GKN Aerospace has been selected by Gulfstream Aerospace to supply the wing skins for its latest G500 and G600 ultra-long range business jets. In a long term contract GKN Aerospace is to produce the upper and lower wing skins for the development and production aircraft. The G500 and G600 upper wing skins are constructed in
Boeing Commercial Airplanes has selected Liebherr-Aerospace to supply three components for the folding wing tip system of the Boeing 777X. The components chosen are the fold subsystem, the latch pin actuator and the secondary lock actuator. Relying on its experience in high-lift systems, gears, torque tubes and hydraulic power drive units, Liebherr-Aerospace will design a
AJW Aviation has been chosen by Cameroon Airlines Corporation (Camair-Co) to provide power-by-the-hour for its fleet of Boeing aircraft: B767-300 & B737-700. AJW will deliver full ATA Chapter support without exemptions hereby providing Camair-Co with the dispatch reliability, streamlined component management and aligned cost savings that they need to fulfil the airline’s operational objectives and
Monarch Aircraft Engineering, the engineering division of The Monarch Group, has been contracted to provide line maintenance technical handling to American Airlines. The contract, which commences in May, will see Monarch’s highly experienced engineering team support American Airlines Boeing 757-200 aircraft at Birmingham Airport in the UK. The American carrier, which is a new customer
Specialized in parabolic flight campaigns, the Airbus A310 ZERO-G replaces the former A300 B2 operated by Novespace which was already maintained by Sabena technics since its entry in service in the 90s. As part of this contract renewal, Sabena technics will provide full support for the new Airbus A310 and its component for a period
Vector Aerospace UK a leading provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, signed an agreement with Airbus Helicopters enabling its Fleetlands site in Gosport to operate as an Airbus Helicopters Service Centre for countries adjoining the North Sea – the UK, Republic of Ireland , Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands and Belgium. The agreement
Pratt & Whitney has named Christchurch Engine Center as one of the first facilities in its Geared Turbofan engine MRO network to provide maintenance and overhaul services for the PW1100G-JM engine. The Christchurch Engine Center, located in Christchurch, New Zealand, is a joint venture between Pratt & Whitney and Air New Zealand. Pratt & Whitney
Bombardier and Tianjin Airport Economic Area have officially signed definitive agreements confirming their joint venture and have commenced construction of a maintenance facility for Bombardier Business Aircraft, to be located in Tianjin, China. Leaders from both sides celebrated the venture with an official groundbreaking ceremony. The service facility, which is set to open in 2017,
Korean Air Aerospace Division (KAL-ASD), the aerospace manufacturing division of the Korean Air Group, has been selected by Airbus to supply new Sharklet wingtip devices including a wingspan extension for the A330neo – the new variant of the best-selling A330 Family of widebody aircraft. Under the terms of the agreement, KAL-ASD will manufacture the new
Ducommun Incorporated has been selected by Rolls-Royce to produce complex interconnect systems for the Trent 1000-Ten engine – which will power all variants of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Ducommun will manufacture these products through 2022 at its operation centers in Joplin, Mo. and Guaymas, Mexico. The Trent 1000-TEN engine, scheduled to be certified by the
