GA Telesis (GAT) has reported that a major European airline has entered into an exclusive multi-year agreement to receive rotable component flight-hour support through GAT’s Intelligent Global Engine and Airframe Replenishment (“iGEAR”) program for its fleet of widebody aircraft. Launched in 2016 and managed by GAT’s Component Solutions Group (CSG), iGEAR programs provide airlines and
StandardAero Component Services has dedicated the company’s 30,000 ft² expansion of its component repair facility, located in Miami, Florida. The additional working space and capital improvements included the installation of a state-of-the-art clean line, an additional vacuum furnace as well as water jet cleaning capabilities. As a result, the facility will be the largest provider
AJW Group has secured a new Power-by-the-Hour (PBH) support contract with the Brazilian cargo unit of Azul Airlines, Azul Cargo Express. The multi-year contract, which marks an extension of AJW’s relationship with Azul, will see the business use its industry-leading expertise to manage the complete supply, repair and overhaul of rotable components for the operator’s
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group, has received FAA approval of repair specifications for selected aircraft parts using the Supersonic Particle Deposition (SPD) process commonly known as “cold spray.” “This groundbreaking approval is the first step in making the cold spray process commercially available for use in
Leonardo has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kangde Investment Group of China within the framework of COMAC CR929 long range airliner programme, aiming at further growth of its presence in the Country. Leonardo will leverage competences and intellectual property developed in Italy while Kandge will provide the financial coverage for the programme. Following
Liebherr-Aerospace is continuing to expand its presence in China. The company is growing and strengthens further its support to COMAC and to the customers of the Chinese aircraft manufacturer by different measurements at its liaison and customer service center in Shanghai. The Chinese aviation industry is developing rapidly and so are the activities of Liebherr-Aerospace
C&L Aviation Services (C&L), a C&L Aviation Group company, has received STC approval by the FAA for its Saab 340 A&B ADS-B solution. The STC certifies the installation of dual Garmin GTX-3000 transponders and uses either the Garmin GDL-88 SBAS/WAAS GPS or Universal Avionics SBAS/WAAS FMS GPS’s including the UNS-1Ew, UNS-1Espw, UNS-1Lw and UNS-1Fw FMS
AFI KLM E&M has won the call for tenders launched by Air Corsica for C-Checks on two of its A320s. The aircraft will be overhauled in Casablanca by Aerotechnic Industries (ATI), a 50/50 joint venture between AFI KLM E&M and Royal Air Maroc. The two checks will take place in the first quarter of 2019
As part of capacity expansion for its aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) business in the US, ST Engineering is pursuing the development of a 655,000 ft² airframe MRO complex at the Pensacola International Airport in Pensacola, Florida. The development cost for the MRO complex is estimated at US$210 million (about S$290 million), of which
Boeing has opened its first component factory in Europe, at Sheffield in the U.K. The premises will be used for the manufacture of actuation system components for the Boeing 737 and 767 jets from raw materials sourced in the U.K. Parts by the thousand will be produced each month, then shipped to Boeing’s Portland, Oregon
