Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has announced at LABACE 2017 that it has appointed its second Designated Maintenance Facility (DMF), RICO Taxi Aéreo (RICO), under the company’s new global network expansion model. Based in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, RICO will serve customers of PT6A engines which power Cessna Caravan and Embraer Bandeirante aircraft. The DMF will
MAGA Aviation of Campinas, Bombardier Business Aircraft’s maintenance support partner in Brazil and South America, recently received approval to carry out maintenance on Bombardier Global Express and Global 5000 aircraft models. MAGA Aviation has been a Bombardier Authorized Service Facility (ASF) since 2013. With operations based at Aeroporto de Amarais Campinas in the state of
CTT Systems, a leader in aircraft humidity control systems, has received an order for the new A321Neo aircraft from Novair to be retrofit installed in two of its newly delivered A321Neos. Peter Landquist, VP Sales & Marketing, CTT Systems AB, comments: “We are privileged to receive our first Zonal Drying order for the A321Neo aircraft.
Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL), the engineering division of Monarch, has signed a base maintenance agreement with Evelop Airlines. The airline, based out of Palma de Majorca, is a new customer for MAEL who will carry out the first hangar maintenance check for Evelop’s Airbus A330. All the maintenance work will be carried out at
AAR has received the notice to proceed on the US$909,394,297 fixed-price contract from the U.S. Air Force for the Landing Gear Performance-Based Logistics One program. AAR will provide total supply chain management including purchasing, remanufacturing, distribution and inventory control to support all Air Force depot and field-level, foreign military sales, other services, and contractor requisitions
After ten years of cooperation, turboprop manufacturer ATR and the Irish regional airline Stobart Air have extended their Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA). This new six-year contract covers the repair, overhaul and pooling services of Line Replaceable Units, along with Propellers’ availability and maintenance. The entire ATR fleet of Stobart Air is covered by this maintenance
Honeywell has announced a new series of self-diagnosing sensors designed to improve the performance of aircraft systems and reduce maintenance costs associated with false readings. Honeywell is introducing Integral Health Monitoring (IHM) series proximity sensors, that can detect when a sensor has been damaged or otherwise impacted. The patented proximity sensors can be designed into
MAC Interiors, a UK-based aircraft interior production and engineering company with more than 50 years of heritage, has announced its facility and capability expansions. After Magnetic MRO, Estonian headquartered Total Technical Care provider, had completed the acquisition of MAC Interiors, the company launched the project of modernisation, expansion and organisational transformation, in terms of both
Täby Air Maintenance, TAM, has signed a contract with SprintAir of Warsaw, Poland, for major checks on their full cargo converted Saab 340s. The first of three aircraft is due to arrive in TAM’s main overhaul facility at Örebro airport in mid-August, where the other aircraft will arrive during the autumn. “With SprintAir being a
Kellstrom Aerospace has signed an inventory support agreement with OEMServices. Within the scope of this agreement Kellstrom Aerospace, a leading supplier of aircraft parts, will provide OEMServices, a global component PBH and logistics provider, full utilization of its aircraft component inventory for exchanges, loans or outright purchases. Kellstrom Aerospace’s inventory is to be located on-site
