Vortex Aviation, a global leader in quick-turn commercial aviation engine maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services, has announced the opening of its new facility in Chicago (Roselle), Illinois (USA), to provide support for engine asset owners, airlines, lessors and cargo operators. This will be Vortex Aviation’s fourth strategic FAA and EASA-approved facility, expanding the capabilities
During the current state visit of France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury, the Tianjin Free Trade Zone Investment Company, and Aviation Industry Corporation of China, have signed an agreement to expand A320 Family final assembly capacity with a second line at its Tianjin site. This is in line with Airbus’ current target of
AELS has bought its first Boeing 777 end-of-life aircraft. The acquisition was realised in partnership with MTU Maintenance Lease Services, which bought the engines, type GE90-115B. The aircraft had its final touch-down at Twente Airport in Enschede, the Netherlands, and will be disassembled and dismantled at the AELS premises by the professional AELS team. By
The Farsound Aviation team has moved into their new 58,000 ft² headquarters in Brentwood Essex, UK. The state-of-the art facility is located close to Farsound’s old HQ building and has been designed and built entirely from scratch. The building, which is considerably bigger than Farsound’s previous HQ, has capacity for expansion, with scope to add
StandardAero has been selected by the Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira or FAB) to provide comprehensive MRO services for the Rolls-Royce AE 3007 engines powering its fleet of Embraer ERJ-145 aircraft. Under the exclusive multi-year agreement, StandardAero will provide MRO services for FAB’s AE 3007A-equipped fleet from its Maryville, TN location, which is an
Turkish Technic, the Istanbul-based maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider, has signed a base maintenance agreement with Emirates, one of the largest Boeing 777 fleet operators. Under the terms of the agreement, Turkish Technic will perform base maintenance services on five Boeing 777s of the Emirates fleet. The base maintenance operation of the first Boeing
Liebherr Aerospace (Liebherr) and China Airlines have entered into a long-term agreement, under which the OEM Liebherr-Aerospace will provide repair support services for a wide range of air conditioning and bleed system components installed on China Airlines’ fleet of 25 Airbus A321neos. All material support and component maintenance services will be provided by Liebherr-Singapore, Liebherr-Aerospace’s
BAE Systems, a leading aerospace and defence company and Heart Aerospace, a Swedish electric airplane maker, have announced a collaboration to define the battery system for Heart’s ES-30 regional electric airplane. The battery will be the first of its kind to be integrated into an electric conventional take-off and landing (eCTOL) regional aircraft, allowing it
Recaro Aircraft Seating‘s (Recaro) SL3710 seats will take flight for the first time on an HK Express’ A321neo aircraft. The maiden flight will take place in April 2023. This is the first-ever order of Recaro seats by HK Express and with the upcoming retrofit, the total order exceeded 4,000 seats. The lightest seat in the
Jet Aviation announced today that it has successfully obtained approval from the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) for its line maintenance repair station in Zurich. The facility is authorised to perform line maintenance on a range of business aircraft. Jet Aviation launched line maintenance in Zurich in May 2022, under a temporary extension
