MRO & Production

Oakenhurst Aircraft Services have announced new Galley Support Programme. An extensive capability list now covers; Sell, B/E Aerospace, Inventum, Monogram, Zodiac, Herman, Ipeco and Rumbold. Full MRO requirements are carried out from within a dedicated Galley Division, which provides the necessary test environment to simulate operating conditions. Service Bulletin and Mod Kit embodiment can be

Turkish Technic and SAEI (Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during the Dubai Airshow. The agreement expands the support and maintenance solutions in the field of component service which forms the basis to pursue a longer term business partnership between both companies in support of their customers’ fleet operations in

Bombardier Business Aircraft has announced that its service centre at London Biggin Hill Airport has doubled its capacity with the addition of a new hangar and more than 70 technicians, providing customers in the region with extended maintenance support. The new hangar will be operational by the end of 2017 and the facility will grow

Saudi-Arabia’s low cost airline flyadeal and Lufthansa Technik have signed a comprehensive aircraft engineering services contract. The contract will run over four years and will cover the complete flyadeal A320 fleet. One of the major components of the agreement is the set-up of a new maintenance control center. This will include a full Continuing Airworthiness

Aerospace Engineering Solutions (AES), a UK based aerospace design and certification organisation, has gained General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Design Organisation Approval (DOA) from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The approval demonstrates that AES is in compliance with all regulatory requirements for accomplishing and approving Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) and minor modifications on UAE registered

GE Additive has unveiled the first BETA machine developed as part of its Project A.T.L.A.S program. The meter-class, laser powder-bed fusion machine has been developed to provide manufacturers of large parts and components with a scalable solution that can be configured and customized to their own specific industry applications. Project A.T.L.A.S (Additive Technology Large Area

Lufthansa Technik Component Services (LTCS) has substantially expanded its workshop in Tulsa, Oklahoma. On November 13, the Lufthansa Technik subsidiary officially started operation of the new component shop. Providing a shop floor area of 10,700 m² (115,000 ft²), the facility has doubled in size. Additional capabilities and an enhanced logistics network in the region furthermore

NORDAM and China Airlines have signed a joint venture agreement to establish NORDAM Asia Limited, a company to repair and overhaul structural aircraft components for the China Airlines fleet and for other airlines in the Asia-Pacific region. For NORDAM, the partnership brings a consistent baseload of work from China Airlines and its affiliates which include

Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has signed a contract to provide Mexico-based Aeronaves T.S.M (TSM) with three additional MD-83SF freighter conversions. The first MD-83 aircraft (MSN 53293) will commence modification on December 11th, followed by the second MD-83 (MSN 53292) commencing modification in February of 2018 and then followed by the third MD-83 (MSN 49941) starting modification

StandardAero has entered into an exclusive teaming agreement with GDC Middle East (GDC ME) and Horizon Shield Corporation of Riyadh to provide MRO services, engineering support and design services for military aircraft operators in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The three-year teaming agreement will initially cover government-owned rotorcraft for the Saudi Navy, Air Force and