Ameco has signed heavy maintenance contract with Zhejiang Loong Airlines. Ameco will perform C checks for its Airbus A320s. The first one has been in Ameco’s four-bay hangar on March 24. The cooperation between Ameco and Zhejiang Loong Airlines has started since 2011. Besides airframe overhaul, Ameco offers landing gear overhaul, components repair and line
Aviation Technical Services (ATS) has reached a multi-year agreement with WestJet. ATS was selected to support WestJet’s fleet of B-737s for heavy maintenance C-Checks beginning first quarter 2016. The agreement provides ability to expand opportunities and fleet types.
Frontier Airlines has awarded Lockheed Martin Commercial Engine Solutions an eight-year, exclusive contract to perform engine maintenance, repair and overhaul on CFM56-5 engines for their Airbus A319s and A320ceos. Under the new agreement, services will be performed at the LMCES Montreal facility with initial delivery orders beginning in the first quarter 2016 and continuing through
Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH achieved a major milestone when delivering the first proof of concept prototype units for the Boeing 777X folding wing tip actuation system end of February 2016. The proof of concept prototype units were supplied by Liebherr-Aerospace according to Boeing’s 777X program development schedule. The delivery illustrates the substantial progress that has been
Lufthansa Technik AG has been awarded a Total Technical Support TTS contract for Surinam Airways’ Airbus A340-300 based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The four-year contract with the flag carrier of the Republic of Suriname marks a further success in Lufthansa Technik’s efforts to strengthen its market presence in the Americas. Lufthansa Technik will provide maintenance services
Helisota, an international provider of integrated maintenance, repair and overhaul services for rotorcraft, has extended its MRO capabilities by adding HC120, HC135 and HC140 helicopter types to its EASA Part-145 certificate. Following the successful certification, Helisota is now eligible to provide both base and line maintenance support for private and governmental HC120, HC135, HC145 operators.
Avianor has reported that its second quarter event schedule has surpassed 30 scheduled visits necessitating the addition of 150 additional technicians and facilities expansion. In addition to regular maintenance scheduled in support of the company’s contract with L-3-MAS to perform heavy maintenance on the DND CC-150 (A310) aircraft, the company has inducted the first of
Heli Charter and ITP have signed an hourly-based service support contract (PbH or Power-by-the-hour) that will cover the full maintenance services of the PW207D1 engines powering the British company’s fleet of Bell 429 helicopters. The term of the contract will be ten years. ITP is a Designated Overhaul Facility (DOF) for the repair and overhaul
Monarch Aircraft Engineering announced a line maintenance technical handling agreement with Shaheen Air International. The agreement will see MAEL’s engineers provide Airbus A330 maintenance support for Shaheen Air International’s operation into Manchester Airport which commenced on the 16th March 2016. Neil Kirby, Sales Manager at Monarch Aircraft Engineering, said: “We welcome Shaheen Air International to
Airbus has launched its new cabin brand “Airspace by Airbus”. At the heart of this new philosophy Airbus connects the wellbeing for passengers with the operational performance for its airline customers. Representing the best of Airbus’ cabin innovation and design, Airspace will offer a sophisticated, flexible canvas as a back-drop to enhance the airlines’ own
