MRO & Production

Singapore Technologies Aerospace has secured new contracts worth about S$1.11bn in the first quarter of 2017 for services ranging from line and heavy airframe maintenance to component repair and overhaul. These contracts include performance-based logistics operation and support for military aircraft, several components repair and overhaul agreements, and contracts for EcoPower engine wash services. Among

Ryanair will open its first Spanish C-check maintenance hangar at Seville Airport from early 2018. Construction of this state of the art maintenance hangar will begin shortly and will create up to 150 high-tech jobs, including licensed engineers, mechanics and support staff, as Ryanair invests over €8m at Seville Airport. This facility will accommodate heavy

On March 30th 2017, Airbus successfully flew Liebherr-Aerospace’s 3D printed spoiler actuator valve block on a flight test A380. It is the first 3D printed primary flight control hydraulic component flown on an Airbus aircraft. The valve block made from titanium powder is part of Liebherr-Aerospace’s spoiler actuator and provides primary flight control functions on

Jet Aviation’s MRO facilities in Asia have recently gained important approvals from the civil aviation authorities in Singapore (CAAS), Malaysia (DCA) and Taiwan (CAA) to support Gulfstream G650, Boeing B737 and Airbus ACJ A319/20/21 aircraft registered in Singapore, as well as Malaysia-registered Gulfstream G650 and Taiwan-registered Gulfstream G550/G650 aircraft. With these approvals, Jet Aviation is

Precision Aircraft Solutions has completed its second 757-200 passenger-to-freighter conversion for Asia Pacific Airlines, a subsidiary of Tan Holdings Corporation, serving Micronesia and the Western Pacific. Along with the cargo conversion, the aircraft received new winglets and flat-panel flight deck displays. Work on the B757-200PCF aircraft, MSN 25441, was performed at HAECO Americas in Greensboro,

Elliott Aviation, a leading business aviation services company, has received FAA STC approval for the activation and use of GoGo ATG & 4G Wi-Fi products in Phenom 100, Lear 40/40XR45/45XR/70/75, Premier I/IA and the Socata TBM Series. This STC allows for blanket approval of the activation of the new AC band of aircraft wireless router

Air New Zealand has revealed a new Economy seat design at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg to be introduced on the airline’s Airbus A320/A321neo (new engine option) fleet. The airline has worked with UK aerospace seating company Acro Aircraft Seating on the slim-line design, a key feature of which is wider seats. The window

Lufthansa Technik is about to re-deliver a completed Airbus ACJ319 to its owner, an undisclosed VIP customer from the Greater China region. The completion has been performed by Lufthansa Technik’s VIP & Special Mission Aircraft Services Division in exclusive cooperation with the bespoke division of Hermès, Paris, renowned for its expertise in made to measure

Air Transport Services Group reported that its subsidiaries have acquired two Boeing 737-400 aircraft and will convert them to freighter configuration for lease to China-based Okay Airways. ATSG West Leasing, an aircraft leasing company based in Ireland and a wholly owned ATSG subsidiary, has acquired and will lease the aircraft to Okay in late 2017