MRO & Production

Mammoth Freighters (Mammoth) has announced a strategic investment in a world-class wide-body maintenance and modification facility to support its Boeing 777-200LR and 777-300ER passenger-to-freighter conversion programs.   Through its investment, Mammoth is embarking on a long-term partnership with GDC Technics (GDC), a global aerospace company with extensive expertise in engineeringand technical services, modifications, electronic systems,

GKN Aerospace has delivered the first FTE for Airbus’ ”Wing of tomorrow” research program from its global technology center (GTC) in Bristol. This builds upon the successful production earlier this year of the single piece composite wing spar, one of the most challenging wing components produced. Chris Everett, GKN Aerospace Senior Vice President – Airbus

Pratt & Whitney and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are investing US$50 million to develop an ultra-quiet engine fan and advanced combustion technology designed to reduce noise, emissions, and fuel consumption as part of the third phase of the FAA’s Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions and Noise (CLEEN III) initiative. Pratt & Whitney has been an

C&L Aviation Group has completed the construction of a 27,000 ft² parts warehouse on its Bangor, ME campus, adjacent to the company’s component shop. The company will be utilizing the warehouse to store parts from its current 15 aircraft teardown projects including the nine ERJ 145 aircraft the company purchased from a European-based operator and

Embraer has signed a multi-year services agreement with Alliance Airlines, which will provide materials support for the carrier’s fleet of E190s. Through Embraer’s Services & Support portfolio of solutions, the agreement covers more than 300 repairable components and includes both materials and technical administration services supported from Embraer Asia Pacific’s facility in Singapore. Alliance has

Recaro Aircraft Seating (Recaro) has been tapped to equip Qatar Airways with the brand-new CL3810 economy-class seat. Starting at the end of 2022, twenty shipsets of the CL3810 will be installed on the new A321neo fleet. Qatar Airways is one of the first airlines to select the CL3810, which was unveiled in 2020. The customized

Spatial, a leading provider of cabin crew simulators, has entered a new partnership with S7 Airlines to manufacture and deliver a cabin service trainer and door trainer for the Airbus A320 family. Once complete, the Cabin Service Trainer (CST) will provide a full cabin mockup enabling all of S7’s trainees to become fully proficient with the