Two weeks after acquiring Apple Aviation, STS Aviation Group (STS), an aviation solutions company, has finalized the purchase of a wide-body aircraft maintenance facility in Birmingham, England. The facility was formerly operated by Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) and put up for sale in March of 2019. It features 200,000 ft² of total space — including
Liebherr-Aerospace and ATR have signed a ten-year agreement covering the supply of components, repairs and associated Pay-by-the-Hour services for the more than 300 ATR42/72-600 aircraft fleet. After two years of development, the new air management system, developed and manufactured by Liebherr-Aerospace, will enter into service next year on ATR’s 42/72 aircraft family. The regional aircraft
TurbineAero, a portfolio company of The Gores Group, has officially opened its new facility in Chonburi, just outside of Bangkok Thailand. On Friday, September 27, 2019, TurbineAero has unveiled the new 90,000 ft² facility, down the street from its former location. “I am very excited to have this state-of-the-art facility completed and look forward to
Collins Aerospace Systems and Lufthansa Technik have announced a first-of-its-kind licensing and asset agreement for Airbus A380 main landing gear Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) services. Under the agreement, which spans the life of the A380 program, Lufthansa Technik will be able to provide A380 main landing gear MRO services and access to assets supporting
MTU Aero Engines has built a new test center for engine parts on its Munich premises, investing an amount of more than €25 million (US$27.5 million) in a new building and the most advanced test equipment. After two years of construction, the test center is now operational. With the new test center, MTU not only
StandardAero has signed an exclusive long-term contract with Fort Lauderdale-based Silver Airways for Pratt & Whitney PW127M engine support. Silver Airways is an Amerian, independent regional airline and StandardAero will provide it with comprehensive engine services in support of its fleet of brand-new ATR -600 regional turboprops, including responsive overhaul-level support from StandardAero’s Summerside, PE,
MRO service provider SR Technics, has been awarded a seven-year exclusive engine maintenance contract with Ukraine International Airlines (UIA). The agreement covers a minimum of 34 CFM56-7B shop visits. Meanwhile, work began on the first engine in the SR Technics engine shop in Zurich in August of this year. UIA and SR Technics have had
Rolls-Royce and Volo Aero MRO have signed a ten-year agreement covering the support of T56 single engine piece part maintenance repair and overhaul services. With over 18,000 engines manufactured since 1953 and more than 230 million flight hours accumulated, the T56/501 engine continues to be the leader of large turboprop engines for both military and commercial
Barfield, a subsidiary of Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) in the Americas, has signed an agreement allowing Falgayras to become Barfield authorized repair center in Europe. The agreement covers the repair and calibration of several GSTE products including Air Data/Pitot Static, and Turbine Temperature. The first agreement with Falgayras allowed
C&L Aerospace has purchased the Beechjet 400 rotable parts program from Global Parts. As part of the transaction, C&L has acquired Global’s entire Beechjet rotable inventory. All parts from the program are now stocked in C&L’s Bangor, ME warehouse. Parts from this purchase will bolster existing inventory and be used to support C&L’s robust Beechjet
