MRO & Production

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the aviation leasing and financing arm of GE, announced the launch of its 737-800NG passenger-to-freighter conversion program. GECAS plans to convert up to 20 of its Boeing 737-800NG passenger aircraft to freighters. AEI Aeronautical Engineers will perform the conversions at its facilities in the U.S. and China. The first aircraft

Precision Aircraft Solutions has been awarded the conversions of four former AerCap aircraft for Chinese delivery services company SF Express Co. The aircraft are Rolls-Royce-powered 757s, MSN 27621, 26278, 30757  and 30758. “Converting four aircraft in one calendar year requires real performance, and we are pleased that SF has confidence in Precision during this period

Mapaero, a pioneer in water based paints for the aerospace industry pursues its development and extends its cabin interiors service offering. Operating in the cabin interiors coating industry for the past 20 years, Mapaero develops and obtains OEM certifications on a range of water-based paints, where 90% of solvents present in traditional aircraft coatings are

Direct Maintenance has started to provide dedicated B787 line maintenance support to Qatar Airways at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, The Netherlands. The inaugural Dreamliner flight arrived from Hamad International Airport in Doha just ahead of schedule this afternoon and was welcomed with a traditional water canon arcade. Following successful cargo operations into The Netherlands since 2003,

PPG Industries’ (PPG) aerospace transparencies group has delivered windshields and side flight-deck windows for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) to Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation (MITAC) for flight testing. Ship sets of parts produced by PPG at its Huntsville, Alabama, manufacturing facility already supplied to MITAC have passed bird-impact and static testing, according to Arthur Scott, PPG

C&L Aviation Group opened this month a new satellite office in Florida. Located within Fontainebleau Aviation, the office will operate out of Opa Locka Airport (OPF) in Miami. The new location brings C&L’s total satellite offices to six. C&L’s operations at Opa Locka will focus on corporate aircraft sales and management and will allow the

Finnair, the first European airline to operate the Airbus A350 XWB aircraft, has awarded Rolls-Royce a long-term engine servicing agreement for the new aircraft type’s engines. Rolls-Royce’s Trent XWB engines are used exclusively for the Airbus A350 XWB. The agreement brings Finnair’s entire A350 XWB fleet under Rolls Royce’s TotalCare package. Finnair has firm orders