RECARO Aircraft Seating (RECARO) has celebrated a decade of success at its facility in Qingdao, China. The milestone was marked with an event on October 26, 2023, with distinguished guests including customers, VIPs, suppliers and the RECARO leadership team in attendance. “Reaching the ten-year milestone is an exciting accomplishment, not just for the Asia Pacific
GKN Aerospace and GE have deepened their long-term partnership on a series of industry-leading engines including the GEnx programme, the fastest-selling high-thrust engine. The new agreement focuses on three key areas: new technology insertion, fan case production and assembly and repair of high volume, complex engines structures. The ground-breaking technology insertion programmes on the GEnx
Satair has released that it has established a legal entity, Satair (Chengdu) Co., Ltd, in China. The creation of this new legal entity supports Satair’s commercial strategy of ramping up used serviceable material (USM) growth and localising services to support the substantial growth expected in both the Chinese and global commercial aviation USM markets, +40%
Asia Digital Engineering (ADE), the maintenance, repair and overhaul arm of Capital A, has obtained approval from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part 145 Maintenance Organisation which upholds the highest levels of safety and quality in its operations. In recognition of ADE’s achievement to Malaysia’s aviation industry, YB Anthony Loke Siew Fook, Minister of
Gulfstream Aerospace has completed its latest strategic expansion, the Savannah-based precision manufacturing facility for the Gulfstream G400, Gulfstream G500 and Gulfstream G600. This expansion increases the facility’s capacity by 142,000 ft² (13,192 m²). “Gulfstream continues to invest across all our facilities, including in Savannah, our headquarters for more than 50 years,” said Mark Burns, President,
Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW), centre of excellence for Airbus passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions, has commenced operation at its new third-party freighter conversion site in Istanbul, Türkiye, after its first A330P2F was inducted as scheduled in October. This new Istanbul site is set up in collaboration with Turkish Technic, a leading MRO company certified around the world
TAM, Täby Air Maintenance, has developed a smart and easy-to-install LPV-modification kit for the Saab 2000 (LPV – localizer performance with vertical guidance). The LPV- or RNP-approach-equipped aircraft will be mandatory in Europe in early 2024. TAM’s LPV-modification was certified by EASA on August 10, 2023, and now also by the FAA on October 25,
India’s leading aviation company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Safran Aircraft Engines have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) announcing their intent to develop industrial cooperation in forging parts’ manufacturing for commercial engines. Under this partnership HAL will manufacture LEAP engine components at its Bangalore facilities, in line with the ‘Make in India’ policy of
MTU Maintenance Zhuhai has signed a memorandum of understanding with MAB Engineering, a wholly owned subsidiary under the Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), to support the setup of an engine on-site services facility in cooperation with the Malaysian service provider. Under the agreement, MTU Maintenance Zhuhai will provide its technical expertise and guidance to support the
Air Inuit, a Canadian-based airline, is collaborating with Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) to enhance its fleet. Air Inuit has placed an order for three AEI B737-800SF freighter conversions, with two of these aircraft set to become pioneering B738 combi planes. The conversion journey begins with the first aircraft, MSN 40852, scheduled for modification in November of
