MRO & Production

Vector Aerospace, a global independent provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, has recently completed its first Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PW305A engine test at its Fleetlands facility in Gosport, Hants, UK. The announcement highlights Vector’s continuous growth in the business and general aviation engine support market. Commenting on the milestone of

Magnetic MRO, Estonian headquartered global MRO service provider, has recently signed a long term agreement with Air Astana, flag carrier of Kazakhstan, supporting the operator’s escape slide repair and overhaul requirements. Two years ago, Magnetic MRO added the escape slide workshop to its wide range of repair services, and has been continuing to expand into

Etihad Airways Engineering and Airbus have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work jointly on the development of a new A380 MRO Services offering. With this partnership Airbus and Etihad Airways Engineering will combine their respective skills to offer the market a value-adding MRO service solution for worldwide A380 operators, starting in 2017. The

Lufthansa Technik AG is equipped to perform all work required for the complete maintenance of the new Lufthansa Airbus A350-900, the team is trained and ready to go and the company is licensed by the German Federal Aviation Office (LBA). The handing over of the “Base Maintenance Approval” certificate by the LBA brings to an

Aviointeriors was awarded an order for the B767 Andromeda Business class seat which will be used in a derived version as crew rest seat for both Blue Panorama Airlines and Meridiana. The Andromeda seat will be fully compliant with CS FTL.1.205 (C) Flight Duty Period (FDP) regulations ‘Class 2 rest facility’. This means a seat

Avcorp Industries has been awarded a long-term production contract with the Aerospace Company of Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI), a tier-one supplier to major original equipment manufacturers (OEM) of commercial and defence aircraft around the world. Avcorp will produce complex composite structural components for FHI that will be assembled for the Boeing 787 center wing box.

West Star Aviation have entered into agreement with Embraer to accomplish Phenom 100 and 300 96-month landing gear overhauls. West Star will have two facilities located in Grand Junction, CO and Chattanooga, TN, dedicated to landing gear overhaul. Grand Junction, CO (GJT) will be expanding their current landing gear shop into a 21,000 ft² state-of-the

Embraer released that the first month-long phase of the two-phase E190-E2 system lightning protection tests has started. The test program involves physical tests to prototype #4. Electrical discharges are simulated from a structure enveloping the aircraft. Induced current passing through a critical components harness is measured to evaluate the effects of lightning strikes. In phase

N3 Engine Overhaul Services (N3), the joint venture between Lufthansa Technik AG and Rolls-Royce set up for the purpose of maintaining and repairing aircraft engines, has been authorised to maintain and repair the engines of the Airbus A350. The federal aviation office (LBA) awarded N3 the operating license as a part 145 maintenance organisation for

Jet Airways and CFM International recently celebrated the achievement of six million total engine flight hours by the airline’s fleet of CFM56-7B engines. Jet Airways began operation in May 1993 with four CFM56-3-powered Boeing 737s. Since then, the airline has grown to carry nearly 20 million passengers annually and is one of the most respected