Airbus Helicopters has started construction of a test centre for CityAirbus NextGen, with Company representatives, politicians, and business leaders attending the ground-breaking ceremony. The building is scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of 2023. Occupying a surface area of 1,000 m², the new structure will be used for testing systems for electric take-off
Spanish carrier Air Europa has appointed AerFin to support its fleet of seven E190 jets with a fully bespoke component support programme. The BeyondPool™ support programme will provide a dedicated cost-effective solution for managing the phase-out of the airline’s E190 fleet of aircraft in 2023. The flexible support programme will cover the supply, repair, overhaul
Hutchinson has finalised its long-term agreement with Singapore Component Solutions, the joint venture between Sabena technics and Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance dedicated to component support, to bring a competitive and quality component repair offering to operators in Asia-Pacific. Both companies have combined their respective skills to offer the Asia-Pacific market a value-adding
Rolls-Royce and Vietnamese airline VietJet have signed a TotalCare service agreement for Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines that will power ten Airbus A330ceo aircraft. The agreement is the execution of the memorandum of understanding that was signed in Edinburgh last year and will provide the airline with predictability and reliability for the services and maintenance. As
APOC Aviation is collaborating with Willis Aviation Services Limited (WASL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Willis Lease Finance (Willis Lease) in APOC’s first part-out project to take place at its Teesside Airport facility in the UK. The B737-800 airframe was acquired by APOC through leading Dutch asset investment manager, Arena Aviation Capital. APOC has signed a
Korean Air has signed a five-year TrueChoice™ material service agreement with GE for spare parts, component repair and used serviceable part upgrades for GE90-115B engines. Korean Air, a major global airline serving 120 cities in 43 countries, operates a fleet of 154 of the latest Boeing and Airbus aircraft, including the GE90-powered Boeing 777. The
MRO service provider SR Technics and Vietravel Airlines, the first travel airline in Vietnam, have signed two General Terms Agreements (GTAs) at the Farnborough Airshow. One GTA is intended for CFM56-5B engine maintenance and another for engine lease support. Vietravel Airlines, based in Ho Chi Minh City, currently operates three A321-200 aircraft with CFM56-5B engines
Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) signed a parts supply contract with Incora on July 18, at the Farnborough International Airshow. The three- year contract is to support both KAI military programmes and commercial aerostructures work. Incora is an established supplier to KAI of just-in-time supply chain services of C-class parts and the new contract is to supply
As part of this long-term agreement, which is an extension of a partnership of more than ten years, Safran Landing Systems will supply Flynas, the Saudi air carrier and a leading low-cost airline in the Middle East, with the wheels, brakes, and carbon heat sinks to equip its Airbus A320neo fleet. Safran Landing Systems brakes
ST Engineering’s commercial aerospace business has signed a Component Maintenance-By-the-Hour (MBH™) agreement with Turkish Technic, the MRO arm of Turkish Airlines group of companies, serving airlines worldwide. Under the multi-year agreement, ST Engineering will provide component support to Turkish Airlines’ fleet of Boeing 787 aircraft starting from August this year. The comprehensive and customised services include
