SR Technics, an MRO service provider, reported the successful completion of cabin modifications for Edelweiss’ Airbus A320 fleet of six aircraft. The cabin modifications involved reconfiguring the aircraft cabin layout and replacing seats, galleys and lavatories. The new layout allowed an additional seat row to be added to each plane, thus increasing Edelweiss’ per-flight capacity.
LOT Aircraft Maintenance Services company has received an update for QCAA certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of the State of Qatar. The document authorizes LOTAMS personnel to perform maintenance services on aircraft registered in Qatar. It is valid till October 2018. The first QCAA certification was given to LOTAMS in October 2012, it
Czech Airlines Technics (CSAT), a daughter company of the Czech Aeroholding Group, which provides aircraft maintenance services, has entered into four exclusive agreements with Czech Airlines. CSAT thus now provides the carrier with complex aircraft maintenance, i.e. with both base and line maintenance as well as components maintenance and engineering. All contracts have been entered
HAECO Americas announced that the construction of its fifth hangar is underway at the Piedmont Triad International (PTI) Airport. The investment to build the nearly 250,000 ft², structure will total US$60m and will add up to 500 new jobs at full capacity. The expansion boosts HAECO Americas’ current position as one of the largest independent
Western-MJets in Bangkok, Thailand has received FAA Certification last week and is now Asia’s newest international Part 145 Repair Station. Western-MJets is wholly owned by MJets Limited, Southeast Asia’s full service FBO based in Thailand at Bangkok’s Don Mueang International Airport (VTBD). Western-MJets was inspired by Jim Hansen, the owner of Western Jet Aviation an
Lufthansa Technik and Taiwan based China Airlines have comprehensively expanded their partnership by entering into a new long term agreement for component services (Total Component Support, TCS) for China Airlines Airbus A350 fleet. According to the contract, the Hamburg/Germany-based maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider is now responsible for the component supply of the airline’s
AAR, a leading provider of aircraft maintenance and integrated supply chain solutions worldwide, has signed a long-term, multimillion-dollar contract to provide power-by-the-hour (PBH) component inventory management and repair services to Dubai-based flydubai. The agreement represents a significant expansion of AAR’s commercial footprint in the Middle East. AAR will assume nose-to-tail management of components and repairs
Inflight Entertainment & Connectivity (IFEC) provider, IFPL, announced a major milestone this year supplying their two-millionth industry part to a key Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). Now in their 20th year of trading, IFPL reached their two-millionth unit, just four years after the first million, demonstrating their continued sustainable growth in leading the way in IFEC
FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, continues the diversification of its base maintenance client portfolio by signing a new deal with an airline from the MENA region – Express Air Cargo. Under the agreement, FL Technics will provide redelivery checks on two of the carrier’s Boeing 737s. Both
On August 1, HAECO Xiamen redelivered Japan Airlines’ (JAL’s) first Boeing 777 aircraft, after heavy maintenance check, cabin reconfiguration and Wi-Fi modifications, which were completed on schedule and to the stringent quality standards of the airline. The aircraft redelivery was part of JAL’s ongoing cabin modification programme for its Boeing 777-200ER fleet, to be completed
