Embraer and WDL Aviation GmbH, a German charter and ACMI airline headquartered at Cologne Bonn Airport and part of the Zeitfracht logistics group, have signed an agreement on a Flight Hour Pool Program to support the airline’s recently leased fleet of four used E190s. WDL, which becomes a new Embraer E-Jet family customer in 2019, leased
PEMCO Conversions, a subsidiary of Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services, has announced a new conversion program. The new program will feature Boeing 737-700 Next Generation aircraft Passenger-to-Full Freighter conversions. Chisholm Enterprises will be the launch customer. Accordingly, PEMCO Conversions will start the modification program in the second quarter of 2019. Also, the company will amend
Spatial, a provider of cabin crew training simulators, will manufacture an A321NX Extended Over Wing Exit Trainer for Aer Lingus. The high fidelity custom-built trainer will enable Aer Lingus’s cabin crew to be comprehensively trained to the highest standards of passenger service as well as all Safety and Emergency Procedures (SEPs) associated with the real
SR Technics has announced its plans for continued growth at its Malta facility in 2019. Over the course of the year, projects include delivering a new six-bay hangar and transforming local operations into a Center of Excellence for SR Technics base maintenance. In order to support this transformation in the near future, a VP of
Airinmar, an AAR Subsidiary, has signed an agreement with one of the leading low-cost carriers in Europe. This allows Airinmar to improve its warranty management abilities. Airinmar will operate as an extension of the carrier’s warranty division in three ways. First, Airinmar will assist with heavy/line maintenance warranty entitlements. Second, Airinmar will lend their expertise
Trenchard Aviation Group has secured dual accreditations, EASA and GCAA, for its Dubai facility located in the DAFZA Free Zone at Dubai International Airport. The facility is operated by Aero Technics, one of Trenchard Aviation Group’s four complementary businesses, and is one of the UAE’s leading EASA Part 21G Production and EASA Part 145 Maintenance,
JetWorx, a full-service Part 145 certified repair station, successfully servicing the Gulfstream, Cessna, and Bombardier brands, has announced that the FAA has approved the addition of several new capabilities. These include servicing Embraer EMB135 and Gulfstream G450 along with Limited Instrument and Limited Radio ratings. JetWorx successfully completed the extensive review process by the FAA,
MAC Aero Interiors enters the Chinese aircraft cabin interiors market by establishing a Joint Venture with Benniao Aviation. The newly launched MAC Sichuan will be providing cabin total technical care support to Chinese aircraft owners and operators. The new company, MAC Sichuan is established in the Chinese province of Sichuan which hosts one of the
A group of significant players in the aviation industry are cooperating to form a new alliance in the field of aircraft modification. As leading companies in the retrofit industry, EAD Aerospace, Envoy Aerospace, Etihad Airways Engineering and Lufthansa Technik have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form the Independent Aircraft Modifier Alliance (IAMA). IAMA
The ETID (Expander Technology Integrated Demonstrator) Nozzle Extension builds on GKN Aerospace’s patented manufacturing method for actively cooled nozzle extensions, i.e. the so-called “Sandwich” laser welded channel wall technology. The sandwich has a reinforcement jacket using additive manufacturing in the form of laser wire deposition. ETID is part of the ESA funded Future Launcher Preparatory
