Only six months after the opening announcement of their third paint shop, Sabena technics has been selected by Airbus for the construction and operation of a fourth painting facility dedicated to Airbus wide body aircraft in Toulouse Blagnac airport. This new facility reinforces Sabena technics’ footprint in Toulouse and comes in addition to two facilities
AJW Group, a market leader in the global management of aircraft spares, has reported the successful partnership with Aero Contractors, that has seen the Nigerian airline become the first carrier to conduct an aircraft C-Check in West and Central Africa. The C-Check, which was carried out on a Boeing 737-500 aircraft, was marked by an
SR Technics’ Malaysian operations has received the airworthiness certification from the Civil Aviation Authority of China. With the certification, SR Technics Malaysia will be able to certify components for customers on the Chinese market. Additionally, SR Technics Switzerland renewed the existing CAAC certification which allows it to continue to grant Chinese airworthiness certificates from its
Rolls-Royce will operate a jet engine testbed at the Alliance Airport in Fort Worth, Texas. Rolls-Royce has signed a lease to take over the entire 440,000 ft² former Texas Aero Engine Services (TAESL) facility, of which the testbed is a part. The testbed will be used to carry out endurance test runs for Rolls-Royce Trent
GA Telesis MRO Services has signed a long-term repair and overhaul license agreement and parts supply agreement with Honeywell. With this announcement, GA Telesis will be providing repairs of over 175 base part number and line replacement unit (LRU) repair items and sourcing over 1,200 material supply line items from Honeywell Aerospace. Products include electro-mechanical,
Czech Airlines Technics (CSAT), a daughter company of the Czech Aeroholding Group providing aircraft repair and maintenance services, has decided to voluntarily implement a Safety Management System (SMS). The existing legislation governing aircraft maintenance providers in Europe does not deem the SMS features implementation mandatory. CSAT management has decided to support the voluntary implementation to
StandardAero has announced that it will cease operations at the company’s LAX-based Business Aviation repair station by the end of March, 2018. However, the company will continue to maintain mobile service capabilities in the Southern California region. After fully evaluating its ability to sustain LAX operations and in consultation with StandardAero’s owners, investors and board
In the presence of visiting French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping, Airbus has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Development and Reform Commission of China (NDRC) on the further development of industrial cooperation in Tianjin. The agreement was signed by He Lifeng, Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission
Air Wisconsin has awarded StandardAero with an exclusive, five-year contract to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul services for Honeywell GTCP36-150RJ auxiliary power units (APU) on its fleet of 65 Bombardier CRJ-200 model regional aircraft at StandardAero’s Maryville, TN facility. Air Wisconsin Airlines is one of North America’s longest existing regional airlines and now flies as
ATITECH, the independent MRO located at Naples-Capodichino International, has trusted Sabena technics for the Component support of Guardia Di Finanza’s fleet of ATR 42-500 and ATR 42-400 aircraft. Since last May, Sabena technics has been providing ATITECH with a complete range of maintenance solutions including: component repair, overhaul, pool access, logistics, training and on-site stock,
