Safran Helicopter Engines has opened a new facility in Norderstedt (Schleswig-Holstein), near Hamburg, Germany. The 3,000m2 site is dedicated to the support, maintenance and repair of helicopter engines, strengthening the company’s ability to meet growing demand in the European helicopter market. The official opening took place in the presence of Claus Ruhe Madsen, Schleswig-Holstein’s Minister
Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, is investing US$100 million in its Rzeszów facility in Poland to expand production capacity, introduce advanced manufacturing capabilities and meet rising global demand for its commercial and military engines, including the GTF, F135 and F100 programmes. The investment will fund the construction of a new facility dedicated to specialised
Barfield, a subsidiary of Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) in the Americas, has signed a three-year component repair and overhaul agreement with AerFin, an aviation asset specialist that buys, sells, leases and repairs aircraft, engines and parts. The agreement covers components supporting the A320 family, A330, E170/E190 and Boeing aircraft,
AerFin has entered into a new partnership with National Air Cargo to support the next phase of its aircraft teardown operations, further strengthening the movement of materials between Marana and Miami. The agreement focuses on delivering a more efficient, integrated logistics flow, ensuring aircraft components are transferred quickly, securely and with the operational oversight required
CFM International and International Airlines Group (IAG) have signed an agreement granting a CFM Premier MRO licence for both LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B engines, strengthening support for one of the industry’s fastest-growing engine families. The deal positions Iberia’s long-established engine maintenance facility at La Muñoza, near Madrid-Barajas Airport, as a key European hub within CFM’s global
Ontic, the OEM and MRO provider for civil and military aircraft, has launched a new teardown procurement initiative aimed at addressing one of the sector’s most persistent challenges: the availability of hard-to-source components for mature platforms. The programme reflects a forward-looking strategy focused on securing critical inventory before supply constraints impact operators. The first aircraft
Boeing Distribution and Honeywell Sensing Solutions have entered into a global distribution agreement aimed at improving aftermarket access to Honeywell’s aerospace and defence sensing and switching products. Under the terms of the deal, Boeing Distribution will stock and support a selected range of Honeywell Sensing Solutions components across its global network, with the objective of
Airbus has completed the manufacture and assembly of the first main deck cargo door for its A350F freighter at its Illescas facility in Spain, marking a significant step forward in the programme’s development. The component has now been delivered to the final assembly line in Toulouse, where it will be integrated into the fuselage of
Embraer has signed a spare parts inventory support agreement with Jazz Aviation, the primary operator of Air Canada Express, covering all E-Jets in the carrier’s fleet. Jazz, which currently operates 25 E175 aircraft, becomes the first customer in Canada to adopt Embraer’s Collaborative Inventory Planning (ECIP) programme, marking a notable expansion of Embraer Services &
Fokker Services Group has entered into a commercial agreement with KGB Aviation Solutions to integrate the SkyLog-25 flight data and cockpit voice recorder across multiple aircraft platforms. The agreement enables Fokker Services Group to offer a certified, next-generation 25-hour recording solution within its aircraft modification and retrofit programmes. The SkyLog-25 is designed to address increasing
