easyJet has partnered with AJW Group in a five year cost-per-flight-hour contract to support its growing fleet of Airbus A320 family aircraft. The collaborative and wholly engaged transition process went live on October 7th 2015. Key factors have included the training, development and enhancement of the AJW resource pool and the in-depth education and practical
GE Aviation is creating adjacent factories in Huntsville, Alabama, to mass-produce silicon carbide (SiC) materials used to manufacture ceramic matrix composite components (CMCs) for jet engines and land-based gas turbines. GE Aviation will invest more than US$200m to construct two factories on 100 acres in Huntsville. When the factories are operational later this decade, they
Avcorp Industries has received notice of award from The Boeing Company for the production and supply of 767-2C panoramic camera fairings, as part of the KC-46 tanker program. Each shipset of panoramic camera fairings consist of large and complex composites and metallic components which will be assembled into a fully integrated assembly in the Avcorp
Delta TechOps, the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) business of Delta Air Lines, and Rolls-Royce are teaming up, bringing advanced jet engines from Rolls-Royce to a 100,000-ft² expanded engine shop at Delta’s Technical Operations Center in Atlanta. Rolls-Royce has named Delta TechOps an approved maintenance center for Trent civil aircraft engines to better serve jet
AJW Group is to help TECHNIC ONE, the Russian repair and spare components business, to set up a spare parts pool for Sukhoi Super Jet (SSJ) and MS-21 aircraft, a component repair service, and a spare parts centre for CFM56 engines. The new technical/maintenance facility will be established in the special economic zone in Ulyanovsk
PSG has been appointed as a distributor for Leadgo Europe SAS, a manufacturer and supplier of composite vacuum process materials for prepreg/autoclave or oven, resin infusion and wet layup moulding techniques. The product range includes Vacuum Bagging Films, Release Films, Peel Plies, Breathers, Sealant Tape, Adhesive Tape, Infusion Media, Tube Range, Vacuum Tools and ancillary
Jet Midwest Group has signed an agreement with Sweden based Taby Air Maintenance (TAM) to launch FAA approved full class E cargo conversions for its B model Saab 340’s. The Saab 3408 EASA ST C has already been developed by TAM and approved by EASA. The FAA approval project will be performed at TAM’s maintenance
Norsk Titanium AS (NTi), a global 3D-printing technology leader, has signed a memorandum of understanding with lightweight metals Alcoa to launch a joint technology and industrial cooperation program. Through the program, the companies will identify and explore cooperation projects to leverage each other’s advanced manufacturing expertise and strong commercial capabilities focused on serving the fast-growing
Modern Logistics has chosen AJW Aviation and AJW Leasing to provide full power-by-the-hour services for its B737-400 freighters and augment dispatch reliability as the fleet expands to fifteen aircraft by 2017. The multi-year contract recognises the reputation that AJW has forged in the Brazilian marketplace and the Company’s willingness to be flexible and support start-up
Coast Composites, an Ascent Tooling Group company, was awarded a contract by Boeing to manufacture the largest-ever wing skin molds. Ascent will produce a set of lay-up tooling, consisting of four individual molds, to be used at Boeing’s new facility in Everett, Washington, to manufacture the 777X’s composite wing skins. Coast Composites will manufacture the
