MRO & Production

GKN Aerospace has successfully achieved a major milestone delivering a ground-based demonstrator of a liquid hydrogen aircraft fuel system. The demonstrator was designed, built and tested in collaboration with Filton Systems Engineering, under the Innovate UK-funded Safe Flight project. The goal of the project was to investigate the feasibility of using a liquid hydrogen fuel

Virgin Australia has signed a ten-year TrueChoice™ overhaul agreement with GE Aerospace for the service of the airline’s fleet of CFM56-7B engines which power its fleet of Boeing B737 Next Generation aircraft. The airline currently operates 78 B737 NG aircraft, with plans to extend to 84 aircraft through 2023.  Virgin Australia Chief Operations Officer Stuart

Safran Nacelles has signed a four-year agreement with Avianca for the support of the nacelles of the airline’s Airbus A320neo aircraft powered by CFM International LEAP-1A turbofan engines of which 17 aircraft are already in service. Avianca has plans to rapidly grow the fleet and will have access to Safran Nacelles’ shared pool of nacelle

Lufthansa Technik is currently carrying out the first ever Performance Restoration Shop Visit (PRSV) of a LEAP-1A engine. The PRSV serves to restore the performance of the engine. This special shop-visit  gives Lufthansa Technik the opportunity of being the first maintenance organisation to analyse the new engine type under real operating conditions. This will help

Gulf Air signs exclusive MOU with MTU Maintenance for its V2500 engines Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain and MTU Maintenance, a leader in customized solutions for aero engines, have signed an exclusive contract for the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of V2500-A5 engines. The four-year agreement covers comprehensive MRO services,

Airbus has announced the commissioning of the first A321 aircraft to be assembled at its Final Assembly Line Asia (FAL Tianjin) in Tianjin, China. The breakthrough expands and deepens the collaboration with China’s aviation industry and demonstrates Airbus’ commitment to enhance its long-term strategic partnership with China. The FAL in Tianjin officially started the adaptation work

J&C Aero, an international aviation design and production company and Libyan start-up airline Crown Airlines have signed an agreement for cabin refurbishment and aircraft branding support during the delivery of the carrier’s first two Airbus A320s. Signed shortly after the Aircraft Interiors Expo in June 2022, the agreement covers the design and production of a