Magnetic MRO, a Total Technical Care maintenance and asset management organisation, signed a contract with Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) to become their heavy maintenance partner for A320Neo aircraft – which is accepted as the future backbone of SAS narrow-body fleet. Under the new agreement, Magnetic MRO will take care of SAS’ fleet of A320Neo with Leap-1A
Onur Air has signed component repair and access (pool) contract with Turkish Technics for its Airbus A330 aircraft. The contract will be effective until 2023. The contract comprises component repair and access on ATA (The Air Transportation Association) Chapter basis. Access to components will be available from Turkish Technic Istanbul main base and worldwide pooling
Multiple Honeywell cockpit technologies have been selected by United Airlines to outfit its new fleet of more than 150 Boeing 737 MAX airplanes. The flight deck package will include the first installment of Honeywell’s SmartRunway® and SmartLanding® on a Boeing 737 MAX and will feature Honeywell’s IntuVue® RDR-4000 3D Weather Radar System and Integrated Multi-Mode
StandardAero has signed a Letter of Intent with Rolls-Royce to provide engine MRO services for the RB211-535E4 program for the life of the engine type. This award designates StandardAero as the Rolls-Royce end-of-life engine maintenance service partner. Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4 engines are anticipated to remain in commercial airline service until the year 2040. StandardAero will service
Lufthansa Technik Logistik Services (LTLS) is driving digitalization forward by purposefully using Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. The aim is to improve the efficiency of operational processes and lay the foundation for reducing the workload of employees. For this purpose, the wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa Technik AG has launched a targeted warehousing program as
Newbow Aerospace, a leading design, manufacturer and supplier of Ground Support Equipment to the aviation industry, has received a firm order from regional airline Flybe, for a significant number of its 2-bottle ‘easy-load’ Nitrogen service carts. The order for eleven ‘easy-load’ nitrogen service carts and additional charging systems will be supplied to Flybe to support
AerSale, a global supplier of mid-life aircraft, engines, used serviceable material (USM), and MRO services, has reported that it is servicing the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital at its Goodyear, Arizona, MRO facility. The aircraft will undergo a routine maintenance C check, which requires a large majority of an aircraft’s components to be inspected. The Orbis
Boeing is entering into a joint venture with automotive seat manufacturer Adient to develop and produce airplane seats. Boeing will hold a 49.99 percent stake in the new company, Adient Aerospace, which will be located in Kaiserslautern, near Frankfurt, Germany. The move comes at a time when the aerospace industry is witnessing a number of
Singapore Technologies Engineering has reported that its aerospace arm, Singapore Technologies Aerospace secured new contracts worth about S$510m in the fourth quarter (4Q) of 2017 for services ranging from airframe maintenance and landing gears repair to pilot training. The airframe maintenance contracts include multi-year agreements to provide A- and Cchecks for Boeing aircraft including the
MRO service provider SR Technics has opened its new Manchester Line Station. The new operations, which are part of a larger growth strategy in Line Maintenance, started already in November 2017 and is fully EASA-approved. The station’s initial capability covers the Airbus A330 and the Boeing 787. The new SR Technics line station is the
