MRO & Production

Spirit AeroSystems has officially opened its new logistics warehouse at its manufacturing operations in Subang, Malaysia. The 50,000-ft² facility will accommodate increasing volumes of assembly work on aerostructure components for commercial airliners. The expansion will free up other manufacturing space and improve the site’s capacity to rapidly build complex aerostructures for high-rate production programs at

Airbus H125 and H130 helicopter customers will get a boost in their operations thanks to a significant reduction in direct maintenance costs for the Safran Arriel 2D engine, which equips both single engines. The two main improvements provided by Safran are the extension of 25% of the time between overhaul (TBO) to 5,000 hours for

StandardAero has attained European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for their retrofittable crash-resistant fuel tank (CRFT) system for the Airbus Helicopters AS350 and EC130 family of light single helicopters. The newly approved CRFT was developed in partnership with Robertson Fuel Systems, the leader in the design and manufacture of fuel containment systems. StandardAero achieved Federal

AJW Group has signed a component repair agreement between the US-based leisure carrier Allegiant Air (Allegiant) and the Group’s Montreal-based MRO facility, AJW Technique. The contract, covering 150-part numbers, is a significant win for the aircraft parts maintenance and repair specialist, which signed the deal during the MRO Americas expo in Orlando, Florida. Allegiant has

BLR Aerospace has announced that the Civil Aviation Administration of China has validated the Supplemental Type Certificate for the H125 FastFin® System, clearing the way for installation of FastFin on Airbus H125 helicopters in China. It is the first FastFin System to be validated in China, according to BLR President Mike Carpenter. The H125 FastFin

Barfield, the US bridgehead of AFI KLM E&M’s global MRO network, has announced the signing of a regional distribution agreement with Falgayras SAS, a cutting-edge mechanical, electrical and electronics engineering oeM located at the heart of the aviation cluster around Toulouse in southern France. This is an exclusive multi-year agreement involving a selection of Falgayras

Airbus and Thai Airways International (THAI) have signed an agreement to establish a new joint venture maintenance and overhaul (MRO) facility at U-Tapao International Airport near Bangkok. The accord was signed on June 22, at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse by Usanee Sangsingkeo, Acting President, THAI; and Eric Schulz, Chief Commercial Officer, Airbus, in the presence

West Star Aviation has launched a maintenance event portal for their customers as the latest tool to stay connected while their aircraft is in work. The new portal was driven by the input of West Star’s customers and will make communication between customers and West Star quicker and more efficient. The user-friendly portal makes it

AJW Group has announced that it is investing in the expansion of its AOG service. AJW’s decision to expand its AOG team follows extensive consultation with its airline customers. The increased capacity will ensure faster response times to delivering the right part to the right place to minimise the disruption and impact of aircraft on