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,
EngineStands24 has launched its new engine stands hub in Dubai, UAE. EngineStands24 launched its Emirates hub in cooperation with Chabok Aviation, a Dubai-based supplier of aircraft parts and components. The new hub will store stands for narrow-body aircraft engines, including those for CFM56-5A/B, CFM56-7B and V2500. The warehouse will also be supplemented with a range
OEMServices has signed an exclusive repair distributor agreement with Triumph Integrated Systems Actuation & Control, geared at servicing Triumph’s customers in the Middle East and Africa. OEMServices will operate aftermarket services for Triumph Actuation & Control from its Dubai service center located in the Jebel Ali Free Zone area. More specifically, the component services provided
Boeing and Uzbekistan Airways have reached an agreement for Boeing to provide services that will enable the airline to more efficiently and effectively maintain its 787-8 Dreamliner fleet through the Boeing Landing Gear Exchange program. The flag carrier of the Republic of Uzbekistan will rely on Boeing to support its fleet with quick and reliable
