The Pratt & Whitney Turkish Engine Center has signed one of its largest maintenance contracts, when Turkish Airlines selected the engine center for up to a five-year EngineWise™ service agreement covering 100% of the airline’s V2500® and CFM56-7b engine overhaul requirements. The Pratt & Whitney Turkish Engine Center, a joint venture between Pratt & Whitney
Magnetic MRO has further extended its engine repair capability by adding top case repair and bushing replacement to its current service offering. As of October 20th, 2017, the company has extended its capability across the CFM56 range of engines including CFM56-3, CFM56-5 and CFM56-7, with EASA and FAA approvals provided. Through this new capability, Magnetic
Czech Airlines Technics (CSAT), a daughter company of the Czech Aeroholding Group, providing aircraft maintenance and repair services, has launched a fifth base maintenance line for Boeing 737, A320 Family and ATR aircraft this autumn. Thanks to additional capacity increases in the aircraft base maintenance area, the workload capacity will grow by 25%. The planned
Vector Aerospace has signed a new seven-year exclusive engine service agreement with Precision Air Services, to support the Tanzanian airline’s fleet of ATR regional turboprop aircraft. Precision Air is the second largest operator of ATR aircraft in Africa, flying a fleet of five ATR 72-500, three ATR 42-500 and one ATR 42-600 regional turboprops to
Lufthansa Technik AG has been commissioned with comprehensive component supply for the fleet of A320s operated by the Philippine carrier Pan Pacific Airlines. The Total Component Support (TCS®) contract with a term of six years took effect on November 1, 2017. The integrated component support comprises the repair and overhaul of components as well as
Embraer and Austral Líneas Aéreas, Aerolíneas Argentina’s domestic airline, have extended their Flight Hour Pool Program agreement until 2021 to continue providing repairable component support for the carrier’s fleet of 26 E190 jet aircraft. The announcement was made during the Embraer Operators Conference, held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from October 31st to November 2nd. The
At the MRO Asia exhibition VietJet, Vietnam’s fast-growing low-cost carrier signed a five-year contract for the fitting of Pall Aerospace’s Avionics Cooling Filtration System on to its fleet of 92 Airbus A320 family (plus five options) aircraft that it operates and has on order. The deal is the largest ever Pall Aerospace Supplier Furnished Equipment
Alaska Airlines and CFM International have signed a nine-year Rate Per Flight Hour (RPFH) maintenance agreement to support 128 CFM56-7B engines that power the airline’s s fleet of Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 aircraft. The agreement, which includes spare engines, is valued at nearly $500 million U.S. at list price. Rate per Flight Hour agreements are part
Pratt & Whitney has entered into an agreement with Satair Group, a provider of aftermarket services and solutions for the civil aerospace industry, for the exclusive distribution of PW4000 100-inch engine nacelle exhaust system parts. Under the terms of the agreement, Satair Group will distribute the spare parts to Pratt & Whitney’s worldwide customer base.
Magnetic MRO is opening its purpose-built paint hangar’s doors for operation as of November 2nd, and has confirmed that the hangar is already booked for the next 6 months by both existing and new customers. The new facility is located at its Tallinn home-base and has been built as a part of the company’s growth
