STS Aviation Services (STS) has gained CAA Part 145 approval to conduct base maintenance operations at its state-of-the-art aircraft maintenance facility in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Aircraft types included in the new approval cover the A320 family, A330, B737NG and B757 models with additional aircraft to be added in the coming months. The STS team will
FL ARI Aircraft Maintenance & Engineering Company (FL ARI), a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) service provider based in Harbin, China, has received certification approval as an EASA Part 145 Maintenance Organization. FL ARI is a joint venture between China Aircraft Leasing Group (CALC), its mid- to end-of-life aircraft solutions arm Aircraft Recycling International (ARI),
AAR, a leading aviation services provider to commercial airlines and governments worldwide, and Sumitomo Corporation, a top Japanese trading company, are launching a joint venture ― AAR Sumisho Aviation Services. This Chicago-area-based joint venture will distribute aircraft parts and offer aviation logistics management solutions to the Japanese defense market. Additionally, the partnership will distribute parts
Transport Canada Civil Aviation has approved Aeronautical Engineers’ (AEI) STC (ST01827LA) for the 11-pallet position B737-400SF freighter conversion and the 10-pallet position B737-300SF freighter conversions. Foreseeing an uptick in demand for the B737 Classic freighter programs, AEI initialized the approval process with Transport Canada in the fourth quarter of 2019. In addition to FAA, EASA,
Part-out activity has commenced this month in Marana, Arizona for two A319-132 airframes recently acquired by APOC Aviation. MSN 1758 and 1790 were formerly operated by Air Macau and the parts are expected to arrive into APOC’s stock during April/May. All of the harvested A319 parts will be assessed, and then APOC’s audited group of
EDM, a global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defense sectors, has completed a project for Air Baltic’s A220 Extended Door Trainer, which has been fully installed at the airlines’ training facility in Riga, Latvia. EDM was tasked by airBaltic to develop its new A220 Extended Door Trainer in response to the
The Spanish Government announced new measures March 29, in the fight against COVID-19. These measures will take effect from Monday March 30, until Thursday April 9 (included), and will restrict all non-essential activities across the country. Some key activities in Commercial Aircraft, Helicopters and Defence and Space remain essential. Minimum activity in these areas for
Boeing is taking additional steps to support COVID-19 recovery and relief efforts. The company released that it would begin using its 3-D printing capabilities at several facilities across the United States to manufacture face shields to help protect those who are on the front lines of fighting the virus. Boeing’s initial production goal is to
Airflow Solutions (Tulsa, OK U.S.A.) has received enhanced FAA Op-Specs approval for jet engine maintenance in its expanded 65,000 ft² MRO and Engine Storage and RTF Preservation facility, as well as on-wing field team dispatch authority. Enhancement was expedited to support capacity requirements for engine inspections, preservation and storage as global pandemic has forced the
While securing business continuity, Airbus, the world’s largest planemaker, has been taking stringent measures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of its workforce during the current COVID-19 outbreak. On Monday, March 23, production resumed in Spain and France after four-day break for deep cleaning and re-evaluation of the situation, while operations in the U.K., U.S.,
