MEKCO Group have completed the newly expanded addition of SATTO Repair Center, USA. SATTO has been providing revolutionary interior plastic/composite repair systems to the aircraft industry globally for many years. This is the first FAA/EASA approved SATTO repair center in the United States. SATTO Solutions, a product line under the SATTO brand, was established in
AerFin has signed a logistics agreement in Atlanta, GA. The 24/7 facility is in close proximity to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The facility will initially cover more than 200 E-jet rotable part numbers including actuators, valves, electronics and lighting as well as a large selection of high demand component LRUs. This store demonstrates AerFin’s commitment
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has received an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (ST02690LA) for the passenger-to-freighter conversion of B737-800 aircraft. The prototype B737-800SF freighter conversion (MSN 29121) was completed in December yet experienced a delay in certification due to the partial government shutdown. “We believe the AEI B737-800SF will become the industry’s standard narrowbody freighter for the next
Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) regional wing, SilkAir, has selected Thompson Aero Seating for the upgrade of Business Class seats on its Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet. The upgrades are a part of a significant investment programme that will eventually see SilkAir merged into SIA. The upgrades will commence in May 2020 and will feature new lie-flat
Embraer and Air Astana, a flag carrier of Kazakhstan, have reached a multi-year agreement on a Flight Hour Pool Program to support the component needs for the airline’s new E2 fleet, Embraer’s second generation of the E-Jets family of commercial aircraft. The E2’s entry into service marks the beginning of Air Astana’s fleet renewal. Currently
Boeing and Safran have jointly announced the name of their 50-50 joint venture to design, build and service Auxiliary Power Units (APUs): Initium Aerospace. From its Latin roots, initium means ‘the beginning’ or ‘to start.’ This is what an APU is and does when it provides the power to start the main aircraft engines and
Lufthansa Technik has received the approval from the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for maintenance services on aircraft registered in Saudi Arabia. In January 2019, a first A-Check on a corresponding Airbus A320 was already conducted by Lufthansa Technik Middle East mechanics in the hangar of DC Aviation
Boeing Distribution Services (formerly KLX Aerospace Solutions) secured a long-term contract with Joramco at MRO Middle East 2019. The contract will provide the aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) company with aerospace hardware and chemical products and services. Birgitt Pohlkamp vice president of Europe, Middle East, Africa and India sales for Boeing Distribution Services said.
BOSA has launched its first business in the Asia-Pacific region under the Royal Thai Government’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) initiative. BOSA-Thayaan Aircraft Service (BTAS), a joint venture (JV) between BOSA and Thailand-based Thayaan Aviation Consultants Group, will commence line maintenance operations at U-Tapao Airport (UTP). The EEC initiative is seeking to create a “Thailand 4.0”
Spanish Airline Evelop has contracted Lufthansa Technik to provide Total Component Support for the airline’s future Airbus A350 aircraft. The ten-year contract covers two A350-900 that will enter Evelop’s fleet in March 2019 and 2020 respectively. Founded in 2013 as part of the Barceló Group, the Evelop fleet comprises a total of two Airbus A330-300,
