ratings
The Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviaton (FOCA) has confirmed EASA Part 147 approval of Swiss AviationTraining (SAT) as a provider of maintenance type rating training for the Bombardier CRJ100/200 and CRJ700/900 aircraft types.
These approvals will enable SAT to further expand its training services portfolio, which already includes B1, B2, combined B1+B2, C, A and Level 2 technical training courses and practical training for the Avro 146/RJ, the Embraer ERJ 135/145/Legacy, the Embraer 170/190/Lineage and the Saab 2000.
Swiss AviationTraining has also announced a first customer for its new Bombardier maintenance type rating training – Lufthansa Technik of Stuttgart, Germany.
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