At Aircraft Interiors in Hamburg, Bucher Group and Satair have signed an agreement for the supply of galley spare parts, thereby sealing the first collaborative agreement between the two companies. The contract is effective as of April 2019. The Bucher Group is a Swiss based company with over 60 years of experience in the aircraft
After contracts for component support and A-Checks, French carrier XL Airways has now entrusted overhauls of its two CF6-80E1 powerplants to AFI KLM E&M. The shop visits for the two XL Airways CF6-80E1 engines will be handled one after the other by teams at Amsterdam in the first quarter of 2019. During this period, the
AJW Group has signed a Pool Access Agreement with private and business jet aviation services provider, TAG Aviation. The contract covers TAG Aviation’s Boeing 757 aircraft, which is operated in a VIP configuration offering high-end, round-the-world tours. The news marks the extension of an existing relationship between TAG Aviation and AJW Group, with the lease
On Apr 3rd, the new facilities of GAMECO Parts Manufacturing Center (PMC) were officially put into operation. Specializing in developing and manufacturing of aircraft parts, PMC has attracted excellent talents in aeronautic major and professional technician with rich engineering experience. The new site covers an area of nearly 6,000 m² with appropriate layout and well-equipped
SR Technics has successfully completed a galley conversion project for the leasing company AerCap. The SR Technics Engineering team’s innovative proposal to modify the galleys on five Boeing 777-300ERs convinced AerCap to upgrade to the popular ATLAS standard. After a design and certification process, the first installation was completed at the beginning of 2018 and
AFI KLM E&M was awarded Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) certification authorizing AerCap’s three 777s to resume operations. AFI KLM E&M had reconfigured and retrofitted the cabins with Zodiac Aerospace’s RAVE IFE system – a world first on Boeing 777-300ERs. AerCap has ordered the cabin retrofit for the three aircraft in October 2017 prior to their
American Airlines is starting scheduled flights with the first of its 100 new Airbus A321neo aircraft on order. These aircraft come equipped with an all-new cabin interior designed for enhanced passenger comfort and convenience, including larger Airspace XL overhead luggage bins that increase carry-on bag capacity. American is the launch customer for the Airspace XL
Triumph Group’s Aerospace Structures business unit has entered a definitive agreement to assign the contract for the manufacture of structural components for the Embraer E2 program to AeroSpace Technologies of Korea (ASTK). The agreement follows Triumph’s January 2018 strategic decision to partner with ASTK to outsource production of the E2 fuselage. ASTK now has responsibility
Bucher Aerospace, the Seattle-based branch of the international Bucher Group, has launched a half-size version of its thermally insulated galley cart, ARCTICart. Launched on the first day of the Aircraft Interiors Expo, the ATLAS half-size ARCTICart enables cabin crew to serve chilled food and drinks to passengers without the need for chillers, dry ice and
HAECO Cabin Solutions has unveiled its Eclipse Cabin at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany, on April 2, 2019. During the event, HAECO Cabin Solutions has also showcased its new Eclipse seat. The launch customer − an as yet unnamed Middle East-based airline − will begin flying with the seats in 2020. The Eclipse
