Universal Avionics (UA) has announced the first SBAS-Flight Management System (FMS) upgrade for the ATR 42-500 type. The operator, First Air, also performed the engineering design, certification, and installation for their fleet renewal. Six First Air ATR 42-500 aircraft have each received dual UA UNS-1Fw SBAS-FMSs and a Terrain Awareness Warning System (TAWS). First Air’s
Täby Air Maintenance, TAM, is seeking approval for a Part 21 Design Organisation, thus aiming to further enhance services to operators of the worldwide fleet of Saab 340 and Saab 2000 airliners. Plans call for a spring 2019 full design approval. “We constantly strive to provide operators with a seamless service, and with full in-house
Rotable Repairs, one of UK’s leading providers of Wheel and Brake MRO services looks to expand its capacity and offering within the UK due to continued growth and customer requirement. The Aircraft Wheel & Brake Specialist will soon be relocating both the office and workshop environment under one roof within a new and improved 49,000
Global aftermarket solutions company AAR will provide full power-by-the-hour (PBH) support of Air New Zealand’s A320 fleet under a long-term agreement. The contract covers a total of 48 aircraft including 30 A320ceos and 18 A320neos. This is the latest example of the deepening relationship between AAR and Air New Zealand, the nation’s flag carrier airline.
Boeing Commercial Airplanes has awarded Liebherr-Aerospace another contract for their 777 and 777X programs. Liebherr-Aerospace will deliver two electronic components of the main gear steering system for the two wide-bodies: the main gear steering control unit and the nose gear steering position transducer. Relying on its unrivalled experience in landing gear systems, Liebherr-Aerospace will design
MRO service provider SR Technics, has signed an agreement with a new customer, Skymark Airlines, to provide engine MRO services for the Japanese carrier’s CFM56-7B engines. Under the five-year agreement, SR Technics will handle Skymark’s engine shop visits at its Zurich and Cork facilities. The new agreement was signed after a period in which SR
AerSale®, a global supplier of mid-life aircraft, engines, used serviceable material and MRO services, has opened a new business unit in Roswell, New Mexico, to be named AerSale Parts Manufacturing. An official ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for September 25, 2018. Roswell Mayor Dennis Kintigh, AerSale Parts Manufacturing General Manager Randy Phelps, and the Roswell Chamber
AAR, a leading provider of aviation aftermarket services to the world’s airlines, has entered a multiyear Integrated Component Solutions agreement with Air Malta to provide full power-by-the-hour (PBH) support of its A320neo aircraft. Air Malta will receive nose-to-tail ATA chapter coverage, including airframe, APU and engine line replaceable units (LRUs) together with the provision of
GE Chairman & CEO John Flannery has reaffirmed the company’s continued commitment to Malaysia with a major US$80 million investment in GE Engine Services Malaysia (GEESM). Alongside this renewed commitment to the GEESM facility, GE also announced the establishment of the Global IT Service Desk, located at its headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. GEESM, an aircraft
HAECO ITM, a member of the HAECO Group, has renewed its long-term contract with Cebu Pacific Air to provide inventory technical management support for the airline’s Airbus A330-300 fleet. The contract extension covers the services of component MRO, repair management, component pooling, component engineering, stores and logistics management in Manila, Main Base Kit (MBK) services,
