Aircraft wheel and brake MRO World Aero this week celebrates processing its 16,000th component at its EASA/FAA/TCCA certified wheel and brake repair facility. World Aero carried out this work on a Messier-Bugatti-Dowty main wheel for the Boeing 787-8, for one of the world’s leading flag-carrier airlines. Concentrating predominantly on the overhaul of wheel and brake
Lufthansa Technik AG in Hamburg has received approval across all aircraft types for a new generation of photoluminescent exit signs. With immediate effect the existing maintenance-intensive and non-environmentally-friendly exit signs at the flexible curtains in the cabin can be replaced by the Lufthansa Technik GuideU material, which is already used for emergency floor path marking.
UK global aerospace and defence supply chain provider, Pattonair, has been awarded a renewed and expanded contract for global supply chain services by Rolls-Royce through to 2022. Pattonair is a strategic partner to Rolls-Royce in the provision of supply chain services and C class parts and represents a significant development in what has been a
Jet Aviation announced that Airbus has appointed its Maintenance, Refurbishment and Overhaul (MRO) facility in Basel an Authorized Service Center (ASC) for Airbus Corporate Jets. The agreement was signed at the 2016 EBACE Convention in Geneva. To enhance the choice and geographical reach of support services for ACJ customers and operators in Europe, Airbus Corporate
PPG has received Federal Aviation Administration approval to repair sliding and aft fixed cockpit windows for Airbus A320 Family jetliners, affording cost savings to airlines and other aircraft operators. The approval authorizes PPG to repair glass window assemblies produced by any manufacturer for Airbus A318, A319, A320 and A321 airplanes and the recently launched NEO
Rolls-Royce and its partners have received regulatory approval and met all other closing conditions for its previously announced changes to three Approved Maintenance Centre joint ventures. Approved Maintenance Centres (AMCs) support Rolls-Royce’s strategy to develop a competitive, capable and flexible Trent Service Network to meet the changing needs of customers across the lifecycle of engines
Pratt & Whitney is making a US$65m investment in its engine overhaul facility in Columbus, Georgia, to perform maintenance on PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engines. “As the GTF engine continues to enter into service, it is critical that we have a strong maintenance, repair and overhaul network in place to support these engines,” said Joe
AeroVision International has signed an agreement with a major U.S. based operator to provide asset optimization services for an undisclosed quantity of Embraer ERJ-135 aircraft being removed from active revenue passenger service. AeroVision will manage the ERJ assets on behalf of the carrier, either to disassemble for spare parts or to return to service. Several
Vector Aerospace, a global independent provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, has completed the first of three 12-year inspections for the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department’s (SBCSD) fleet of Airbus Helicopters AS350 B3 AStars. The SBCSD flew its second AStar to Vector’s hangar in Langley, BC on June 20th, and returned home
Serviços Officina e Manutenção Aeronáutica (SOMA), based in Primavera do Leste, Brazil, and Avion Alliance, based in Bratislava, Slovakia, signed separate agreements with GE Aviation Czech to become Authorized Service Centers (ASCs) for GE’s H Series turboprop engines. Under these agreements, SOMA and Avion Alliance will offer repair services, line replacement unit and field service
