MRO & Production

British Airways is exploring the possibility of using 3-D printers to create aircraft parts in the future. These printers would be located at airports around the world to reduce delays for customers and emissions caused by transporting items. The airline’s innovators predict that non-essential cabin parts will be first on the list to be generated,

FAI Technik GmbH, the German MRO supplier and member of the FAI Aviation Group, has completed two FANS installations on two Bombardier Challenger 604s (D-AFAA and D-AFAG) during October/November.  It has also just commenced a further installation, scheduled for completion by mid-December 2019. Simultaneously, FAI Technik GmbH has received an EASA-STC for a Garmin ADS-B

Recaro Aircraft Seating has broken ground on its latest expansion project, which features a new customer service area, a flame lab and crash facility. In total, Recaro has acquired an additional 45,000 m² and will invest €40 million (US$44 million) in the new buildings. The Customer Service area will improve operational processes by connecting all

Pratt & Whitney has reported a US$30 million investment in its engine services facility in Bridgeport, West Virginia for the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of PW800 engines. Specifically, the site will service the PW814GA and PW815GA engines that power the Gulfstream G500 and G600 aircraft, respectively, with the capacity to expand its capabilities to

Bombardier has signed a long-term lease agreement with the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) to build its new state-of-the art Global manufacturing center located at Toronto Pearson International Airport. With preliminary site work underway in Mississauga and first production activities set to begin in 2023, the cutting-edge facility will optimize final assembly operations for all

Spirit AeroSystems has completed its first integrated 767 forward fuselage section for Boeing, an expanded statement of work on the Boeing platform, which serves as both a freighter and the basis for the KC-46 tanker for the U.S. Air Force. The unit is scheduled to be delivered December 4, to Boeing in Everett, Wash. Spirit

Czech Airlines Technics (CSAT), a subsidiary company of Prague Airport and provider of aircraft, repair and maintenance services, has entered into a base maintenance agreement with leisure airline Jet2.com. Under the contract, employees of CSAT provide Boeing 737NG aircraft base maintenance checks for the U.K. carrier, in facilities at Václav Havel Airport Prague. Czech Airlines

Russia’s S7 Technics aircraft maintenance service provider and Kazakhstan’s national carrier Air Astana continue to expand its partnership in terms of MRO of the airline’s fleet. In November 2019 Air Astana, supported by S7 Technics’ team, completed its first in-house base maintenance check – 1C-Check on an Airbus A320neo. The check was performed at the

HAECO Component Overhaul (Xiamen) has been appointed as the exclusive Authorised Repair Centre in the People’s Republic of China and Authorised Repair Centre across Asia Pacific for TELAIR International GmbH (TELAIR) under a ten-year partnership agreement. The scope of this partnership covers full repair services for all TELAIR Power Drive Unit (PDU) and Mechanical Components