Air New Zealand has signed a Maintenance Services Agreement extension with the Pratt & Whitney Christchurch Engine Centre to maintain its fleet of 58 V2500 engines for an additional five years supporting the airline’s Airbus A320 operations. The V2500 engine is offered through IAE International Aero Engines AG, a multinational aero engine consortium whose shareholders
AFI KLM E&M and Transavia consolidated their relationship and have signed a long-term contract organizing component support for the low cost airline’s fleet of Boeing 737-800s operating from France. The support covers Transavia’s’ existing fifteen 737-800s and six 737-800s scheduled for delivery to the airline in 2015. The service offer developed by AFI KLM E&M
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has appointed SAMCO Aircraft Maintenance B.V. of the Netherlands as its first Authorized Service Facility (ASF) for the all-new C Series family of airliners. Under the ASF agreement, which takes effect immediately, SAMCO will offer C Series aircraft operators with maintenance services that include: start-up support, line maintenance, base maintenance and continued
Taikoo Engine Services (Xiamen) (TEXL), a member of HAECO Group, recently completed work on its 200th GE90 and is on schedule to complete 50 additional engines by year end. “TEXL is an integral part of the GE90 overhaul network, and the team there has done an excellent job developing its capability enabling us to meet
Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL), the engineering division of The Monarch Group, announces a line maintenance technical handling agreement with Privilege Style. The contract covers a full suite of line maintenance support for the Spanish airline’s Boeing 757 flight operation this summer at Manchester Airport.
Airbus Helicopters, Vector Aerospace and Rockwell Collins have entered into an agreement to jointly develop and market the scalable and flexible Pro Line Fusion integrated avionics solution to upgrade Airbus Helicopters platforms. “Pro Line Fusion provides Airbus Helicopters with one of the most advanced avionics and the highest level of efficiency for the rotary wing
Embraer completed the acquisition of a new subsidiary, Embraer Aero Seating Technologies. Embraer progressively acquired its ownership stake in the Company, headquartered in Irwindale, California, which provides luxury seating solutions for the aviation industry. Embraer further announced a new manufacturing facility for this business to be based in Titusville, Florida in Brevard County. The project
AAR, a world leader in airframe maintenance and supply chain solutions, and South African Airways Technical (SAAT), the maintenance division for South African Airways, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a joint venture partnership to reduce costs and increase operational efficiencies of the airline’s fleet. The joint venture will also focus on growing
Pratt & Whitney and its OEM collaborators, Japanese Aero Engines Corporation (JAEC) and MTU Aero Engines AG (MTU), signed a definitive agreement formalizing a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) network through International Aero Engines and naming initial locations where PW1100G-JM engine maintenance visits will be performed. PW1100G-JM engine maintenance locations include Pratt & Whitney’s facility
AFI KLM E&M and Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, have announced the signing of a support contract for the airline’s all-Airbus fleet. The contract covers component support for sixteen A320s, six A321s and six A330s and includes the provision of a Main Base Kit in Bahrain and access to the spares pools
