AerFin and Lufthansa Technik have signed a new multi-platform component agreement aimed at improving material availability and providing greater flexibility across the aviation supply chain. Under the agreement, AerFin will provide Lufthansa Technik with access to serviceable material covering a range of Airbus and Boeing aircraft, including the A320ceo, A320neo and A330 families, as well
Jordan Airmotive (JALCo) has signed an exclusive five-year agreement with Tunisair Technics covering maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) support for Tunisair’s CFM56-5B engine fleet. The General Terms Agreement establishes a long-term framework for engine inductions, technical coordination and maintenance planning between the two companies. Jordan Airmotive chief executive Mahmoud Bashir said the agreement reflected confidence
Setna iO has acquired a 2019-vintage Airbus A320neo airframe and two sets of Pratt & Whitney PW1100G quick engine change (QEC) components for teardown. The aircraft, which features latest-generation avionics, cockpit systems and flight control technology, will be dismantled at ecube Solutions’ facility in Castellón, Spain. The QEC packages include two integrated drive generators (IDGs),
Catalina Aircraft Company has announced plans for a new Engineering and Technology Center (ETC) in Vero Beach, Florida, to support development of its Catalina SPAR amphibious aircraft. The multi-tenant facility will bring Catalina’s design team together with aerospace and hardtech start-ups, providing shared access to digital engineering resources, a scale wind tunnel, wave tank, and
EirTrade Aviation Maintenance (EirTrade) has secured operational authorisations from the Bailiwick of Guernsey (2-REG), the Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands (CAACI) and the Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA) for its expanding maintenance facility at Ireland West Airport Knock. The authorisations cover aircraft operations, transitions, parking and storage, enabling the company to support aircraft
Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LHTP) has broken ground on a new wide-body MRO facility at Clark International Airport, marking a major expansion of its operations in the country. The new base maintenance centre will be built on a 157,000 m² site and will complement the company’s existing facility at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport, around 100km
GetJet Group’s Airhub Aviation (Airhub) secured a site at Vilnius International Airport to expand its aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operations. The company won the right to lease an 11,200 m² plot for 40 years through a land lease auction organised by Lithuanian Airports. Airhub plans to invest about €25 million to build an
Dviation Technics has been appointed as the line maintenance provider for Riyadh Air at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, supporting the Saudi carrier’s launch into Southeast Asia. The appointment coincides with Riyadh Air’s inaugural service between Riyadh and Kuala Lumpur, which began on 31 July with a three-times-weekly Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner operation powered by GEnx engines.
Boeing has selected Liebherr-Aerospace to supply the brake remote electronic unit (REU) for the B777-8 Freighter, expanding the companies’ long-standing collaboration on commercial aircraft systems. The REU acts as a data concentrator within the aircraft’s braking system, supporting the new active brake monitoring system while meeting EASA and FAA requirements for latent failure detection. Liebherr
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has launched flight trials of the next-generation of its AeroSHARK drag-reducing technology on a Lufthansa City Airlines Airbus A319, the first aircraft to test the new material in commercial service. Developed with partner Surventis (formerly BASF Coatings), the programme involves around 70 transparent film patches, each measuring 20 × 20 cm, applied
