EDM, a leading global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, officially started the construction work on EDM’s new £1.3m manufacturing facility, in a turf-cutting ceremony at the company’s headquarters in Newton Heath, east Manchester. The 18,000 ft² structure is being built to meet the demands of the company’s rapidly increasing
Taikoo (Xiamen) Landing Gear Services, has announced that the company recently completed the first landing gear overhaul for a Boeing 777-300ER in China. This achievement marks a significant milestone in the development of the company’s capability as the landing gear ship set for the -300ER variant is vastly different in terms of design to other
Comlux The Aviation Group has become the first to retrofit an Airbus corporate jet, an ACJ319, with Sharklets, which bring a fuel-saving of up to 4% and a corresponding range improvement. The retrofit, carried out by TAP Maintenance and Engineering as part of the first such turnkey-project managed by Airbus Corporate Jets, is also the
RUAG Aviation has announced the extension of the EASA Part 145 Maintenance Organisation approvals to include line and base maintenance for the Gulfstream G550 at its facilities in Munich. This is the latest addition to RUAG Aviation’s expanded portfolio of business aviation MRO capabilities. Gulfstream G550 customers now have the opportunity of choosing a tested
RwandAir and Lufthansa Technik signed an agreement about the comprehensive technical support of the Airbus A330 fleet of the African carrier. Delivery of the two brand-new A330s, the first widebody aircraft for RwandAir, is scheduled for September. In the framework of a Total Technical Support TTS contract Lufthansa Technik will perform aircraft maintenance services, engineering
Airbus Helicopters and Precise Flight, have entered into a supply agreement for the Pulselite Bird Strike Prevention System which will be offered as an option on all Airbus Helicopters models marketed in the United States. The Pulselite System is an FAA certified lightweight electrical system controller that alternately pulses the landing and auxiliary lights of
MTU Maintenance has extended its existing cooperation with the LATAM Airlines Group (LATAM) by five years to 2024. The contract covers the maintenance, repair and overhaul of V2500 engines and is a tribute to the long-standing cooperation between the two companies. MTU Maintenance has performed close to 400 shop visits on the TAM Linhas Aereas
Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) aerospace arm, Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace) announced that its 50%-owned associated company, Madrid Aerospace Services has been liquidated. Consequently, Madrid Aerospace Services has ceased to be an associated company of ST Aerospace. The liquidation of Madrid Aerospace Services, which is based in Madrid, Spain, is the result of an
Hawker Pacific NZ (HPNZ) has achieved a notable milestone in becoming the first aviation company in New Zealand to be certified by the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand (CAA) under Civil Aviation Rule (CAR) Part 100. Hawker Pacific NZ was also the first company to achieve Part 147 certification (Maintenance Training) in-country, continuing to
Lufthansa Technik AG signed a substantial base maintenance contract in the Maltese capital Valletta. More than 100 of easyJet’s A320 family will be serviced by Lufthansa Technik Malta during the next five years. Ian Davies, easyJet Director of Engineering, commented on the signing of the contract: “Based on our experience with Lufthansa Technik in Berlin,
