Singapore Airlines (SIA), the national carrier of Singapore, and Heston MRO have extended their MRO partnership for another three years. Under the newly extended agreements, Heston MRO will handle all incoming and departing SIA passenger flights in Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth, utilizing Boeing 777, 787, and Airbus 350, 380 aircraft types. The handling agreements also
Deutsche Aircraft, the new purpose-driven German aircraft Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), has announced its selection of HEGGEMANN for the D328ecoTM wing industrialization and production. This agreement covers the manufacturing of the D328ecoTM wing box and engine support. The aerodynamically optimized wing design of the D328ecoTM will be manufactured in a state-of-the-art automated manufacturing process flow
Royal Aero has announced the delivery of the first of six B737-700 aircraft from COPA Airlines, Panama, to Roswell, New Mexico. The serviceable life of the CFM56-7B engines will be utilized and the component parts recycled from the airframe. In enabling the continued use of the engines and the refurbishment of the airframe parts, new
Atlas Air has signed a Memorandum of Agreement to enter into a joint venture with Sharp Technics K to develop a dedicated maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility at Incheon International Airport (ICN) in South Korea. The maintenance facility is expected to open in 2025. Sharp Technics K President Soon-Suk Paik said his company is
GA Telesis has announced its MRO Services Group´s introduction of a new transmissivity test cell for repairing and overhauling aircraft radomes. The radome maintenance will be performed at the FAA and EASA-approved composite and aerostructures repair facility near Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport. This new test cell is capable of testing a wide range of OEM
Stratos (Monaco) has announced the delivery of an A330-300 converted freighter to GEODIS (France) on a long-term operating lease. The aircraft, 2006 vintage MSN713, was returned from AirAsia X through an early termination agreement in mid-2020 and converted to a full-freighter. Stratos identified an early opportunity to repurpose the aircraft into a freighter at the
Satair, an Airbus Services company and leader in the commercial aerospace aftermarket, and FACC, a manufacturer of advanced aircraft components and systems for the global aerospace industries, have signed their first agreement. The multi-year agreement covers the global exclusive distribution of Airspace XL bins (overhead stowage compartments), the entrance area, ceiling panels and all related
Spirit AeroSystems (Europe) (U.K.) has successfully delivered the first set of new advanced composite spoilers to Airbus for the A320 family. The spoilers are produced using Spirit’s pioneering Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM) technology and are the first to feature on a flying aircraft. The redesigned spoiler is produced using a highly automated advanced manufacturing, out-of-autoclave
Jet Aviation has completed the extension and renovation of a new 8,000 m² production center at its maintenance and completion facility in Basel. The center brings the cabinet shop, interiors and finishing shops, and sheet metal shops together in one location. The new space is comprised of 5,000 m² of renovated space, and an additional
HAECO Cabin Solutions is supplying Vector Economy – its fully featured economy-class seat for Cathay Pacific’s latest aircraft, the new single-aisle Airbus A321neo. The fleet is now flying from Hong Kong to regional destinations in Asia. The seat has comfort-enhancing features including an ergonomic headrest, a folding tablet holder/smartphone ledge, an 11.6-inch HD video screen,
