Pratt & Whitney has appointed five new Designated Maintenance Facilities (DMFs) in Europe, North America, South America and Asia to provide line maintenance for many of its engines operating around the world. The new DMFs are Rijnmond Air Services B. V., Rotterdam, Netherlands (PT6A, PW500 engines), Alidaunia S.R.L., Foggia, Italy (PT6B, PT6C, PT6T, PW200, PW210
HAECO Cabin Solutions, a business unit of the HAECO Group with headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.A., has launched three devices to upgrade aircraft lavatories to hands-free operation. The pre-certified devices include an electric foot-controlled switch for flushing toilets, an infrared sensor-based waste basket lid for disposal of toilet waste and a refillable hand sanitiser
Spirit AeroSystems has released that the Department of Defense (DoD) has allocated US$80 million to Spirit to expand domestic production capability for advanced tooling, composite fabrication and metallic fabrication. These funds are part of the national response to COVID-19 in support of the Defense Industrial Base. Spirit will utilize the funds to build tooling, fabricate
Colibri Aero, an international supplier of aircraft parts and interior solutions, together with J&C Aero, an international aircraft design and production organization, have announced the development of cargo containers for widebody passenger cabins thus allowing cabin conversion between passenger and cargo operations within just 24 hours. The Cargo Containers come in five different sizes and
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued the base certification to GKN Aerospace’s Johor facility in Malaysia for the repair of CFM56 aero-engine parts. The site will focus on servicing engine low-pressure compressor (LPC) components for the CFM56-5B, CFM56-7 and V2500 engines. The facility will complement GKN Aerospace’s existing component repair facility in El Cajon,
Spirit AeroSystems has received a letter from Boeing directing Spirit to pause additional work on four 737 MAX shipsets and avoid starting production on sixteen 737 MAX shipsets to be delivered in 2020, until otherwise directed by Boeing, in order to meet its customers’ needs in light of COVID-19’s impact on air travel and airline
Honeywell and Dimer LLC have announced a partnership to bring an ultraviolet cleaning (UVC) system to airlines that, when properly applied, significantly reduces certain viruses and bacteria on airplane cabin surfaces. The Honeywell UV Cabin System can treat an aircraft cabin in less than 10 minutes for just a few dollars per flight for midsize-to-large
Robinson Helicopter Company is now offering Shadin Avionics’ fuel flow meter on new R66s equipped with Garmin GTN 6xx or 750 GPS navigators. The fuel flow meter provides real-time fuel flow data to the GTN which in turn displays the fuel consumption rate along with fuel range rings on a moving map. Fuel used, fuel
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands (CAACI) has approved Eirtech Aviation Services as a Continuing Airworthiness Management Organization. This additional approval further increases the range of Eirtech’s CAMO services available to customers from aircraft airworthiness management and ARC recommendations for lease transition aircraft to supporting airlines and operator CAMO requirements. Eirtech Aviation Services
GA Telesis’ Component Solutions Group (CSG) has recently completed a five-year expansion and transformation, becoming a global leader in integrated aviation aftermarket solutions including aircraft and engine teardown, parts sales, distribution, flight hour services, inventory leasing, APU management, and repair management. With the business growing nearly 300% over the recent span, CSG has become an
