In a joint announcement from Chicago and Paris, Boeing and Safran have confirmed that the 50:50 joint venture to produce Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) has received regulatory approval. This will enable the two companies to commence with designing, building and servicing aircraft APUs -onboard engines that are primarily used to start the main engines and
STG Aerospace, the pioneering aircraft cabin lighting specialist, is delighted to announce that its Airbus liTeMood® solution is now FAA certifiied for the Airbus A318, A319, A320 and A321. This complements the EASA certification that it was awarded in August of this year. Airbus liTeMood® is a dynamic and configurable full colour, plug-and-play, programmable retrofit
OEMServices and Japan Airlines have signed a 10-year component support agreement for the airline’s planned fleet of thirty-one A350 aircraft. With the support of major Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM), OEMServices’ Original Integrated Services will cover the component repair, global component availability and 24/7 component support for Japan Airlines’ fleet of Airbus A350-900 and A350-1000 aircraft.
“Without doubt, Dubai is a strategic location for us, since it is situated in the heart of one of the largest aviation markets. Moreover, being next to Al Maktoum International Airport and just half an hour drive from Dubai International, our new hub will be able to deliver engine stands to major world locations within
Rolls-Royce has introduced a new Trent XWB Engine Change Service, with Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited (HAECO Hong Kong) as its launch partner. The service enables Rolls-Royce customers to access its OEM expertise and supplier network, with Rolls-Royce acting as a one-stop shop to organise labour, parts and/or tooling for any Trent XWB engine
Satair and Senior Metal Bellows, signed a new distribution agreement, which is an extension to an existing agreement signed in 2017. The new agreement covers the aftermarket for Europe and Asia and all commercial aerospace aftermarket products of Senior Metal Bellows, including compressors, bellows, thermal valves, accumulators, feedthroughs and much more. The extended agreement, which
AAR, a global provider of aftermarket aviation services for commercial airlines, has signed a long-term contract with Ameco, an MRO expert in RB211 repair and disassembly, on Wednesday at MRO APAC. The deal positions AAR to provide long-term support to customers in the market for this Rolls-Royce engine. The agreement includes AAR’s cooperation with Ameco
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has signed a contract with Automatic to provide the company another B737-400SF freighter. In the beginning of this year, AEI celebrated delivering its 100th B737-400SF freighter conversion and orders for the conversion platform remain strong. The Automatic B737-400 (MSN 25853) commenced modification yesterday and will be re-delivered in early March 2019. The
UTC Aerospace Systems and Lufthansa Technik have signed a life of program component service agreement for maintenance of Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine accessories integrated and supplied by UTC Aerospace Systems for the A320neo Under this agreement, Lufthansa Technik will develop repair capabilities for certain UTC Aerospace Systems’ GTF engine accessories. UTC Aerospace Systems will provide
Airbus confirms the growing success of Flight Hour Services (FHS) in the Asia-Pacific region with a new contract announced at the MRO Asia exhibition in Singapore. The agreement is with Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) for its new fleet of three A380 widebody aircraft. ANA becomes the latest A380 operator to benefit from increased
