The agreement, which commenced on 11th January 2016 will see MAEL’s highly experienced engineering team provide a full suite of line maintenance services for the low-cost airline’s Boeing 737NG operation. The ongoing contract will support up to nine aircraft at London Gatwick where Norwegian is now the airport’s third largest airline.
Jet Aviation St. Louis has completed the installation of a sophisticated system of controls for climate, air quality, and final finish in the paint shop. The most recent improvement is the installation of three new state-of-the-art decontamination chambers designed to remove traces of hexavalent chromium (hexachrome) dust from painters’ body suits, shoes and painting tools
AAR, a leading provider of aviation aftermarket services to the world’s airlines, announces it recently expanded its power-by-the-hour (PBH) parts inventory management and exchange program to Asia. AAR signed its first PBH contract with IBEX Airlines in support of its CRJ aircraft. AAR will manage the aircraft supply chain from an extensive CRJ parts inventory
EPCOR, AFI KLM E&M’s subsidiary specializing in MRO services for Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) and pneumatic systems, has seen its CAAC approval extended by the Chinese authorities after inspectors from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) gave their approval following an audit of EPCOR’s latest capabilities. With the extension of its CAAC certification, EPCOR
PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO) has announced the execution of an agreement with Salam Aviation for the conversion of a B737-400 (MSN 25113) from passenger configuration to full freighter. The aircraft was inducted at PEMCO’s headquarters at Tampa International Airport and scheduled for redelivery early second quarter 2016. PEMCO’s latest 737-400 program will provide converted
MTU Aero Engines in Munich has completed the first development turbine center frame (TCF for short) to go into the GE9X engine. “In this engine program, we are not only responsible for the manufacture of the TCF, but also assumed responsibility for its development right from the outset,” explained Dr. Jörg Henne, Senior Vice President
TP Aerospace reported that it has signed multiple new support contracts with the following airlines: DHL Aviation, a cargo airline based in Bahrain, has awarded TP Aerospace Leasing a long-term Wheels & Brakes Cycle Flat Rate (CFR) Program in support of its current and planned B767 fleet. Rayani Air, a brand new full-service carrier based
FAI Asset Management GmbH has reported that it will be breaking ground for its third hangar at Albrecht Dürer Airport in Nuremberg in June of this year. The new hangar, which represents an investment of €6m, will increase FAI’s hangar floor space by another 4,500m², bringing the total size of the FAI facility to 13,500m².
GAMECO has reported that it completed the 100th C-checks on a FedEx aircraft. At the same time the re-delivery of N722FD to FedEx marks also the first time that GAMECO reaches this milestone of 100 C-Checks for a single customer other than China Southern Airlines. It was just in 2008, when GAMECO signed the A300/A310
HAECO Xiamen has carried out a landmark 120th Passenger-to-Freighter (PTF) conversion for the HAECO Group, delivering a Boeing 757-200PCF to Chinese freight carrier, SF Airlines. As the world’s first Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) service provider to conduct a 747-400BCF conversion, HAECO Xiamen is an industry leader in the field and a centre of excellence
