MTU Maintenance, one of the world’s leading provider of MRO services for commercial aircraft engines and industrial gas turbines, has laid the foundation stone for a new logistics center at its Ludwigsfelde location on July 20. The total investment for the new building with a workspace of 6,500 m² is €11.5 million. The additional floor
AFI KLM E&M and China Eastern Airlines have signed a component support contract for the Chinese company’s Boeing 787-9 fleet, which will eventually include 15 aircraft. The agreement covers repair services, access to a regional spare parts pool as well as the provision of a local parts stock, and additional services in the field of
CTT SYSTEMS AB (CTT), a leader of aircraft humidity control systems, has received Cair™ VIP Inflight Humidification system order from Jet Aviation for one Airbus ACJ320neo. This completion will feature increased humidity in the entire aircraft cabin, which requires support from two humidifiers. This award is CTT Systems’ 90th order for Airbus ACJ/Boeing BBJ VIP
Cusco Aviation, CAG Aviation Consulting and Hancuff Aviation have joined forces to form a T3Tech, an Aviation Technical Services group, under the Leadership of Aviation Technical Experts Manuel E. Cordero, Cesar Guedez and Robert Hancuff. Cordero, Guedez and Hancuff bring over 60 years of combined solid experience in the aviation technical services industry, having had
Embraer and Kenya Airways announced the signing of a multi-year contract for the Embraer Collaborative Inventory Planning (ECIP) program. Under this contract, Embraer will take over the planning and replenishment of a sizeable portion of Kenya Airways’ spare parts stock covering the 15 Embraer E190 aircraft operated by the airline. ECIP is part of a
Dowty Propellers has announced an agreement establishing Ethiopian Airlines as an authorized repair and overhaul facility in Africa for propellers on Bombardier Q400 regional airliners. Under terms of this agreement, Dowty Propellers will provide training, technical data and equipment, along with support enabling Ethiopian to repair and overhaul Dowty Propellers’ R408 propeller hardware that equip
StandardAero has signed an exclusive five-year time-and-material contract with Air Tanzania to provide maintenance and engineering services for the Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PW150A engines powering the flag carrier’s fleet of three Q400 regional turboprops. This new contract extends StandardAero’s relationship with Air Tanzania, the company having previously provided engine support for the airline’s
GKN Fokker Elmo and the State of Maharashtra (India) have signed an MOU for investment in a second manufacturing facility for wiring interconnection systems in India at the Farnborough Air Show. The new site, a fully owned GKN Aerospace business, is located in Pune in the state Maharashtra and is scheduled to come on line
After almost eight years of cooperation, ATR and the Brazilian carrier Azul have renewed their Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA). This contract covers the repair, overhaul and pooling services of Line- Replaceable Units, along with propeller availability and maintenance, plus an on-site stock support. Covering Azul’s whole ATR fleet, currently made up of 33 aircraft, this
Dowty Propellers have extended its support contract for propeller systems on SpiceJet’s Bombardier Q400 regional airliner fleet, which the Indian carrier is expanding with the purchase of 25 additional twin-engine aircraft. The new seven-year Dowty Propellers agreement with SpiceJet, signed at the 2018 Farnborough Airshow, culminates a joint process of developing a comprehensive support package
