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MRO & Production

Ontic has acquired Wichita-based Aero-Mach companies

Ontic acquires Aero-Mach companies

Ontic has acquired Wichita-based Aero-Mach companies, adding the aerospace group’s manufacturing, distribution and aftermarket capabilities to its portfolio. Aero-Mach, which has more than 50 years of aviation experience, comprises three specialist businesses: Aero-Mach Labs, Aero-Mach Wilco and Aero-Mach TCO. Aero-Mach Labs provides aerospace manufacturing, technical services and repair and overhaul capabilities, while Aero-Mach Wilco distributes

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Aero Norway signed an offload agreement with GE Aerospace for CFM LEAP engine modules

Aero Norway, GE Aerospace sign LEAP MRO deal

Aero Norway, an ITP Aero company specialising in MRO of CFM56 engines, has signed a multiyear agreement with GE Aerospace to perform shop visits on high-pressure turbine components for CFM LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B engines. The deal is Aero Norway’s first of its kind and marks a step in the company’s expansion into the CFM LEAP

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SriLankan Engineering will provide line maintenance for Jetstar's Boeing 787 aircraft operating at Bandaranaike International Airport

SriLankan Engineering signs Jetstar line maintenance deal

SriLankan Engineering has signed a long-term line maintenance agreement with Jetstar, part of the Qantas Group, covering the airline’s flights to Colombo, Sri Lanka. Under the agreement, SriLankan Engineering will provide line maintenance services for Jetstar’s Boeing 787 aircraft operating at Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo. The deal will support Jetstar’s Sri Lanka operations with

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Image of WGI MRO's new facility © WGI

WGI to invest US$19 million in Aerospace MRO facility

Western Massachusetts aerospace company WGI plans to invest about US$19 million to build a 68,000 ft² maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility at its existing Southwick campus, the company said. The new facility will house WGI MRO and expand the company’s capacity to service precision aerospace components, with specialised equipment, higher production capacity and additional

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Collins Aerospace

Collins Aerospace expands Iowa engine components plant

Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, has disclosed that it is expanding its manufacturing site in West Des Moines, Iowa by 14,000 ft². The multi-million-dollar investment will increase capacity to meet growing customer demand. The facility specialises in producing advanced fuel distribution systems, including original equipment components and spare parts, while also providing maintenance, repair and

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Steven Trowell, SVP Maintenance and Disassembly, EirTrade

EirTrade facility earns AFRA Diamond status

EirTrade Aviation’s (EirTrade) airframe and engine disassembly facility at Ireland West Airport Knock has received “KPI-Diamond” certification from the Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association (AFRA), the aviation services company announced. The accreditation recognises compliance with AFRA’s best management practices and a high level of asset data collection and monitoring. “At the Diamond standard, data is gathered

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Liebherr-Aerospace and China Airlines have reached a commercial agreement for the overhaul of nose landing gear on the airline’s Airbus A350 fleet

Liebherr wins China Airlines A350 landing gear contract

Liebherr-Aerospace has been selected by Taiwan-based China Airlines to provide exchange and overhaul services for the nose landing gear on its fleet of 18 Airbus A350 aircraft. Under the agreement, Liebherr-Aerospace will provide asset exchange services to support the airline’s maintenance planning and fleet availability. “China Airlines is our launch customer in Asia for the

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Ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the new facility in Poland

RECARO opens expanded aircraft seat plant in Poland

RECARO Aircraft Seating Polska has opened an expanded production and office facility in Świebodzin, Poland, following a double-digit million-euro investment that more than doubles the site’s footprint and raises annual production capacity to 100,000 passenger seats. The expansion increases the facility’s total area from about 10,550 m² to more than 22,000 m², while annual production

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Cebu Pacific Air

SAE, Cebu Pacific sign A320 maintenance deal

Sepang Aircraft Engineering (SAE) has signed a contract with Philippine low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific covering 12-year maintenance and end-of-lease (EOL) checks for seven A320 aircraft. The agreement was signed during MRO Asia in Singapore, with the checks to be carried out at SAE’s facility at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The deal builds on the companies’

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