North America-based Flying Colours Corp. has extended the range of airframes on which it can now install the INAIRVATION pre-engineered retrofit solutions in North America. At this year’s NBAA Flying Colours will be promoting the options now available for Bombardier Challenger 300, Bombardier Challenger 605, Gulfstream G450 and Gulfstream G550 models. This is in addition
Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Company (GAMECO) has signed a contract for maintenance and engineering support with Uni-Top Airlines. The new contract covers base maintenance, engineering service, material support and component repair for Uni-Top Airlines’ fleet of A300F aircraft. Wu Rongxin, deputy general manager of GAMECO, said, “Uni-Top Airlines is growing to support the economic
Leonardo-Finmeccanica and Airbus have agreed to the commercial conditions regarding the production of the front fuselage, section 14A, for the new ACF (aircraft cabin flex) configuration of Airbus A321 aircraft. Starting in 2018 at its Nola site (near Naples), Leonardo will produce the aero-structure of this new configuration of Airbus A321, the twin-engine single-aisle aircraft
HAECO Landing Gear Services has signed an exclusive 10-year service agreement with Cathay Pacific Airways for their Boeing 777-300ER fleet. Commencing in October 2016, the agreement will cover a comprehensive array of operational, maintenance, repair and overhaul support services for landing gear and component. HAECO Landing Gear Services capabilities include repair/overhaul of Boeing 777, 767,
Garmin International said that it will expand its portfolio of integrated flight deck upgrades to now include a G5000 modernization program for the popular Citation Excel and Citation XLS. The Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) is targeted for approval in late 2018 and will be available from select Garmin dealers, as well as Textron Aviation Service
Triumph Group has received an additional delivery order from Gulfstream for the production of wing and wing components for the G650 program. The add-on work is valued at approximately US$300m and extends through 2018. Triumph Group assumed production of the G650 wing in January 2015 from Spirit AeroSystems. As part of the original agreement, Triumph
Air Canada has further cemented its partnership with AJW Technique, the Quebec based component MRO provider, with a renewed five year contract for slide and inflatable maintenance. The contract underlines the focus that AJW has placed on building its repair business in North America and its initiative to create specialist modules of contracted repair service
VAS Aero Services and SR Technics will cooperate on a comprehensive supply program for PW4168 engine maintenance operations. Helping SR Technics, the Swiss MRO to provide best-quality, timely maintenance services on PW4-100” engines for its airlines customers, the comprehensive supply program agreement calls for VAS to position engines at SR Technics’ facilities for teardown and
Wingo, a new low-cost airline, will be the first Latin American customer to use the Vector single-aisle economy class seat. HAECO Cabin Solutions provided Wingo with a turnkey solution for its needs by handling reconfiguration engineering, obtaining the supplemental type certificate, and delivering the short-haul Vector economy class seats. To meet the airline’s commercial operation
FEAM Maintenance/Engineering reported its expansion into 3 new line maintenance locations at Ontario, California (ONT), Richmond, Virginia (RIC), and Allentown, Pennsylvania (ABE). FEAM has leveraged its current bandwidth of over 550 aircraft maintenance technicians to simultaneously open all 3 locations on time for a major cargo operator. FEAM will support Boeing B767 freighters at the
