FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has signed the agreement with Corendon Dutch Airlines for base maintenance services for their fleet of 3 aircraft. Corendon Dutch Airlines is the Dutch airline of the Corendon Travel Group which started operations under its own Air operator certificate in April 2011.
Volvo Aero MRO has begun working with the University of Massachusetts Life Science Laboratories facility Additive Fabrications department to develop piece part fixturing from 3D printed processes. The first fixture under development is being manufactured using the selective laser sintering (SLS) method. The aim of the project is to develop process and knowledge of printing
In late December 2017, AFI KLM E&M and Tunisair signed a new Time & Material engine support contract covering the CFM56-5A, CFM56-5B and CFM56-7B engines powering the Tunisair fleet’s sixteen Airbus A320s, four A319s and seven Boeing 737s. The Tunisian flag carrier had launched a call for tenders in late 2016 aimed at selecting two
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) has signed a contract to provide Vx Capital Partners with an additional B737-400SF freighter conversion. The aircraft (MSN 28867) will commence modification in May 2018 and will be redelivered to Vx in October 2018. AEI’s Authorized Conversion Center, Jacksonville, Florida-based Flightstar Aircraft Services will perform the modification touch labor and maintenance
Magnetic MRO has completed a major milestone and is fully authorized to provide line maintenance services for Airbus A330 family. The total technical care maintenance and asset management organisation has further expanded its line maintenance capabilities following its Part 145 Approval being upgraded on March 22, 2018. The approval covers all three engine types used
EME Aero (Engine Maintenance Europe), a joint venture of Lufthansa Technik AG and MTU Aero Engines AG, has officially acquired the building site in Poland’s Aviation Valley near Rzeszów airport for a planned maintenance shop which will be one of the most advanced maintenance facilities in the aerospace industry. Between them, the two companies intend
Sichuan Services Aero Engine Maintenance Company (SSAMC), the joint venture between Air China and CFM International (CFM), has inaugurated a new 43,880 ft² expanding its maintenance, repair, and overhaul capability for CFM56 and LEAP engines to 300 engines per year. The brand-new facility, located in the Chengdu Free Trade Zone, benefits from the latest standards
Lufthansa Technik AG and the Indian international carrier Jet Airways have expanded their cooperation. Representatives of both companies signed a Total Component Maintenance (TCM) contract for Jet Airways’ narrow-body fleet of 80 Boeing 737NG, with single components repaired in a closed-loop and flat rate-based process. In addition, the existing Total Component Support (TCS®) contract for
CTT SYSTEMS AB (CTT), a market leader of aircraft humidity control systems, has received Cair™ VIP Inflight Humidification order from AMAC for one Boeing BBJ 747-8 and one Airbus ACJ320neo VIP aircraft. Both VIP aircraft will feature increased humidity in the entire VIP aircraft cabin, which requires eight respectively two humidifiers. These two VIP awards
On February 22, 2018, HAECO Xiamen celebrated its 3,000th aircraft input since commencing operation in March 1996. The milestone was marked by the redelivery of a Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. As one of the leading MRO service providers in Asia Pacific, HAECO Xiamen offers a comprehensive range of aircraft engineering and maintenance services, including
