MRO & Production

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Airbus Helicopters have implemented a new single Production Organisation Approval (POA). This replaces previous national approvals from France, Germany and Spain by a single, integrated framework allowing for simplified industrial exchanges between Airbus Helicopters’ manufacturing facilities and supporting the company’s industrial strategy of site specialisation across Europe. “The

Telair International AB has received certification for its new Flexible Loading System™ (FLS) for all current production and in-service Boeing 737 aircraft. The system allows 737 operators to carry containerized cargo (baggage, mail, and parcel freight) in the lower hold of the aircraft, along with bulk-loaded bags. Commercial aviation lessor GECAS will offer the new

ST Aerospace, through its US affiliate company, VT San Antonio Aerospace (VT SAA), has secured a contract from Air Canada to perform interior reconfiguration services on part of the airline’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet. This cabin reconfiguration contract follows a long-term agreement with Air Canada, announced in June 2017, for heavy maintenance services on the

Long-standing partners AirAsia X and AFI KLM E&M have extended the Malaysian budget carrier’s A330-300 component support contract, originally signed in 2007. The new agreement involves extending the exclusive component support provided by AFI KLM E&M until the A330s are retired from the Air Asia X fleet, with an option to include additional aircraft in

StandardAero has been authorized by Honeywell Aerospace as the exclusive provider in the Europe, Middle East, Africa and India (EMEAI) region for major maintenance repair and overhaul services (MRO) for the Honeywell TFE731 family of turbofan engines. The new agreement authorizes StandardAero to be the only maintenance facility, located in the EMEAI region, licensed to

StandardAero has been authorized by Honeywell Aerospace as the exclusive provider in the Europe, Middle East, Africa and India (EMEAI) region for major maintenance repair and overhaul services (MRO) for the Honeywell TFE731 family of turbofan engines. The new agreement authorizes StandardAero to be the only maintenance facility, located in the EMEAI region, licensed to

SR Technics is extending the engine maintenance partnership with Ural Airlines for another six years, covering the airline’s CFM56-5B fleet. The new contract was signed in December 2017, and services on the carrier’s engines are set to begin in the second quarter of 2018. All work will be done at the SR Technics facilities in

SR Technics is extending the engine maintenance partnership with Ural Airlines for another six years, covering the airline’s CFM56-5B fleet. The new contract was signed in December 2017, and services on the carrier’s engines are set to begin in the second quarter of 2018. All work will be done at the SR Technics facilities in

Taikoo (Xiamen) Landing Gear Services (HAECO Landing Gear Services), a HAECO Group company that specialises in repair and overhaul of landing gear, has completed the first Embraer E190/E195 landing gear overhaul in the Asia Pacific region contracted by Liebherr-Aerospace. This addition expands HAECO Landing Gear Services’ capabilities to cover all series of Boeing 737, 747

AAR, a worldwide provider of aviation services to commercial airlines and governments, has announced a long-term agreement between AAR Aircraft Component Repair – Amsterdam and the Russian airline, Utair Aviation. Under the eight-year deal, AAR provides component repair and exchange for Utair’s B737 and ATR fleets, as well as reliability engineering support to improve on-wing