MRO & Production

Vector Aerospace has received authorization from Safran Helicopter Engines to support the latest Arriel 2D model as a certified Repair Centre. This new approval, which extends Vector’s service capabilities on the Airbus Helicopters H125 and H130 platforms, continues Vector’s long-running support of the popular Arriel family of turboshafts. Vector worked closely with Safran to establish

Acro Aircraft Seating has reported that following the successful completion of a ‘Series 3 Superlight ST’ slim-line Economy Class seat linefit development programme for Allegiant Air, shipset delivery has commenced to Hamburg, Germany. The contract consists of twelve Airbus A320 200’s, ten are scheduled for delivery during 2017 and the remaining two in 2018. Since

Air Serbia has started to retrofit its narrow-body Airbus fleet with the Recaro BL3520 seats. In total, ten Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft will be reconfigured with the award-winning product as part of a business adjustment to strengthen the airline’s European network. The slimmer seats are lightweight and designed to take less space, enabling Air

Bombardier Business Aircraft has announced the grand opening of its new service centre located at London Biggin Hill Airport, UK. With an installed base of more than 600 Bombardier business jets in Europe, the new service centre in Biggin Hill is well positioned to provide world-class heavy maintenance and support services to Bombardier customers and

Jet2.com has awarded EDM, a leading global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, a contract to manufacture a B737 Door Trainer. The Door Trainer will be used to train the UK airline’s cabin crew to become proficient in the safe operation of B737 aircraft doors including procedures for normal, abnormal

With the presentation of a design study around an aircraft seat based on INAIRVATION’s platform CHAIR, the design studio from Zell am See in Austria underlines its ambitions to expand its activities towards VIP aircraft interior design. It is a streamlined, elegant and timeless design that was revealed to the public at the European Business

The new facility of Lufthansa Technik Middle East (LTME) has become fully operational in the Aviation District at Dubai South. The new site has been officially inaugurated on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. Before, the new facility was successfully audited by the Federal Aviation Office of Germany and different customers from the region. In the last

EPCOR, the AFI KLM E&M subsidiary specializing in the overhaul and maintenance of APUs and pneumatic components, is to handle maintenance for the APUs equipping Kenya Airways Boeing 737 Next Generation (GTCP131-9B), Boeing 787 (APS5000) and Embraer 190 (APS2300) aircraft under the terms of an exclusive contract signed between the Kenyan carrier and AFI KLM

MTU Maintenance Canada has installed and implemented a new test cell for high-flow pneumatic starter testing capabilities. The addition of this capability expands the existing engine, accessories, and Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) portfolio of MTU Maintenance, one of the largest independent provider of engine services worldwide, and provides customers with more integrated services, faster turnaround

Norway-based engine MRO facility Aero Norway AS reached an important milestone this month as technicians completed the 150th repaired CFM56 engine in the past 18 months. Aero Norway has recently moved to a shift work programme to increase its engineering capacity as the rate of engine inductions at the facility continues to grow. This engine