MRO & Production

AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings (AkzoNobel) and American Airlines will partner to deliver a new way of training apprentice painters and upskilling existing teams. This will be accomplished through the use of a Virtual Reality (VR) technology that is significantly more efficient and sustainable than the airline’s previous training regimes. The VR platform mimics a customer’s production

Aventure Aviation has significantly increased its inventory by acquiring seven Boeing 737NGs for teardown from WestJet Airlines. All seven aircraft, MSN 34284, 34285, 34286, 34287, 34288, 35111 and 35112, will undergo immediate teardown for parts. The first will take place in Marana, Arizona. “This major acquisition will provide a significant inventory increase for our global customer

J&C Aero has reported an almost 300% increase in its annual revenue growth, that reached €10 million in 2022. The company has also expanded its cabin interior production facilities to 2,000 m². “2022 was a remarkable year both in terms of challenges and opportunities. We expanded our R&D and engineering units, as well as the

Boeing has announced the launch of its Gurugram, India-based global support centre (GSC) and that it also plans to create a new logistics centre in India to cater for regional travellers. According to Salil Gupte, President, Boeing India, the Indian GSC will provide a platform for the transfer of knowledge to enhance safety and increase

AFI KLM E&M and Nile Air, the young Egyptian airline, have signed a dedicated component support agreement for the airline’s fleet of six A320-200 aircraft. The solutions package designed by AFI KLM E&M will cover an extensive range of components, including various key models such as accessories and LRUs for CFM56-5B and IAE V2500 engines.

Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has signed a contract to provide Fairbanks, Alaska-based Everts Air Cargo with an MD88SF freighter conversion. The aircraft will commence modification in March 2023. Modification touch labour will be performed by Dothan, Alabama-based, Commercial Jet, which is an authorised AEI conversion centre. Everts Air Cargo will use the freighter to accommodate fleet

APOC Aviation, the innovative leasing, trading, aircraft component and part-out specialist, has opened a new warehouse in the Netherlands. Based on the same campus as its existing facility between Schiphol and Rotterdam, APOC has added a further 2,500 m² of warehouse, technical support space and offices. The new premises benefit from green technology features and