MRO & Production

Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace) today reported that its subsidiary Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW) will be setting up a new subsidiary in Kodersdorf, Germany, with a planned equity of €5.5m (approximately USS$8.5m). The new company will be responsible for the production of lightweight components, mainly comprising floor panels and cargo linings, for single aisle Airbus

B. Coleman Aviation’s MRO (Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul) division and Mobile Aircraft Services have entered into a merger agreement in which the companies will combine to create a new aircraft MRO and AOG (Aircraft On Ground) support services company. The agreement will take effect on August 1, 2016 with the combined companies renamed Infinity Aircraft Services.

GE Aviation broke ground on two adjacent factories to mass-produce silicon carbide (SiC) materials used to manufacture ceramic matrix composite components (CMCs) for jet engines and land-based gas turbines for electric power. GE Aviation is investing more than US$200m to construct two factories on 100 acres in Huntsville, Alabama. When the factories are fully operational

Pemco World Air Services (PEMCO) has signed a memorandum of understanding with European-based aviation asset management company, Vallair, for a B737-400 passenger-to-freighter conversion. The agreement marks the first PEMCO-converted aircraft for Vallair. The aircraft will be inducted this month in Jinan Shandong, China, where the conversion will be accomplished by PEMCO’s partner, STAECO. The PEMCO-converted

Flying Colours Corp. Peterborough, the Canadian MRO, completions, and refurbishment company has received approval from the Bermuda Department of Civil Aviation to carry out maintenance work on business aircraft listed on the popular Bermudan registry. The approval, which was awarded in late May, enables Flying Colours to undertake heavy and line maintenance work on a

MTM Robotics has entered into a multiyear agreement with Airbus to supply automated manufacturing equipment and machines to be used on existing and future Aircraft production lines within the Airbus Group companies. MTM Robotics designs and manufactures sophisticated automated drilling, fastening and inspection machines, and robotic end effectors utilized by the major aircraft manufacturers throughout

Aero Controls reported the acquisition of certain assets of Skytronics. These assets include test equipment, tooling, exchange pool retables, and a large inventory of expendables. These assets primarily support ATA Chapter 27 transmission equipment for Boeing and Airbus aircraft. “The strategic addition of Skytronic’s equipment and inventory will have an immediate positive impact on Aero

Eirtech Aviation announced the expansion of its aviation services with the launch of a dedicated Composites Division, which offers clients a range of new composite services including repair, training and manufacture of composite components. The Irish headquartered company is already recognised as one of the world’s leading specialist aircraft services companies and the addition of

Liebherr-Aerospace Saline, Saline (Michigan, USA) and East Air Corporation, Hackensack (New Jersey, USA) have recently extended their long term agreement from 2011 for component maintenance and exchange pool access. Under the agreement, Liebherr-Aerospace provides exclusive repair and overhaul services for Liebherr equipment in support of East Air’s global and diversified customer portfolio and inventory for

MTU Maintenance, one of the world’s leading providers of main­tenance services for commercial aero engines, has won a new airline customer in Asia: Garuda Indonesia will send its CF34-8C5 engines to MTU Maintenance for repair according to an exclusive five-year agreement. The contract covers 30 to 40 shop visits and services also include the provision