Latvian flag carrier Air Baltic has selected Bombardier’s Smart Parts Program to provide component support for its fleet of 20 all-new C Series aircraft. The five-year agreement positions airBaltic as the second customer for the C Series aircraft Smart Parts Program and will provide the airline with comprehensive component maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services,
Spirit AeroSystems is installing one of the world’s largest autoclaves at its Wichita, Kan., facility to support increasing production levels in the company’s composite fuselage business and to grow overall composite production capability. The new autoclave has a 30-foot diameter and an internal volume of more than 78,000 cubic feet. The autoclave, which is 120
Volga-Dnepr Groupand GE Aviation today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a strategic partnership that will utilize the two companies’ unique strengths and expertise to develop collaborative solutions to benefit each company and their customers. The partnership covers the expansion of Volga-Dnepr Group’s TrueChoice Flight Hour agreement with GE for the maintenance, repair
StandardAero has renewed its independent TRUEngine authorized maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) provider agreement for CF34 and CFM56 engines, demonstrating an ongoing commitment to OEM quality engine maintenance. As an authorized TRUEngine MRO provider, CFM56 or CF34 engines overhauled by StandardAero are eligible for TRUEngine status, allowing the engine serial numbers to be included in
Lufthansa Technik has signed a strategic network agreement to become a key member of the Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine MRO network offering the full scope of MRO services on PW1100G-JM and PW1500G engines. The Pratt & Whitney GTF engine network currently includes Pratt & Whitney and its GTF engine collaborators, MTU Aero
Magnetic MRO, Estonia headquartered Total Technical Care MRO organization, completed the launch of 5 new Line Maintenance outstations. As part of its international growth strategy outside of Tallinn home base, the company expanded its network of operations by adding Milan Malpensa, Vilnius, Copenhagen, Oulu, and Gällivare airports to its operations map. Copenhagen, Oulu, and Gällivare
Norsk Titanium AS, a pioneering supplier of aerospace-grade, additive manufactured, structural titanium components released on July 11, that the State of New York, in partnership with SUNY Polytechnic Institute, has placed an order for an initial lot of 20 of Norsk Titanium’s patented MERKE IV Rapid Plasma Deposition (RPD) machines. The order is in accordance
Boeing reported that it will source carbon fiber pre-impregnated (prepreg) composite material for the Boeing 777X from a new joint venture formed by Mubadala Development Company and Solvay. Boeing is the first customer for the Mubadala-Solvay joint venture, which will produce primary structure composite material for use in manufacturing the 777X empennage and floor beams.
NORDAM CEO Meredith Siegfried Madden announced the aerospace company has been awarded an Airbus contract to manufacture a lightweight composite part that supports the A350-1000 aircraft’s cargo floor. The new contract represents NORDAM’s first provision of a structural component for Airbus. NORDAM’s Interiors & Structures Division, 6910 N. Whirlpool Dr., fabricates the part – known
Boeing released that Norwegian has committed to GoldCare coverage for its 737 MAX fleet and expanded coverage for the airline’s entire 787 Dreamliner fleet. The new services agreements represent the largest commercial services order in Boeing history. Norwegian will launch Boeing’s 737 MAX GoldCare offering when its first airplane is delivered in May 2017. Under
