SuperJet International (SJI) – MRO provider for Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) customers – received the extension of the Part 145 maintenance capabilities up to “2 years check”. The approval has been released by the Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) following a formal audit, which confirmed the conformity of SuperJet International AMO (Approved Maintenance organization) with
The 20th turn-key production system for application of low plasticity burnishing (LPB) has been shipped from Cincinnati-based Lambda Technologies to Michigan, where it will be installed and used to improve the fatigue performance of commercial jet engine fan blades. This is the fourth complete set of LPB production machinery installed at this facility. Seven more
UAE’s aviation company Falcon Aviation, specialising in business aviation services, charter and aircraft management, is expanding its MRO activity in the growing turboprop market with a Pilatus PC-12 service centre at its Al Bateen Executive Airport Hangar facility. Under the warranty services of Pilatus Aircraft and with the backing of AMAC Aerospace, the OEM’s exclusive
GA Telesis (GAT) reported that TRADE AIR, d.o.o. has entered into an agreement to receive rotable component flight-hour support through GAT’s Intelligent Global Engine and Airframe Replenishment (iGEAR) program. Launched in 2016 and managed by GAT’s Component Solutions Group, iGEAR programs provide airlines and operators with access to a global distribution network for rotable inventory
Jet Aviation reported the opening of a new hangar and Fixed Base Operation (FBO) terminal at Hanscom Field in Boston/Bedford on June 8. “With these new facilities and added capabilities at Boston/Bedford, Jet Aviation is truly taking a big step into the future of premium service for our customers and the community here,” said Jet
RUAG Aviation has reported the successful conclusion of their first heavy maintenance event for a Dassault Falcon 7X. The Dassault Falcon 7X C-check was one of three concurrent C-check events at the Dassault Falcon. The triple heavy maintenance project at RUAG Aviation in Geneva, begun in February 2017, has concluded with the successful delivery of
Safran Aircraft Engines and AFI KLM E&M have started the construction phase of a new engine component repair facility, Airfoils Advanced Solutions, a year after the joint venture was first announced. Located in the Sars-et-Rosières business park in north of France, the facility, when completed in 2018, should employ between 200 and 250 staff. Safran
PPG is flight testing WINLOGIC intelligent window systems to receive amended and supplemental type certificates from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The patented PPG cockpit window systems provide protection from an emerging electrical fault that may result in a failure of the window. The window can subsequently be replaced and not cause a major flight
KLM UK Engineering has added CASA Part 145 approval to its portfolio from June 2017. A European leader in the regional jets & narrow body aircraft market and having an internationally acknowledged expertise on the Embraer 170/190, BAe146/Avro RJ, Fokker 70/100, Boeing 737 & Airbus A320 Family, KLM UK Engineering has extended its services to
The Bedek Aviation Group of Israel Aerospace Industries will open an aircraft conversion site in Mexico City for conversion of Boeing 767-300’s into freighters, to be run by Mexicana MRO Services as Bedek’s sub-contractor. The first aircraft for conversion is expected to be inducted by the end of June. Dozens of Mexicana employees, including structural
