MRO & Production

Rolls-Royce and Innova Helicopters, a subsidiary of Innova Aerospace, have reached agreement to launch a technical development program to certify the RR300 turbo-shaft engine for the Innova Helicopters C630. The three-year engineering support agreement will provide Rolls-Royce technical installation support to complement Innova Helicopter’s C630 certification program. Both Rolls-Royce and Innova Helicopters have already installed

West Star Aviation announces that their Grand Junction, CO, (GJT) location was authorized as an Embraer Service Center for base maintenance of Legacy 450/500 model Aircraft. This approval includes full maintenance support for authorized aircraft models and performing scheduled maintenance. West Star (GJT) was previously approved to conduct Base Maintenance on the Phenom 100/300 as

Vector Aerospace announced the addition of the Airbus Helicopters H130 (formerly EC130 T2) and EC130 B4 tail rotor gearbox (TGB) to its existing range of rotorcraft repair and overhaul (R&O) capabilities. Vector will offer this expanded support for the H130/EC130 from its facilities in Langley and Richmond, BC, Canada, which already offer operators worldwide a

SR Technics, one of the world’s leading providers of technical solutions to airlines, is proud to announce a cooperation with S7 ENGINEERING (S7E), a part of ENGINEERING Holding, to provide Russian and CIS aircraft operators and owners with engine maintenance and on-wing services for CFM56-5B and CFM56-7B engines. The two companies signed a long-term agreement

In January 2016, F/LIST and Fokker Services B.V. launched a new development project for aircraft interiors. F/LIST will deliver the interior, intended for the aircraft type ARJ21-700 from Fokker’s client Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, COMAC, directly to the Dutch business by the end of 2016. Before last year’s end, F/LIST closed a contract with

Comlux Aruba, one of the Fly Comlux operational centers, has been granted an EASA TCO (Third Country Operator) approval which will facilitate its operation, specifically on the 767-200. This approval provides the Comlux wide body with the highest standard of compliance with European Union safety standards, therefore shortening the operating approval process. The EASA TCO

328 Design GmbH (328DO), part of the 328 Group, the Germany-based refurbishment, completions and aircraft maintenance specialist, has successfully achieved the first Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the Dassault Falcon 50EX from the US FAA under the FAA/EASA bilateral safety agreement. The STC covers extensive cabin refurbishment including the replacement of the legacy Cabin Management

Kaman Aerosystems has come to an agreement with Zodiac Interconnect Americas to manufacture and kit new components and assemblies for the 737 MAX aircraft landing gear electrical and fluid systems produced by Zodiac. The new part numbers, specific to the 737 MAX applications, will be added to the existing Kaman and Zodiac memorandum of understanding

Robinson Helicopter Company announced an optional 43-gallon auxiliary fuel tank for its R66 Turbine helicopter, extending the helicopter’s range by as much as 200 nautical miles (230 statute miles). The fuel tank mounts on a fiberglass tray that installs in the forward section of the baggage compartment. The tank occupies two-thirds of the compartment, leaving

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) announced an expansion of its 737-800 passenger-to-freighter conversion program with Boeing. Boeing will perform the conversions on five GECAS 737-800 aircraft to freighters with the first aircraft scheduled for completion in the fourth quarter of 2017. “There is strong interest from carriers for the 737-800 freighters as both a replacement