The Chief Executive Officer of Safran, Philippe Petitcolin, has announced the construction of a new aircraft carbon brake plant in Feyzin, near Lyon. This new plant will strengthen the production capacity of Safran Landing Systems, the Group’s landing and braking system specialist. Carbon brakes for aircraft are currently produced at three Safran facilities: the legacy
Aircraft End-of-Life Solutions (AELS) has purchased one Airbus A330-223 from Portuguese operator TAP. The aircraft will be flown to Twente Airport at the end of July. AELS will disassemble and dismantle the aircraft according to the highest industry standards. The A330, MSN 195, with registration CS-TOI, has been operated by TAP since 2007. The aircraft
Spanish carrier Air Europa, has trusted Sabena technics to perform base maintenance operations on two of their Boeing 787-8. For the past two years, Sabena technics has been providing Air Europa with airframe solutions for their fleet of A330s. Later this year, the French MRO will perform C-checks in “nose to tail” on the two
MRO service provider SR Technics, has signed a five-year maintenance contract with Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) and Edelweiss Air. The new agreement, which covers the entire Airbus A320ceo fleet of both SWISS and its sister airline Edelweiss, goes into effect on July 1, 2019. SR Technics has been a key partner to Switzerland’s flagship
Dedienne Aerospace has signed a new license agreement for nacelle Ground Support Equipment (GSE) with the Aerostructures Division of Collins Aerospace, which includes sales, maintenance, calibration, leasing and services. This latest license agreement authorizes Dedienne Aerospace to provide GSE and related services on the A220, E2, E190, MRJ nacelle programs, as well as legacy nacelle
CRP Technology has been changing the rules of additive manufacturing since mid-90’, smashing records and setting models nowadays that apply to the 3D printing technology with polyamide materials. A clear sign of this continued performance is Windform® FR1 (FR stands for Flame Retardant), the new-born material from the Windform® TOP-LINE family of composite materials for
Air Astana has sent two of its A320s to S7 Technics’ southernmost base, under a long-term contract for maintenance support the companies signed in 2018. Mineralnye Vody aircraft painting shop painted the aircraft into FlyArystan’s livery. At the Mineralnye Vody base, the S7 Technics team also reconfigured the cabins of both A320s, to fit FlyArystan’s
AJW Technique, the maintenance hub for the AJW Group’s component repair and overhaul service, based in Montreal, has undertaken the Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) Process Inspection (PI) with zero findings and zero observations. In addition to a detailed review of the large number of work orders, the TCCA also audited the Oxygen Mask facility
Seven A321ceo and 32 A321neo aircraft are being included in the component support contract signed in 2017 by Cebu Pacific Air initially covering its fleet of over 40 Airbus A320s. AFI KLM E&M is proud to support the expansion of one of the most profitable low-cost airlines on a rapidly growing market. The array of
Sonaca Montreal, specialized in the manufacturing of large aluminum aerostructures, has opted for a long-term partnership with thyssenkrupp Aerospace and has extended its contract, which has been in effect since 2016. Through 2023, thyssenkrupp’s aerospace experts will be responsible for warehouse and supply chain management as well as comprehensive processing services for the just-in-time materials
