Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is continuing to progress with its TaxiBot, the semi-robotic pilot-controlled vehicle for dispatch towing. Certification tests on an Airbus 320neo were completed successfully at Airbus facilities in Toulouse, France on December 8th, 2016. The TaxiBot reached its maximum speed of 23 knots, performed multiple turns at different speeds and tight turns
Boeing teammates in North Charleston, S.C., started final assembly of the first 787-10 Dreamliner, marking yet another on-time milestone for the development program. The first 787-10 will cycle through Boeing South Carolina’s Final Assembly facility as all major sections are joined, interior and exterior components completed, power turned on and production tests begin. The first
TAG Farnborough Maintenance Services (TFMS) in conjunction with Zodiac VIP Business Aircraft Interiors (ZBAI), is now able to provide improved business aircraft interiors capabilities. Services range from smart repairs to discreet cabinet refurbishments and minor interior modifications. The range of products extends to furniture, carpets, seats and cabin periphery. “Developing our repair capabilities on aircraft
Global supply chain provider Pattonair has secured a new contract with Siemens Canada Limited and Industrial Turbine Company Limited. This is an extension of an existing relationship and continues Pattonair’s affiliation for a further 10 years. The contract is for the provision of C Class parts for the Industrial RB211 and the Industrial Trent engines,
AirAsia and AFI KLM E&M inked a component support agreement for the airline’s fleet of Airbus A320neo passenger jets, ultimately scheduled to number 304 aircraft. AirAsia took delivery of its first A320neo on September 7. this year in Hamburg. The contract between the two groups includes component repair services and solutions designed to maximise aircraft
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) will be converting a third MD-80 series passenger-to-freighter conversion for Fairbanks, Alaska based Everts Air Cargo. The MD-83 aircraft (MSN 53079) will commence modification on December 19th and will be re-delivered to Everts Air Cargo in April 2017. Everts Air Cargo will use the MD-83SF for seasonal demand in Alaska, and on-demand
Täby Air Maintenance, TAM, has been selected by Scottish airline Loganair to convert two Saab 340B’s to cargo configuration. This is a follow on to a previous, highly successful, conversion of two Saab 340A’s for Loganair. TAM has been approved by the US Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, as well as the European Aviation Safety Authority,
South African Airways has signed a new TotalCare service order, worth US$180m, for Trent 700 engines that power five Airbus A330 aircraft that are entering service. The aircraft are in addition to six A330s the airline already operates – all powered by the Trent 700 with TotalCare. The engines are assembled at Rolls-Royce’s facility in
Air India and Lufthansa Technik have entered into an agreement for the maintenance and repair of the carrier’s Boeing 777-200/300 landing gears. The four-year contract covers a total of 15 shipsets. The maintenance and overhaul work will be performed by Lufthansa Technik Landing Gear Services UK (LTLGS) located in Hayes, London, in the UK. The
Associated Air Center (AAC) has completed the company’s first installation of Aviation Partners Boeing Split Scimitar Winglets for a U.S.-based Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) customer. The installation was completed after a scheduled yearly inspection at AAC’s Dallas Love Field facility. The project included a wing trailing edge wedge installation and an outboard wing ballast installation.
