The first pre-serial H160 has been fitted with its rear fuselage, the first major component assembly having been pre-assembled in Albacete, Spain according to the site specialisation strategy implemented in Airbus Helicopters. The main fuselage of the first pre-serial aircraft arrived from the company’s facilities in Donauwörth, Germany earlier in the year. A total of
Lufthansa Technik has developed a unique procedure to wash engines with dry ice, the solid form of carbon dioxide (CO2). The company has filed several patent applications, which means it can now develop an actual product, which will be called Cyclean Dry Ice. As of 2019, the system will be used alongside the water-based Cyclean®
MTU Maintenance Canada has re-delivered the first V2500 engine for customer IAE International Aero Engines (IAE) in Vancouver at the end of June. The engine falls under the contract between IAE and MTU last year that sees MTU Maintenance Canada serving V2500 aftermarket customers. The V2500 is the engine that powers the A320ceo family. “MTU
AAR’s OEM Aftermarket Solutions group has signed an agreement with LORD Corporation to be its channel to the Americas market for LORD Flight Control Equipment repairs. The LORD products covered by this agreement are cockpit controls for systems on Airbus commercial fixed-wing aircraft. LORD acquired LORD Electromechanical Solutions (formerly Fly-by-Wire Systems France) from SKF in
The Norwegian Air Shuttle Group and Lufthansa Technik have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to early extend an existing Total Engine Support (TES®) contract with Lufthansa Technik. The agreement covers all-inclusive services for the CFM56-7B engines powering the airline’s current fleet of 115 Boeing 737-800 aircraft. According to the MoU, Lufthansa Technik will cover all
West Star Aviation has reported that the Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC), the Brazilian civil aviation authority, has approved West Star’s East Alton (ALN) facility to work on Brazilian registered aircraft through 2020. This approval is the latest addition to a growing list of authorizations which have allowed West Star to expand business worldwide.
AerFin E170, MSN 17000123, has completed its full heavy maintenance and transition check at Atitech MRO in Naples and will be positioned with BeyondPool™ support program. The EASA-compliant aircraft, part of the 15 E170LR aircraft purchased by AerFin from Saudi Arabian Airlines, completed its heavy maintenance check on time and within budget as part of
CTT SYSTEMS AB (CTT), a leader of aircraft humidity control systems, has received Zonal Drying™ order from an undisclosed airline for eight Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The eight Zonal Drying™ systems will be retrofit fitted during last quarter 2018 and first quarter 2019. Peter Landquist, VP Sales & Marketing, CTT Systems AB, comments: “We see an
HAECO Cabin Solutions, a division of HAECO Americas with headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA, have reported that Airbus has approved HAECO Cabin Solutions as an offerable supplier for passenger seating. The VectorTM seat is now included in the A350 aircraft catalogue for line-fit selection. In addition, HAECO has secured a launch customer for line-fit
Pattonair, a leading global supply chain provider to the aerospace industry, has been selected as one of the first group of UK companies to participate in the Access India Programme (AIP). Sponsored by the Government of India, the programme is the first of its kind to facilitate investments and market entry by small and medium
