17 February 2015

Citilink (Indonesia) chose Turkish Technic for Airbus A320 component pooling

Turkish Technic and Citilink have signed an Airbus A320 component support contract. The signing ceremony was held in MRO Middle East and included the participation of Citilink CEO, M. Arif Wibowo Albert Burhan, and Turkish Technic CEO, Ahmet Karaman. The contract comprises component supply and repair on part number basis. Components will be supplied from […]

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Over 2,600 flights canceled in US as record breaking ice storms strike

As temperatures drop to record lows of 5°F in New York and 6°F in the capital, central and eastern America have ground to a virtual halt in the grip of icy storms. According to the National Weather Service heavy snowfall and ice moving eastward from the Southern Plains pounded Missouri, Arkansas, southern Illinois, Tennessee, Kentucky,

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Lufthansa Technik signs contract extension for Total Component Support with Wamos Air

Wamos Air, a Spanish charter airline, and Lufthansa Technik AG, have extended their existing cooperation. Since 2003 Lufthansa Technik has been providing a Total Component Support TCS for the Boeing 747 fleet of Spain’s third-largest long-range airline. On the occasion of the integration of a fifth 747-400 into the contract, the agreement was recently extended

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Bombardier delivers Global 6000 aircraft to Formula 1 champion Niki Lauda

Bombardier delivered a new Global 6000 aircraft to Formula 1 champion, Niki Lauda, at the aircraft manufacturer’s Global Completion Centre, in Dorval, Canada. The company further announced that Mr. Lauda will be a spokesperson for Bombardier Business Aircraft. The partnership between Bombardier and Mr. Lauda will see him fly his new Global 6000 aircraft to

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Pratt & Whitney Canada's PurePower PW814GA and PW815GA engines receive type certification

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has received Transport Canada type certification for its PurePower PW814GA and PW815GA engines, which will power the new Gulfstream G500 (range of 5,000 nautical miles) and G600 (range of 6,200 nautical miles) business jets respectively. Certification of these two engine models follows Gulfstream’s recent unveiling of its new G500 and

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JBT Corporation wins US$6m engineering order for aviation support equipment

JBT Corporation has been awarded an engineering contract for over US$6m from the U.S. Navy for mobile power equipment. The contract is for engineering and prototype design work for a new-generation mobile shipboard power generator equipment for Navy and Marine Corps aircraft to be based on aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships. In addition to

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Air Canada announces ratification of new collective agreement by U.K. employees

Air Canada has been advised by UNITE, the union representing the airline’s U.K.-based employees that its members have ratified a new collective agreement reached on January 30th, 2015. The new agreement is in effect until December 31st, 2019. UNITE represents approximately 200 Air Canada concierge service, cargo and clerical staff based in the United Kingdom.

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Ducommun awarded first direct contract on Airbus A350 XWB

Ducommun has been awarded its first direct contract from Airbus for the A350 XWB wide-body aircraft. Ducommun will provide titanium components for titanium assemblies that will be installed on the aft fuselage section of the jet. The components are already in production at Ducommun’s Coxsackie, N.Y. operations center, which specializes in forming technology for shaping

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Ameco Beijing wins cabin modifications deal from China Eastern Airlines

China Eastern Airlines has selected Ameco Beijing for cabin modification of its Boeing 767 fleet. This 767 fleet belongs to Shanghai Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of China Eastern. The carrier transferred a 767 to Beijing-based Ameco for cabin modification in January, and the further cabin modifications on other 767s will be scheduled from April

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