9 October 2008

Aveos inks over $345 million in Honeywell contracts

Aveos Fleet Performance, formerly ACTS, has signed four agreements with Honeywell, which include a general terms agreement, as well as repair, material and license agreements valued at over $345 million. The 5-year exclusive repair agreement for non in-house repaired items will enable Aveos to offer clients cost effective and efficient repair solutions. In addition, a

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GE Business Jet Operations Center to support Walter engines operators

A year ago, GE Aviation established the Business Jet Operations Center at its headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio. The center provides rapid and single-contact support to operators of business jets powered by thousands of GE’s CF34, CF700, and CJ610 engines, as well as CFM International’s CFM56 engines. This past summer, GE Aviation acquired certain assets of

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GE Honda Aero Engines prepares hardware for first HF120 development engine

GE Honda Aero Engines has begun releasing hardware designs and receiving manufactured hardware for its first HF120 development engine, in preparation for formal certification testing. While the first HF120 development engine will begin assembly later this year, the program has experienced one of the most extensive engine test programs prior to the official start of

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Goodrich receives FAA approval on innovative fan cowl for V2500 engine

Goodrich Corporation has received FAA Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for a lightweight durable fan cowl design for V2500-A5 engine nacelles. Goodrich’s Aerostructures business unit, through its Alabama Service Center in Foley, Ala., will provide a one-piece, or monolithic, fan cowl as part of its Prime Solutions(sm) aftermarket support program. The monolithic fan cowl, developed in

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SilkAir signs long-term flight hour agreement with Goodrich

Goodrich Corporation has signed a long-term Flight Hour Agreement (FHA) with SilkAir, a regional airline wholly owned by Singapore Airlines, for spares and maintenance support of the airline’s Airbus A320 engine nacelles. The agreement is part of Goodrich Aerostructures’ Prime Solutions(SM) suite of flexible service solutions for nacelle maintenance. Spanning more than 12 years, the

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Lufthansa Technik sets up completion center at Bizjet, Tulsa

Lufthansa Technik is increasing its capacity for customized completions of VIP and business aircraft by setting up a single-aisle completion line at its American subsidiary Bizjet in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The new facility will begin outfitting Airbus A318 Elites with individually customized cabins from 2009 onwards. Later it will also provide extra capacity for other aircraft.

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