The owner of the Bombardier Challenger 604 opted to integrate an ADS-B Out avionics upgrade in order to comply with the European Aviation Safety Agency’s (EASA) Mandate 2020, set to go into effect on 7 June 2020. The RUAG MRO International team also fulfilled cabin modifications on the aircraft d...

Dassault Aviation’s global product support organization, voted number one in 2019 industry surveys, will once again position an elite team of service specialists, equipment and rapid response aircraft at airports near Davos the week of January 20th.  Dassault Aviation makes these comprehe...

RUAG MRO International completed a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) inspection on an Embraer Lineage that included full exterior painting and avionics upgrades during the aircraft’s M4 or 48-month inspection. The customer chose to optimize the MRO downtime to ensure ADS-B Out and FANS compl...

RUAG MRO International has provided a minor modification on the Quick Access Recorder (QAR) for Bombardier Challenger 850 aircraft operated by VistaJet. The existing QAR unit has been upgraded to μQAR with USB standards to support a faster and more direct flow of flight data to the operator...

Dassault Aviation has bought the Geneva and Lugano business aviation sites of international technology group Ruag, continuing its recent expansion in the sector. The French original equipment manufacturer (OEM) had recently purchased ExecuJet's global aircraft maintenance business, as well as TA...

RUAG Aviation will be upgrading eight of the Swiss Air Force’s Cougar helicopters transport fleet after an agreement was signed in December. The helicopters’ flight control, navigation and communication systems are in need of extensive modernization and RUAG will improve the helicopters with s...

RUAG Australia has signed a contract with United States Company VRC Metal Systems to deliver a mobile Supersonic Particle Deposition (SPD) Unit for United States Navy trials in 2019. The mobile unit is based on RUAG Australia’s Field Portable SPD Unit and will be used by the US Navy to deliver ...

RUAG Aviation delivered a factory new Dornier 228 to Aurigny Air Services Ltd on 7 September. Aurigny, a returning customer, accepted delivery of their second new Dornier 228. RUAG is the type certificate (TC) holder and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the Dornier 228. Aurigny Air Servic...

RUAG Aviation has been recognised in Europe for the strength of its compliance team. The RUAG Aviation team for Trade Compliance was named the European Export Controls Compliance Team of the Year by WorldECR and their publication “The Journal of Export Controls and Sanctions”. “We are proud ...

RUAG Aviation is now also approved for the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of civil helicopters and propeller aircraft registered in Russia. “This certification allows us to offer our Russia based customers full MRO and engineering support across their aircraft portfolios,�...

RUAG Aviation has expanded its capabilities with the inspection, maintenance and repair of Bombardier Challenger CL300 landing gear. This service milestone for Bombardier Challenger aircraft was achieved during the aircraft’s scheduled 96-month inspection carried out at the RUAG Aviation mainte...

RUAG Aviation has overhauled a Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206 engine for the first time ever. The maintenance of the engine that is used in the Airbus H135 and H135M helicopters was carried out in the engine maintenance shop in Stans. The fact that the PW206 engines can now be maintained in-hou...

RUAG Aviation recently completed an 8C check on a Bombardier Global Express XRS to full customer satisfaction. The downtime for the heavy maintenance inspection was optimized and included an upgrade to Satcom and WiFi communication technology. The project was completed at the aircraft services pro...

RUAG Aviation flight test pilots applied their significant knowledge and experience in helicopter Maintenance Check Flights (MCF) to train fellow Swiss pilots and other interested parties in the first-ever training of its kind in Switzerland. The theory-based courses are offered by RUAG to prepare ...