Pratt & Whitney (P&W) and Croatia Airlines have finalised engine and aftermarket agreements for the GTF engines that will power the airline’s fleet of fifteen Airbus A220-100 and A220-300 aircraft. These include six purchased and nine leased aircraft, six of which will come from Air Lease Corporation (ALC). The first aircraft is currently scheduled for
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and local SME, Applied Total Control Treatment Pte Ltd (ATC) have completed a technology transfer, enabling ATC to take over the repair line for the refurbishment of Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) cabin components. The repair line allows SIA to integrate sustainable practices into its maintenance, repair and overhaul
Avianor, a company owned by DRAKKAR Aerospace & Ground Transportation, specialised in aircraft MRO and cabin integration, has officially launched the construction of its Centre of Excellence for the A220 aircraft at the Montreal-Mirabel International Airport (YMX). The announcement was made by Denis Deschamps, Co-founder, President and CEO of DRAKKAR, accompanied by the Minister of
StarFlyer and Lufthansa Technik have signed a long-term exclusive contract for MRO services on the engines of the Japanese airline’s Airbus A320ceo and A320neo fleets. Under the terms of the contract, Lufthansa Technik will provide StarFlyer with comprehensive technical support for CFM56-5B and LEAP-1A powerplants even into the next decade. The MRO company is thus
Dovetail Electric Aviation (Dovetail) has released that Hyundai Motor Group’s HTWO is to supply a hydrogen fuel cell system for electric aviation powertrain trials.HTWO is a fuel cell system-based hydrogen business brand of Hyundai Motor Group. Rex announced in April that it had taken a 20% stake in Dovetail and has been actively working with
SKF has announced that a supplier agreement has been signed with Lilium, developer of the all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jet. SKF has supported Lilium on the design of electric motor bearings for the Lilium Jet’s electric engine and has agreed to support the programme by producing electric motor bearings for the type-conforming aircraft.
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M), a major multi-product MRO provider has signed multiple new services agreements at the Paris Air Show. A new partnership is under way between Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) and Philippine Airlines (PAL). The two groups have announced the conclusion of
SR Technics, a leading MRO service provider, has signed a five-year agreement with Safran Aircraft Engines, one of CFM International’s parent companies, for SR Technics to provide quick-turn maintenance offload support to LEAP-1A engines. This multi-year agreement follows earlier agreements signed with Safran for CFM56-5B, CFM56-7B, and LEAP-1B engines, demonstrating a strong commitment by SR
Joby Aviation, which is developing all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger service, and GKN Aerospace have signed a multi-year agreement for the supply of thermoplastic flight control surfaces for Joby aircraft. This collaboration, signed at the Paris Air Show, marks an important step towards Joby Aviation’s goal of using its aircraft to deliver a fast, quiet
Eve Air Mobility (Eve) has confirmed that it has chosen three suppliers for elements of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. DUC Hélice Propellers will supply the rotors and propellers, BAE Systems will provide an advanced energy storage system, and Nidec Aerospace LLC, a joint venture between Nidec Corporation and Embraer, will provide
