SAMAD Aerospace has signed an MOU agreement with Aerosud Aviation for the development and manufacturing of its fully electric VTOL Starling Cargo aircraft. Aerosud Aviation is a South African aerospace engineering company specialising in commercial aerostructure part design and manufacturing for international Tier 1 suppliers. The Starling Cargo aircraft will be remotely piloted with auto
Amman-based MRO provider Joramco, the engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), has announced the continuation of its maintenance agreement with Irish budget airline Ryanair. Under the agreement signed in 2019, Joramco is to perform heavy checks on more aircraft from the airline’s Boeing 737-800 fleet. The aircraft arrived on November 1, 2021 to perform
Magnetic MRO, a brand of Magnetic Group, has achieved a new milestone – the successful completion of its 700th C-Check. The 700th C-Check was been performed on an Airbus A320neo aircraft, operated by Scandinavian Airlines (SAS). The aircraft was delivered to Magnetic MRO hangars in Tallinn, Estonia, on October 23 and the C-Check was completed
Mammoth Freighters (Mammoth) founded to develop, convert and support both models of the most productive and economical Boeing 777 long-range freighter, has announced that Canada’s Cargojet will become the launch customer for its new 777-200LR freighter. Cargojet has signed a sales agreement for two 777-200LRMFs (long-range Mammoth Freighters), with additional options for two -300ERMFs (extended
Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) welcomes German leisure airline Eurowings as a new customer to the composite aftermarket business of EFW. In the direct business to airlines and MRO companies, EFW offers composite spare parts with the highest product quality and delivery reliability as well as customised composite solutions according to customers’ needs and requirements. The cooperation
Causeway Aero Group is a supply chain partner with Rolls-Royce in developing composite components within the LUCIA (Large UltraFan Composites Integrated Aerostructures) project for the UltraFan® advanced engine demonstrator. LUCIA is co-funded by the UK Government through the ATI programme. UltraFan is designed to deliver up to 100,000 lb of thrust, making it a scalable
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain and Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance have signed an engine maintenance contract for CFM56-5B engines. This contract includes total engine support for the carriers Airbus A320ceo family fleet. This full engine support contract includes shop visits, fleet engineering, condition monitoring, spare support and
Low-cost carrier flyadeal, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabian Airlines Corporation, has signed a seven-year TrueChoice™ overhaul agreement during the Dubai Airshow to cover CFM56-5B engines that power its 11 A320-200 aircraft fleet. As part of the agreement, GE Aviation provided flyadeal an end-to-end engine management solution, combining engine overhaul services along with logistics for engine
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed an agreement to convert four B777-300ER passenger aircraft to cargo configuration for Emirates. The aircraft will be converted at the new site established in Etihad Engineering’s MRO centre in Abu Dhabi and the first conversion of the Emirates plane is expected to begin in early 2023. The agreement has
As global demand for freighters continues to soar, Boeing has announced plans to add three conversion lines for the 737-800BCF (Boeing Converted Freighter) across North America and Europe. The company also signed a firm order with Icelease for eleven of the freighters as the launch customer for one of the new conversion lines. In 2022, the
