The wings for the first Airbus A350-1000 have begun the process of assembly at Broughton, North Wales. The A350-1000 wing has the same span of the A350-900 that is already in service, but 90% of the parts have been modified and the trailing edge has been extended to resize the wing for the additional payload
Jet Aviation St. Louis is performing maintenance on three Embraer Lineage business jets at the same time – a first for the aviation service center. All three Lineages are based in North America, but represent different owners. The arrival of the three narrow-body jets — Embraer’s largest business jet — for maintenance over the last
Total Technical Care provider Magnetic MRO based in Tallinn, Estonia launches High Pressure Compressor (HPC) Blades Boroblend Repair Service for CFM56-3, -5A,-5B and -7B Engines. With the addition of HPC Blend Repair Capability, Magnetic MRO will be able to assist in AOG situations caused by FOD and be a very cost-effective solution for aircraft owners
Germany-based general aviation and air ambulance specialist operator FAI rent-a-jet Aktiengesellschaft (Flight Ambulance Intl.) is continuing to strengthen its medical evacuation capabilities as it undertakes the first ever conversion of a civilian Global Express aircraft into a medevac configuration. FAI has contracted Spectrum Aeromed, the US company dedicated to designing and manufacturing customised medical and
Comlux America, the Completion and Services center of the Comlux Group based in Indianapolis IN, has completed their 9th VIP interior completion on an Airbus ACJ320 aircraft. The Airbus Corporate Jet was completed for a private customer. This is Comlux America’s 4th ACJ interior completion overall since becoming an authorized service center for Airbus in
OHS Aviation Services, the specialist for interior design of business jets and Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS), the exclusive maintenance facility for Bombardier business jets, offer more services from a single source. “We now want to expand our successful cooperation in the form of joint customer acquisition abroad and rely on combined refurbishment and maintenance
HAECO Cabin Solutions will expand its design engineering and interiors product manufacturing capacity in a new, 259,000 ft² facility in High Point, North Carolina. The building is in close proximity to HAECO Americas’ headquarters in Greensboro. Renovations will start in 2015 and the facility is expected to be operational in the first quarter of 2016.
Constant Aviation Rotable Exchange (CARE), a parts sourcing and distribution company, has moved into their new showhouse and increased their available parts inventory by an additional US$3.5m, bringing their total inventory to over US$48m with over 54,000 line items. “We recently made the full transition into our new showhouse, which serves as our main distribution
Boeing has signed a contract with British Airways to provide component services for its 787 Dreamliner fleet. Under the 12-year agreement, Boeing will supply British Airways 787s with a carefully selected pool of high-value parts, enabling the airline to reduce its inventory management costs while improving component availability. Component Services, part of Boeing GoldCare, offers
NordStar Airlines has signed a GTA with AJW Engines to provide engine shop visit management services for CFM56-7B engines. AJW Group has worked with the airline for several years providing specialist component support; however this is the first time that AJW Engines’ specialist services have been integrated into the programme. An experienced team of professional
