TAP Air Portugal has become the world’s first airline to fly the new A330-900neo and has selected Bucher galleys to equip the cabins of the new aircraft. The aircraft is the first to feature the new “Airspace by Airbus” cabin concept. Airspace offers flexible zones and innovative design for the cabin crew’s workspace and gives
Transport Canada jas approved Robinson Helicopter’s R66 cargo hook installation, providing Canadian commercial lift operators with a high performance, low cost solution. The optional cargo hook carries external loads up to 1200 lb., and the R66’s maximum gross weight increases from 2700 lb. to 2900 lb. The cargo hook installation allows solo flight from either
Liebherr-Aerospace announced an agreement with U.S.-based NORDAM to develop, manufacture, test and certify anti-ice valves to be used in a NORDAM-developed engine build-up system for A320neos equipped with the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engine. The contract is considered a major milestone in Liebherr’s long-term strategy. According to Nicolas Bonleux, Managing Director & Chief Commercial Officer,
The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) has awarded AAR, the global aviation services provider, a five-year contract to perform full maintenance and logistical support services for its Boeing 737 series aircraft owned and operated by the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System (JPATS) in Oklahoma City, Okla. The agreement is valued at US$51 million. AAR will
Airbus Helicopters will be adding a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) complex adjacent to its existing facility in the Kobe Airport Facility in Japan. Construction will commence in June 2019, with the new facility expected to be operational in November 2019. The company’s existing facility is capable of accommodating up to 25 medium-sized helicopters simultaneously.
Arkia Israeli Airlines has signed a comprehensive technical services contract with Lufthansa Technik. Within the framework of a ten-year agreement, Lufthansa Technik will support the airline with Total Technical Support (TTS®) including Technical Operations Management (TOM) for Arkia’s three Airbus A321LR. Integrating all MRO activities into one service package, Lufthansa Technik will provide engineering, line
Barfield, an Air France KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) subsidiary in the Americas and a major aviation industry player, has signed a multi-year components maintenance agreement with Ecuadorian based airline TAME. The flat rate agreement covers TAME’s Airbus A330 aircraft. The agreement also increases Barfield’s long term partnership with TAME with the support
MTU Maintenance and new customer Serene Air have signed a long-term contract. The agreement covers the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the Pakistani operator’s CFM56-7 engines, powering its Boeing 737-800 fleet. Further, the agreement includes on-site support and spare engine leasing. The contract also includes the option to expand the scope in the future to
China Eastern has signed a new contract with AFI KLM E&M, covering its fleet of Airbus A350-900s, ultimately set to number 20 aircraft. The bespoke A350 contract covers repairs, access to a regional spares pool, and the provision of a Main Base Kit (MBK). The agreement also includes complementary training services and engineering development assistance.
Atitech, the Italian MRO has been granted approval to add the Airbus A320neo aircraft to its MRO capabilities. Following the EASA Part 145 certification, announced on Nov. 21, the new generation aircraft type has been added to its base maintenance capability with its technicians now able to provide airframe support.
