Rolls-Royce and Hispano-Suiza (Safran) have named their joint venture Aero Gearbox International and announced plans to construct a new production plant in Poland. The news follows the signing of a final agreement, on 24th October 2014, to create a jointly-owned company that will design, develop, produce and support accessory drive trains (ADTs) for all of
WOW air, the Icelandic low-cost airline has extended its power-by-the-hour contract with AJW Aviation to include two additional A321s. AJW, a leading independent integrated aircraft support specialist, originally signed a five year power-by-the-hour contract with the European airline in 2014 to provide on-going support for one of the airline’s A320 aircraft.
Dutch based independent line maintenance provider Direct Maintenance has commenced to provide dedicated line maintenance support to China Southern Airlines at Nairobi, Kenya. This is a rather unique event, since national flag carrier China Southern Airlines has now become the first and only Chinese carrier to fly a direct passenger service between mainland China and
Erickson Incorporated (EAC) announced newly designed and certified enhancements for the S-64 Aircrane to improve situational awareness for aircraft pilots. As part of a continuous improvement initiative, the company has installed and certified FAA mandated Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) OUT (transmit) systems, which are ADS-B IN (receive) systems combined with state of the art GPS
Magnetic MRO (MMRO), a total technical care organization headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia, has taken an organic step forward in daily customer support by moving to power-by-the-hour (PBH) components solutions. The first comprehensive PBH contract was signed on June 1st to support the growing fleet of Boeing aircraft operated by Grand Cru Airlines. Having a 24/7
PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO) reported the redelivery of a state-of-the-art 737-300QC / Quick Change (MSN 28054) during the first quarter of 2015. The 1998 vintage aircraft was converted at PEMCO’s Tampa facility, for Automatic, a US-based aircraft leasing company and is operated by Mistral Air based in Italy. The latest passenger-to-QC conversion adds to
Lufthansa Technik AG, international provider for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, and the Spanish private airline, Air Europa Lineas Aéreas S.A.U. (AEA), have signed a comprehensive long-term component supply agreement for the airline’s future fleet of up to 22 Boeing 787 aircraft. The contract will start with the arrival of the first 787 in
Vortex Aviation Ireland have received EASA part 145 Maintenance Organisation Approval A1 (Aircraft) line maintenance and B1 (Turbine Engine shop) rating for their new facility opened early 2015 in Shannon, Ireland. Vortex Aviation Ireland is a subsidiary of Vortex Aviation Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. Vortex Aviation is an MRO that specialises in the repair, trouble
Honeywell Aerospace has signed a contract with Turkish airline SunExpress to supply the company’s latest cockpit technologies for its first delivery of newly purchased Boeing 737-800 airplanes. Honeywell will provide SunExpress with cockpit avionics, including the IntuVue 3-D Weather Radar and the SmartTraffic Traffic Collision Avoidance System. With these technologies, SunExpress will be able to
Jet Maintenance Solutions (JET MS), a global provider of tailor-made MRO services for business and regional aviation, which formerly operated under FL Technics Jets brand, received a new Bombardier Challenger 604/605 certificate which further extends its EASA Part-145 services. In addition, JET MS has already welcomed the first two Challenger 605 aircraft at its maintenance
