MRO & Production

Texas-based aircraft lease-finance specialist Spectre Air Capital announced a significant development in Spectre’s continued rapid growth: An initial order of 15 firm plus rolling options for 737-700 and 737-800 passenger- to-freighter conversions with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), and a launch order from Seoul Korea-based Air Incheon for three 737-800 freighters on long-term lease for delivery

Irish low cost carrier Ryanair is expanding its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) base in Kaunas, Lithuania. Ryanair is planning to invest around €250,000 into expanding the facilities of its maintenance unit, Kaunas Aircraft Maintenance Services (KAMS), which is located at Kaunas International Airport. According to KAMS’s accountable manager, Karolis Čepukas, a range of new

Spirit AeroSystems has successfully delivered key components to Boeing for the 500th 787 Dreamliner. Spirit builds the 787 forward fuselage and engine pylons at its Wichita, Kan., facility and the wing fixed leading edge and wing moveable leading edge in Tulsa, Okla., and Subang, Malaysia. The company has been delivering these assemblies and components to

The Angolan national airline commissioned Aerotechnic Industries (ATI), AFI KLM E&M and Royal Air Marocs’ 50/50 joint venture, to perform a C Check on one of its Boeing 737 Next Generation. The maintenance Check took place at the ATI site, Mohammed V airport, Casablanca. ATI made a slot available with a very short notice and

Boeing and Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings have signed an order to convert nine 767 passenger airplanes into Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF). Four of the orders were previously announced at the Farnborough International Airshow in July, attributed to an unidentified customer. Atlas Air Worldwide, based in Purchase, New York has an all-Boeing fleet.

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has awarded Type Validation to Bombardier’s CS300 aircraft. The validation is a requirement for the aircraft’s operation in Europe and a precursor to first delivery to CS300 launch operator, airBaltic of Latvia. Bombardier’s first CS300 aircraft delivery to airBaltic is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2016. EASA’s validation

Liebherr LAMC Aviation (Changsha), the joint venture between the Chinese company LAMC (AVIC Landing Gear Advanced Manufacturing) and German-based Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg, celebrated the delivery of its first ARJ21 main landing gear assembled in China to aircraft manufacturer COMAC. The ARJ21 main landing gear assembly line at Liebherr LAMC Aviation (Changsha) was established by Liebherr by

HAECO Americas, a subsidiary of the HAECO Group with headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA, reported that it will be exiting its line maintenance services segment in the USA to focus resources on its principal businesses: MRO Services and Cabin Solutions. The Company expects to systematically end operations at most locations by the end of

AAR has signed a five-year agreement to provide power-by-the-hour (PBH) component inventory management and repair services to South African Airways Technical (SAAT). The contract is valued up to US$125m. AAR has teamed with local joint venture partner, JM Aviation South Africa, to support South African Airways’ (SAA) fleet with nose-to-tail component and repair management. JM

Cathay Pacific Airways has signed long term maintenance agreements with Revima for the support of landing gears installed on the airline’s Boeing 777-300 aircraft and on Airbus A320/321 aircraft operated by its subsidiary Dragonair which will soon be rebranded as Cathay Dragon. Through these multi-year agreements, Revima will provide repair and maintenance services of landing