MRO & Production

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

Constellium N.V. has signed a contract with Airbus to support all of their leading aircraft programs. The agreement – currently under Airbus Group Corporate approval – further solidifies Constellium’s longstanding partnership with Airbus and confirms its position as a leading partner for aerospace aluminium products and solutions. Under the new agreement, Constellium will supply Airbus

RUAG is expanding an existing industrial building for the installation of a surface treatment facility at the Emmen industrial park. The new construction has been designed as an extension of the existing Hall 7, which was built in 2001. The investment of around CHF 23m for the building and equipment will promote Emmen – and

Jet Aviation Hong Kong has been approved via a Master Service Agreement (MSA) between Transport Canada and the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department to certify Canadian registered aircraft in Hong KongAs Canada’s authorizing agency responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada, Transport Canada has signed an agreement with the Hong Kong

On January 22nd, Comlux America was awarded a Foreign EASA 145 Certificate making them the first stand-alone EASA certificate holder in the U.S.. This certification authorization allows Comlux to perform base maintenance and interior completions on European Union (EU) registered aircraft not type certificated by the FAA. Since 2011 Comlux America has held an EASA

HAECO Americas, a member of the HAECO Group, and Alaska Airlines jointly announced the extension of Alaska Airlines’ Boeing 737NG airframe maintenance contract through 2020. The initial maintenance agreement was first executed in 2010, and was extended for the first time in 2013. In addition to the extended contract, HAECO Americas is currently collaborating with