MRO & Production

StandardAero Turboprops & Fleets business unit has been selected to provide PW125B engine maintenance and field services support for Antwerp, Belgium-based VLM Airlines’ fleet of six Fokker 50 model aircraft. Engine maintenance will take place at StandardAero’s European Service Center (ESC) located at Tilburg, the Netherlands, for in-region engine shop support as well as at

On Jun 2nd, China Southern Airlines (CSA) B-6016, the first A380 with 6-Year check, was redelivered for service with a bright new look of the cabin and airframe after heavy maintenance and repainting, also symbolizing GAMECO’s milestone of the first A380 6-Year Check in China. In 2011, CSA has started introducing A380 to its fleet.

Lufthansa Technik AG and the Spanish charter airline Wamos Air have extended their existing cooperation for a further two years. Lufthansa Technik has supplied components for Wamos Air’s fleet of Boeing 747-400s since 2003 as part of Total Component Support (TCS). The newly extended contract includes warehousing and the pooling of spare parts at Wamos

Direct Maintenance has been selected by Boeing as its latest GoldCare supplier, in the field of aircraft line maintenance. GoldCare is an unique program set up by Boeing, in order to provide sophisticated and tailored after market support to individual airlines. By providing a high-value, low-risk and efficient fleet maintenance operations, Boeing customers using GoldCare

AJW Technique has signed component MRO contract with Tunisair Technics for the support of their mixed Airbus and Boeing fleet. The multi-component repair agreement with one of North Africa’s leading airlines, covers over 300 part numbers, and ensures that high quality repairs will enable the airline to continue to fly safely and on time. AJW

Bombardier Aerostructures and Engineering Services has expanded its MRO capabilities in Belfast, UK, to include hydraulic component maintenance and repair. The MRO operation based in Northern Ireland now offers full inspection, testing, repair and overhaul of individual hydraulic components and hydraulic assemblies for Bombardier, Airbus and Boeing aircraft. Bombardier’s MRO services in Belfast already offer

Improving processes, ensuring greater efficiency and increasing the company’s competitiveness are the main objectives underneath OGMA’s investment of around one million Euros regarding the renovation of its Aerostructures Business machine park. This investment will continue over the next two years aiming at more automated production processes aligned with the best practices in the aviation industry.

Global aerospace and defence supply chain provider Pattonair, is launching a new and enhanced MRO Services portfolio at the global MRO procurement expo, AP&M in London, 31 May to 1 June. The portfolio introduces innovations, such as Zero Waste and Zero-Lead-Time solutions via ‘Smart Kitting’, ‘Automated Inventory’ and the `Warehouse in a Box`, designed to

Magnetic MRO, Estonian headquartered integrated MRO services provider, has signed a multiyear agreement with Boeing in respect of GoldCare maintenance services. GoldCare is Boeing’s lifecycle solution providing all of the engineering, maintenance, materials, information and associated maintenance planning functions. As a Line & Base Maintenance GoldCare Partner, Magnetic MRO will be benefiting from a bundled-product

Romanian aerospace company Aerostar S.A, is demonstrating continued strong growth in its commercial aircraft MRO business and is planning a further expansion to meet customer demand. The company is in the final stages of negotiating with the airport authorities at Iasi in northern Romania to build a new 4-bay MRO hangar for Airbus A320 family