MRO & Production

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

AFI KLM E&M and SunExpress Deutschland, a subsidiary of SunExpress, have signed a long-term “Power by the Hour” (PBH) contract covering the CF6-80E1 engines equipping the SunExpress Deutschland’s A330s. In addition to engine maintenance, the contract also covers services in connection with engine availability and on-wing support. The contract marks the first time the two

Tamarack Aerospace has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval from the European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) for its ATLAS Active Winglets on the Cessna Citation M2 light jet. With the CJ, CJ1 and CJ1+ certified in December 2015, this brings the total number of Cessna models approved for Tamarack’s ultra-efficient winglets up to four.

HAITEC Aircraft Maintenance was granted the EASA Part-147 approval. “As a certified training organization, HAITEC now provides A320 B1 CFM56 theoretical and practical type training. The training sessions are provided by a team of experts with profound experience in the aviation industry,” explains Frank Rott, CEO of HAITEC. HAITEC received the Part-147 approval just a

SR Technics has signed a five year extension on its maintenance cooperation agreement in Malta with easyJet. The contract will commence October 2016, and SR Technics will perform base and heavy maintenance along with cabin retrofits for easyJet’s narrow-body aircraft in Malta. In parallel, SR Technics will perform a stand-alone line of cabin retrofits over

Precision Aircraft Solutions has completed its third freighter conversion for DHL since May, bringing its DHL total to four for the year so far. The 757-200 aircraft, MSN 29330, will join Precision’s previous two conversions in European Air Transport Leipzig Airline (EAT), the largest of three airlines with dedicated service to the European, Middle Eastern