Following AerCap’s acquisition of the GE Capital Aviation Services business (GECAS), it has signed a 20-year joint venture agreement with Safran Aircraft Engines regarding Shannon Engine Support (SES). SES, a leading provider of spare engines for CFM International, is now a 50/50 joint company between AerCap and Safran. SES, one of the largest lessors of
Qatar Airways Cargo is the first cargo carrier to adopt Safran Cabin’s new fire-resistant container (FRC) solution, having taken delivery of an initial batch of containers on September 29, in Doha, Qatar. Over the next five years, the cargo airline will replace its entire fleet of more than 10,000 ULDs (Unit Load Devices) with this
Stevens Aerospace and Defense Systems (Stevens) has started construction on its new MRO facility in Smyrna, Tennessee. The first phase of the facility will provide 57,000 ft² of operational space and phase two will see an additional 40,000 ft² of hangar space. Stevens has operated in the Nashville metropolitan area for nearly 40 years. The
DRAKKAR Aerospace & Ground Transportation, a Canada-based company and Argo Aviation Group, a company formed in Germany, have announced the creation of a joint venture to provide mobile repair services dedicated to the Americas under a new entity called Argo MRT Americas Inc. Argo MRT Americas will offer industry-leading mobile repair services to OEM’s, operators,
ST Engineering’s Commercial Aerospace business has secured a multi-year component Maintenance-By-the-Hour (MBH™) contract from Japan Airlines. Under the five-year contract, ST Engineering will provide full integrated component support starting in September 2021 to the entire fleet of Boeing 787 aircraft belonging to Japan Airlines and its low-cost subsidiary, ZIPAIR Tokyo. This adds to an ongoing
MENA Aerospace Enterprises’ subsidiary MENA Technics has announced a new partnership with US-based Pulsar Aviation Services, an Aviance Group company. MENA Technics now represents Pulsar Aviation Services exclusively in Bahrain, and non-exclusively in all other GCC markets. The deal adds three new business lines for MENA Technics: the ‘Airframe and Engine Management Programme’, the ‘APU
Lufthansa Technik and Czech airline Smartwings have signed a five-year comprehensive Total Component Support (TCS®) contract covering repair and overhaul of components for the airline’s fleet of up to 13 Boeing 737MAX 8 aircraft. Support for the new aircraft has already started. With the Total Component Support TCS® agreement, Smartwings benefits from an individual supply
MTU Maintenance and Mammoth Freighters have signed a cooperation and support agreement designating MTU Maintenance as the preferred partner for all engine maintenance needs for Mammoth Freighters’ B777 P2F conversion programme. This agreement covers scheduled and unscheduled GE90-110/115B engine maintenance, on and off-wing support, engine leasing, engine trend monitoring and engine ground support equipment needs
Avia Solutions Group, a leading global aerospace services group, has acquired Biggin Hill Hangar Company, the owner of Hangar 510, a premium Fixed Base Operations (FBO) and Maintenance Repair & Overhaul (MRO) centre of operations at London Biggin Hill Airport. Built in 2011 to the highest standards, Hangar 510 is a state-of-the-art unit located at
Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) Aviation Group is marking a significant milestone in the process of converting the first Boeing B777-300ER aircraft, cutting an opening in the hull to install a cargo door. The part of the cabin removed from the aircraft is 7 metres long and a third of the aircraft’s circumference. This important milestone
