Pemco World Air Services (PEMCO) has secured an agreement with Guangdong Long Hao Aviation Group for a B737-300 passenger-to-freighter conversion. The agreement marks the first PEMCO-converted aircraft for the Longhao Aviation Group, with options for additional conversions to assist the company’s aviation business. The conversion will be performed by STAECO in Jinan Shandong, China, one
HAECO Xiamen has completed a cabin modification on a Boeing 747-400 aircraft for Virgin Atlantic Airways. The scope of the project included a C-check and extensive cabin modifications, which focused on the first class and business class areas of the aircraft. Major tasks included reconfiguring the upper deck, lavatory relocation, galley installation, Wi-Fi modification, a
ATR inaugurated its new aeronautical maintenance site on July 4th. ATR’s application was approved by OSAC, the French body for civil aviation safety, which awarded it with a certificate of accreditation as a maintenance organisation. This certification gives ATR the go-ahead to conduct maintenance activities at this site. ATR decided to invest substantially in Toulouse-Francazal
Aircraft wheel and brake MRO World Aero this week celebrates processing its 16,000th component at its EASA/FAA/TCCA certified wheel and brake repair facility. World Aero carried out this work on a Messier-Bugatti-Dowty main wheel for the Boeing 787-8, for one of the world’s leading flag-carrier airlines. Concentrating predominantly on the overhaul of wheel and brake
Lufthansa Technik AG in Hamburg has received approval across all aircraft types for a new generation of photoluminescent exit signs. With immediate effect the existing maintenance-intensive and non-environmentally-friendly exit signs at the flexible curtains in the cabin can be replaced by the Lufthansa Technik GuideU material, which is already used for emergency floor path marking.
UK global aerospace and defence supply chain provider, Pattonair, has been awarded a renewed and expanded contract for global supply chain services by Rolls-Royce through to 2022. Pattonair is a strategic partner to Rolls-Royce in the provision of supply chain services and C class parts and represents a significant development in what has been a
Jet Aviation announced that Airbus has appointed its Maintenance, Refurbishment and Overhaul (MRO) facility in Basel an Authorized Service Center (ASC) for Airbus Corporate Jets. The agreement was signed at the 2016 EBACE Convention in Geneva. To enhance the choice and geographical reach of support services for ACJ customers and operators in Europe, Airbus Corporate
PPG has received Federal Aviation Administration approval to repair sliding and aft fixed cockpit windows for Airbus A320 Family jetliners, affording cost savings to airlines and other aircraft operators. The approval authorizes PPG to repair glass window assemblies produced by any manufacturer for Airbus A318, A319, A320 and A321 airplanes and the recently launched NEO
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
