While Airbus continues to increase the monthly production numbers for the narrow-body A320 jet, it will be at a reduced level to that previously anticipated. Currently, the European planemaker is producing 40 units per month and this will increase to 43 in the third-quarter 2021, and 45 in the final quarter, both down on the
AT Technologies’ fully owned subsidiary Piedmont Aviation (TAT-Piedmont) and Honeywell International have entered into a ten-year agreement for an exclusive worldwide Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) rental services for OEM- authorized GTCP331-500 engines. Under this contract, TAT-Piedmont acquired Honeywell’s GTCP331-500 APU’s rental bank and will offer rental services to airlines which are operating Boeing’s 777 aircraft
thyssenkrupp Aerospace has signed a three-year contract with the South Korean aircraft manufacturer Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI). From early 2021 thyssenkrupp Aerospace will supply materials for KAI’s civil and military programs and will also manage supply chains. This will allow thyssenkrupp Aerospace to further expand its presence in the Asia-Pacific region. “The long-term agreement at
The 25-hour Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) developed by Honeywell and Curtiss-Wright for the air transport market, has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Technical Standard Order (TSO) certification. The new Honeywell Connected Recorder-25 meets and exceeds the requirements of the upcoming 2021 EASA minimum 25-hour cockpit voice recording mandate for aircraft weighing over 27,000 kilograms.
MRO service provider SR Technics, launched its new component services brand STRADE, on January 18, 2021. The new brand will operate as an independent unit inside the group. STRADE provides component sale, lease, loan, and exchange services on all major aircraft platforms. It will benefit from SR Technics’ legacy in aircraft know-how and product reliability
ST Engineering has signed a five-year airframe heavy maintenance contract with an international air cargo carrier. As part of the contract which took effect January 1, 2021, ST Engineering is to provide heavy maintenance support for multiple fleet types for the carrier at the Group’s airframe facilities in Mobile, Alabama, U.S. and other locations in
F/LIST CANADA, a subsidiary of F/LIST, the internationally renowned manufacturer of high-end interiors, is approved pursuant to CAR 573.02 for the maintenance of aeronautical products, and holds ratings in the categories: components, aircraft seats, cabin furnishings, galley and lavatory equipment. F/LIST’s production facility and veneer competence center in Canada has successfully offered full component production,
Mesa, the engineering and maintenance company arm of the Hi Fly group, has officially opened its new hangar at Beja’s Civil Terminal for maintenance of Airbus aircraft. The facilities cover an area of about 9,500 m² for aircraft maintenance, and includes workshops, warehouse, offices, training facilities and other support premises. The new hangar operates around
Farsound has released that it has met the requirements of the Aviation Suppliers Association’s Quality System Standard ASA-100 and FAA Advisory Circular 00-56B. Recent changes introduced by the CAAC (Chinese Airworthiness Authority) mandate aircraft parts’ distributors be approved to quality standard ASA100 if they wish to continue supplying parts into China. Following a successful approval
Honeywell has introduced the next generation of its Cabin Pressure Control and Monitoring System (CPCMS) with applications in both commercial and military aircraft. This new version of the system is all electric, lighter in weight, and available now for business and regional aviation as well as tactical or military trainer-sized aircraft. The CPCMS helps maintain
