MTU Maintenance Serbia d.o.o. has officially opened its new facility in Nova Pazova near Belgrade. MTU Maintenance Serbia is a fully owned subsidiary of MTU, a leading engine manufacturer and one of the world’s largest providers of aircraft engine maintenance services. The site in Nova Pazova will become a vital part of the global MTU
The Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW), centre of excellence for Airbus Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversions and Turkish Technic, a leading MRO company certified around the world as a Part 145 and Part 21 J&G organisation, have announced a new collaboration on A330P2F conversions. The collaboration will see Turkish Technic becoming the first MRO company to provide third-party
J&C Aero, an international aviation design and production company, has announced investing up to €1.5 million (£1.3 million) into the acquisition and integration of new innovative equipment into its cabin interior production processes. The modernisation programme is aimed at further automation and robotisation of J&C Aero’s certified in-house production processes. Amongst other, the company plans
Safran Landing Systems, a leader in aircraft landing and braking systems, has inaugurated ExceLAB, a new 4.0 test centre. Focused on excellence, this new lab tests Safran Landing Systems products that handle aircraft braking, landing gear extension/retraction, nosewheel steering, system health monitoring and e-taxiing. The e-taxi system, now under development, will reduce CO2 emissions during aircraft
Magnetic Trading, a member of Magnetic Group, has announced that the company has been actively expanding its power-by-hour (PBH) services customer portfolio and has signed a service agreement with two major Polish airlines: LOT and Enter Air. The recent agreement with Enter Air is a new three-year extension of the previous service agreement, covering PBH
Airbus expects the services market to recover to pre pandemic levels in 2023 and to double in value over the next 20 years – from US$95 billion today to over US$230 billion in 2041, according to its latest Global Services Forecast (GSF). As a result, the number of people working in aviation services, keeping the world’s
On September 30, Robinson Helicopter Company (Robinson) received FAA certification for its Night Vision Goggles (NVG) compatible configuration on its R66 Police helicopter. For NVG compatibility, the helicopter’s interior and exterior lighting along with the aircraft’s instruments and avionics were evaluated to certify the helicopter for operation day or night with or without the use
AAR CORP has signed a long-term agreement with Unison Industries to significantly expand its distribution of Unison’s aviation, aerospace and civil land vehicle products. This agreement broadens AAR’s distribution of select Unison ignitor plugs, ignition leads, harnesses and related spare parts to cover aftermarket customers worldwide. This builds on the existing partnership between AAR and
Pro Star Aviation, an innovative special mission aerospace modification centre, in partnership with CNC Technologies, have delivered the fifth high-tech special mission Cessna 208 Caravan to the Texas Department of Public Safety. CNC Technologies selected Pro Star Aviation to perform completion services and installation based on their past work experience on special mission platforms. The team integrated
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has announced that commercial aircraft lessor, Jackson Square Aviation (JSA), has placed an order for six AEI B737-800SF freighter conversions. This agreement represents the first freighter conversion order JSA has placed with AEI. The first two aircraft of the order are slated to enter modification in May 2024, with follow-on aircraft scheduled
