UK-based passenger aircraft seat manufacturer Acro Aircraft Seating will equip Airbus A320 aircraft with its Ultra XC wider and lighter economy class reclining seat from the first quarter, 2014. The seat, boasting a width of 18.1 inches for window and aisle seats and 19.3 inches for the middle seat, will offer passengers more ‘personal’ space,
Southern Air Holdings has awarded MTU Maintenance an exclusive long-term maintenance and lease engine provisioning contract covering all present and future General Electric (GE) CF6-80C2 engines in Southern Air’s 747-400 freighter fleet. The contract with the U.S. based cargo carrier is valued at over $100m.
MAZ Aviation recently inked a contract with AFI KLM E&M to carry out maintenance checks on a total of four of its CFM56-5C jet engines. MAZ Aviation specializes in aviation advisory services for airlines operating VIP aircraft fleets. AFI KLM E&M has demonstrated its ability to adapt by providing competitive, fast-track solutions tailored to customer
Vector Aerospace UK has completed its first component repair contract for a major commercial fixed wing airline operator. Vector Aerospace’s five year growth strategy has highlighted the commercial aviation market as a prime sector for development – leveraging its experience and knowledge in defence to achieve similar results in the civil market. “Defence remains at
AerSale will be providing “C” check maintenance services for one of NASA’s Airborne Science Program workhorses – the DC-8-72 flying laboratory. The aircraft has been flown to AerSale’s maintenance facility in Roswell, New Mexico, where it is to undergo major inspection and maintenance servicing. AerSale will provide maintenance as part of the aircraft’s new Low
Lufthansa Technik AG and Nigeria’s Arik Air are expanding their partnership in the technical care of the airline’s fleet. The cooperation between the two companies, which has existed since the airline began operations in 2006, has now been expanded as part of a Total Operational Management (TOM) contract and extended by six years. In addition
Lufthansa Technik AG and UTC Aerospace Systems, a key supplier in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner program, have signed a long-term contract to provide rotable provisioning and MRO (maintenance, repair & overhaul) services on Boeing 787 nacelle components designed and manufactured by UTC Aerospace Systems’ Aerostructures business. Lufthansa Technik now offers its customers the full spectrum
South African Airways (SAA) and Lufthansa Technik AG are continuing their cooperation in the area of engine overhaul. A contract to provide support services for the 23 CFM56-7B engines in SAA’s Boeing 737-800 fleet that has been in place since 2001 has been extended and will now continue until the aircraft are taken out of
Lufthansa Technik AG is now able to provide production inspection for Boeing 787 aircraft for airline and VIP customers. Among the aircraft types whose production Lufthansa Technik can supervise at customer request is now the Dreamliner, with its modern, technically demanding composite materials technology. Lufthansa Technik already has commissions to oversee the construction of 50
Alpha Star Aviation Services has signed an agreement with AFI KLM E&M covering component support services of its A320 family aircraft and an A340 aircraft. Under the terms of the contract, AFI KLM E&M will provide Alpha Star Aviation Services with repair services and access to a spares pool.
