DC Aviation’s maintenance centre at Stuttgart Airport has successfully completed a ten-year check on a Global 5000 aircraft, including an avionics and internet upgrade as well as cabin refurbishment. The extensive maintenance work included a general overhaul of the nose and main landing gear, including installation and removal. The airframe and flap fairings were partially
A project to facilitate the training of the next generation of aerospace engineers in the UK’s only ‘flying classroom’ is fully operational thanks to the technical expertise of aircraft interior specialist, Starling Aerospace. Working in partnership with Cranfield University’s National Flying Laboratory Centre (NFLC), Starling has completed a six-month programme of modification and re-certification of
Magnetic Trading, part of Magnetic Group, has announced the signing of a cooperation agreement with ITS, the US-based nose-to-tail supply chain partner within the air transport aftermarket industry. The two companies have already been working together on an ad-hoc basis and thus the recent cooperation agreement is the natural next step in cooperation, allowing both
Anticipating the sustained recovery of regional jets in China, Liebherr-Aerospace and HAECO have extended their initial landing gear service agreement to offer state-of-the-art landing gear MRO services to Chinese Embraer E-Jet E1 operators. While Chinese operators progressively resume to full-flight operations, Liebherr-Aerospace has optimised its landing gear maintenance offer through a service agreement in China
As part of the drive towards net-zero carbon-emissions air travel, Delta Air Lines (Delta) and Airbus have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) whereby, as part of its Flight to Net ZeroSM plan to scale and advance sustainable technologies, Delta will become the first US carrier to work with Airbus on research and development in
Boeing P-8A team members and Spirit AeroSystems employees have laid the keel beam for New Zealand’s first P-8A. This process, also called ‘keeling,’ was done at the Spirit AeroSystems facility where all Boeing 737 fuselages, nacelles and pylons are designed and built. Laying the keel is an important production milestone during the build of any
Fokker Services, an independent aerospace service provider, has installed new, fully automated twin Wire Electric Arc Spray technology at its LaGrange, GA, USA facility. Together with recent investments in additional machining and grinding equipment, this thermal spray capability allows the team to manage the entire component restoration process in-house for hundreds of part numbers. Craig
MTU Maintenance has joined forces with LATAM, Latin America’s largest airline, to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in test runs. A V2500 engine of the airline was recently tested at the MTU site in Hannover, Germany, with a 10% SAF fuel blend. The fuel used is derived from waste fats, oils and lubricants and produces
JMC Group has signed an agreement to support nine aircraft through the Boeing 737 Flight Length Sensitive (FLS) inspection programme with low-cost carrier, Ryanair. The agreement marks the first time the two companies have worked together, with the two lines of nose-to-tail FLS inspections taking place throughout the remainder of the winter season. FLS tasks require
Boeing’s Commercial Airplanes unit and Safran Electrical & Power have signed the renewal of electrical wiring contracts. This renewal covers the Boeing P8, 737 MAX, 767 Freighter, 777 and 777-X programmes. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 767-2C remain on contract as well. Today, more than 1,500 Safran Electrical & Power employees in Morocco, Mexico and
