MRO & Production

Directorate General of Civil Aviation in Indonesia has recently granted FL Technics Indonesian branch, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, with base maintenance approval AMO-145. Immediately after the approval, FL Technics Indonesia has signed a C-check agreement for Tri-M.G.’s Boeing 737 CL. The AMO-145 base maintenance approval allows FL Technics

Safran Aircraft Engines has taken a significant step forward in its commitment to the Indian government’s “Make-in-India” initiative by choosing Maini Precision Products (MPP) to manufacture the low-pressure turbine (LPT) guide vanes for LEAP engines. Safran Aircraft Engines signed a contract with Bengaluru-based MPP at the Paris Air Show. These sophisticated guide vanes will be

Spirit AeroSystems has announced plans to expand its manufacturing operations in Subang, Malaysia, to accommodate increasing volumes of assembly work on aerostructure components for commercial airliners. The company is in the architectural and engineering planning stages to add a 50,000 ft² manufacturing facility adjacent to other buildings on its campus in the Malaysia International Aerospace

AAR reported the latest expansion of its commercial business in the Middle East: a multiyear contract to provide power-by-the-hour component support for Wataniya Airways, one of the national carriers for the state of Kuwait. AAR will support Wataniya’s fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft through its extensive inventory network, including parts warehouses in Dubai and Europe,

Sunwing Airlines signed an eight-year TrueChoice Overhaul agreement with GE Aviation for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of its CFM56-7B engines that power its nineteen Boeing 737-8 aircraft. The agreement is valued at more than US$60m over the life of the contract.

LORD Corporation has added Fly-by-Wire (FbW) aftermarket repair capabilities at its Cambridge Springs, Pa. facility, in an effort to expand aftermarket support for long-time client Airbus. LORD has supported Airbus since 1984 out of their repair center in Saint-Vallier, France. The addition of this new repair station will ensure faster service, reducing an average return

Jet East Aviation has secured approval from Dassault for Non-Destructive Testing at its on-site facility and mobile unit based in Trenton, NJ on all Falcon aircraft. Jet East Aviation developed extensive Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) capabilities in 2016 as part of their maintenance portfolio. Jet East offers in-house NDT services as well a mobile NDT unit

Mapaero, the leading French water-based coatings provider, signs an MOI with AVIC, the Chinese aerospace R&D and production integrator as well as with IRKUT, the Russian aircraft manufacturer. With regards to AVIC, the project aims at setting up R&D and painting solutions on the C919 program. In a second stage, the project will be extended

AAR has secured an extension of its contract supporting Air Austral’s fleet of B737NG aircraft, which began in 2009. “AAR’s successful support to customers such as Air Austral demonstrates our flexibility and willingness to understand each customer’s operational needs, which helps us secure repeat business,” said Deepak Sharma, President, International Supply Chain, AAR. Based on

In a move that will help airlines shift toward all-digital operations, Rockwell Collins has been selected by Airbus for the flight operations and maintenance exchanger (FOMAX) program on the Airbus A320 family of aircraft. The solution, which keeps operators connected to their aircraft by deploying the infrastructure for secure wireless connectivity, represents Rockwell Collins’ first