MTU Maintenance has partnered with JetBlue Airways for the testing and data-gathering on sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) with the airline’s V2500 engines following on from shop visits in Hannover, Germany. Conducted in a controlled ground environment, test runs will initially be performed with a 10% SAF fuel blend and can be expanded to up to
SCHROTH Safety Products has been selected as the preferred provider of occupant restraint systems by Unum Aircraft Seating, a new manufacturer of business class seats for single- and twin-aisle aircraft. SCHROTH provides seatbelts and restraint systems for leading commercial airlines, business aircraft, general aviation and military aircraft, as well as the safety restraints used by
AVIAN Inventory Management (AVIAN), together with York Aerospace Solutions III (YAS) as the sole capital partner, has signed an agreement with Embraer for exclusive purchasing, marketing and distribution rights of surplus Embraer commercial and business jet airplane parts. Designed to promote accessibility and speed to market, AVIAN’s focused distribution centre will deliver product availability to
C&L Aerospace has signed a five-year agreement with ExpressJet, operating as aha! to provide full supply chain support for its fleet of ERJ 145 aircraft. The contract includes parts procurement, managed repairs, inventory management, shipping and logistics, on-site staff support and a sizeable consignment inventory. C&L offers a wide variety of aircraft parts support programmes
HAECO Xiamen has signed an agreement with 321 Precision Conversions to provide passenger-to-freighter conversion for its A321-200PCF programme. Since 2009, HAECO Xiamen has partnered with Precision on Boeing 757-200 passenger-to-freighter conversions, having completed 26 such converted freighters. The A321 aircraft passenger-to-freighter conversion work will be performed at HAECO Xiamen’s facility, beginning in February 2022. Meanwhile,
MTU Maintenance and the Nayak Group, line- and base-maintenance specialists, have entered into a collaboration agreement to offer a broader variety of services to each of their respective customer groups. From now onwards, MTU Maintenance is able to offer its wide-range of on-site engine services in combination with aircraft line- and base-maintenance services, a new
GA Telesis’ (GAT) MRO Services Group has expanded the scope of its on-site field support Turbo Team™. In 2021, GAT experienced an increase in requests for on-site technical and maintenance support for a greater volume of aircraft models and systems as the airlines ramped up their flight schedules. The MRO Services Group considers itself an
Lufthansa Technik and CFM International (CFM) have concluded a LEAP-1B CFM Branded Service Agreement (CBSA). Effective since January 1, 2022, this CFM license enables Lufthansa Technik to offer the widest-range of maintenance, repair and overhaul services for CFM LEAP-1B engines. Lufthansa Technik is the first independent MRO provider to sign a CBSA for the LEAP-1B
MRO service provider SR Technics, has announced that its Malta subsidiary SR Technics Malta has renewed its base maintenance contract with low-cost carrier easyJet. The agreement will cover two lines of base maintenance work and will extend for two years. SR Technics has supported easyJet for a number of years, covering a wide range of
Alongside air transport, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the demand for aircraft maintenance services. As a result, for over a year, Czech Airlines Technics (CSAT) has been providing its services to new clients, namely leasing companies, alongside traditional airline customers. Their number has been growing steadily and a new service model
