C&L Aviation Services (C&L) has received EASA approval for its Saab 340 A&B ADS-B solution. The STC certifies the installation of dual Garmin GTX-3000 transponders and uses either the Garmin GDL-88 SBAS/WAAS GPS or Universal Avionics SBAS/WAAS FMS GPS’s including the UNS-1Ew, UNS-1Espw, UNS-1Lw, and UNS-1Fw FMS systems to comply with the FAA Automatic Dependent
Lufthansa Technik AG is ready to offer cabin completions for Airbus’ smallest commercial aircraft family, the A220. The company has already developed a first VIP cabin interior concept, parts of which will be showcased for the first time on this year’s European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva. The spacious SkyRetreat concept will
CTT SYSTEMS AB (CTT), a market leader in aircraft humidity control systems, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus Corporate Jets to optimize a humidification system for the ACJ320 Family to further improve efficiency and performance. Cabin humidity is typically low in VIP passenger aircraft cabins, but with a CTT humidication system it can
StandardAero’s Fleetlands, U.K., engine MRO facility has increased capacity by 50% to support its TFE731 engine line MRO services. As a result, StandardAero can fully process engine overhauls and has recently completed a pair of TFE731 Major Periodic Inspection (MPI) within established U.S. shop turnaround time for a European customer. In addition and since the
Honda Aircraft Company plans to expand its global headquarters in Greensboro, NC by investing an additional US$15.5 million in a new 82,000-ft² facility on its 133+ acre campus in Greensboro. This will bring the company’s total capital investment in its North Carolina facilities to more than US$245 million. Scheduled to break ground in July 2019,
Inflite The Jet Centre, part of the Inflite group of companies, based at London Stansted Airport, has received Authorised Service Centre status from Rolls-Royce to support the engines that power Embraer’s Legacy 600 and 650 business jets. Effective immediately, Inflite will deliver the OEM’s CorporateCare® and CorporateCare Enhanced MRO services to the Rolls-Royce AE 3007,
Having been in administration since last year, Italian aircraft maker Piaggio Aerospace will not be broken up as a buyer is sought, according to a statement from Italian government Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio. The hope is that a buyer will be found for the whole, or one of its two divisions – engines
Southwest Airlines has announced that it intends to begin construction on its first maintenance hangar at the Denver International Airport this summer. The nearly US$100 million investment will allow Southwest’s Mechanics to work on up to three aircraft inside the 130,000 ft² hangar. There will be parking and facilities outside the hangar for eight additional
Certified Aviation Services, (CAS), has been awarded the Maintenance Approval Certificate from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP AMO 483-F). The scope of this certificate covers work for CAS’ LAX line maintenance station and its AOG Go-Team division. The CAAP AMO requires its candidates to assemble a safety management system (SMS). After the
HOP!, Air France regional subsidiary, has selected Turbonycoil® 600, a synthetic standard turbine oil, for use in its mixed fleet. HOP!’s current fleet consists of 13 Embraer 170 and 10 Embraer 190 powered by GE- CF34 engines, 13 Embraer 145 powered by Rolls-Royce AE3007A, 11 CRJ 700 and 14 CRJ 1000 also powered by GE-
