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
Rolls-Royce has appointed HAECO Group as the first authorised on-wing services provider in the Asia Pacific region. On-wing services are jointly provided by HAECO Hong Kong and Hong Kong Aero Engine Services Limited (“HAESL”), and currently cover Rolls-Royce engine models RB211, Trent 500, Trent 700 and Trent 800 as well as the IAE V2500. The
Robinson Helicopter Company announced its R66 Turbine Police Helicopter with the FLIR Systems Ultra 8000 Infrared Camera and the Spectrolab SX-7 searchlight with 30-million candlepower has been reconfigured to include a multitude of upgrades. This high performance 4-place police helicopter comes standard with a Garmin G500H Primary and Multifunction Display System (PFD/MFD), a Garmin GTN
Rolls-Royce announced plans to invest up to £60m in its facility in Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, creating a new Centre of Competence (CoC) for the manufacture of aerofoils and a new location for the manufacture of mainline engine shafts. The new CoC will manufacture an extensive range of aerofoils, including turbine and compressor components, for Rolls-Royce engines
PPG Industries’ aerospace transparencies group has introduced redesigned sliding cockpit windows for the Airbus A320 Family that are expected to have improved field performance over the previous design and afford cost-effective replacement. The new windows have passed successfully all ground and flight tests in PPG and Airbus facilities. They can be used for original-equipment and
MIAT Mongolian Airlines, the national flag carrier based in Ulaanbataar, has chosen AJW Aviation to provide full power-by-the-hour services for three Boeing 737NG aircraft. This eight year agreement, which commences on August 1st, sees AJW Group further expand its support of MIAT alongside its existing PBH programme for the airline’s Boeing 767s. MIAT will have
Lufthansa Technik Philippines’ (LTP) hangar expansion is on track, six months after the Manila-based aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) provider broke ground in January to extend its main hangar. The construction expands two existing bays equipped with versatile docking systems that can accommodate current widebodies and newer models for the Airbus A350, Boeing 777-9X,
