MRO & Production

Air Canada has signed agreements with three of its business partners that will help support the creation of a Western Canada Centre of Excellence for aircraft maintenance activities in the province of Manitoba. Air Canada and the Government of Manitoba have settled outstanding litigation relating to Air Canada’s maintenance obligations under the Air Canada Public

HAITEC Aircraft Maintenance GmbH is opening a Line Maintenance Station at Nuremberg Airport at the beginning of November 2016. SunExpress Deutschland is HAITEC’s first customer at the new station. HAITEC will carry out all Line Maintenance activities for SunExpress Deutschland’s B737 NG fleet, as well as provide AOG support. With a fleet of 15 Boeing

The Eirtech Aviation In-Seat Passenger Power System has been selected by Spanish operator, Privilege Style for installation on their B757 and B767 aircraft. The USB charging system allows passengers to charge their smartphones, tablets and other portable electronic devices device during flights. Eirtech Aviation developed the innovative power solution in response to the increasing use

EDM, a global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, reported that the B777 Door Trainer it has manufactured for All Nippon Airways (ANA) passed its Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) earlier this month. Built and designed at EDM’s 100,000 ft² facility in Manchester in the UK, the B777 Door Trainer will

GE added the CFM56-7B engines that power 83 Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 and -800 aircraft to the existing TrueChoice Flight Hour agreement for engine maintenance, repair and overhaul, bringing more than 1,400 CFM56-7B engines operated by Southwest under GE’s TrueChoice Flight Hour agreement. The TrueChoice suite of engine maintenance offerings for commercial aviation industry emphasizes

Monarch Aircraft Engineering, the engineering division of Monarch airline group, has signed an agreement with Norwegian to provide line maintenance services to their Boeing 737NG operation at Birmingham and Manchester Airports. The agreement, which will be ongoing, is an extension to the support that MAEL’s engineering teams currently provide the low-cost airline’s Boeing 737NG operation

GE Aviation’s all new GE9X engine for the Boeing 777X will feature full authority digital engine controls (FADEC) designed and produced by FADEC Alliance, a joint venture formed by FADEC International and GE. The systems — consisting of a digital computer, called an engine control unit, and its related accessories — control all aspects of

Flying Colours Corp., the North American MRO, completions, and refurbishment company has selected Rockwell Collins’ Venue cabin management and high-definition entertainment system for retrofit installation on all future CRJ ExecLiner conversions. The first installation has already taken place at the Peterborough headquarters as a Bombardier CRJ200 conversion nears completion to a VIP ExecLiner format, a

FAA approves Garmin’s GTX 335 and 345 Mode S transponders for use in Robinson R22, R44 and R66 helicopters. The newly approved transponders meet impending ADS-B Out regulations without requiring a standalone GPS. The GTX 335 enables owners and operators to meet impending regulations with minimal expense. The GTX 345 goes a step further by

HAECO Americas, a subsidiary of the HAECO Group with headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA, confirmed has signed a letter of intent with Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation at the Farnborough International Airshow to become a preferred airframe Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) partner for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) in North America. The collaboration will provide