Pratt & Whitney and its OEM collaborators, Japanese Aero Engines Corporation (JAEC) and MTU Aero Engines AG (MTU), signed a definitive agreement formalizing a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) network through International Aero Engines and naming initial locations where PW1100G-JM engine maintenance visits will be performed. PW1100G-JM engine maintenance locations include Pratt & Whitney’s facility
AFI KLM E&M and Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, have announced the signing of a support contract for the airline’s all-Airbus fleet. The contract covers component support for sixteen A320s, six A321s and six A330s and includes the provision of a Main Base Kit in Bahrain and access to the spares pools
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has signed a 5-year V-Services Fixed Price Repair Agreement to manage 50 V2500 engines. The agreement will cover installed engines on SAS’s fleet of 25 Airbus aircraft. The V2500 engine is offered through IAE International Aero Engines AG, a multinational aero engine consortium whose shareholders comprise Pratt & Whitney, Pratt & Whitney
Air Transat has signed an eight-year OnPoint solution agreement for the overhaul of its fleet of CFM56-7B engines that power its Boeing 737-800 Next Gen aircraft. The OnPoint solution agreement is valued at more than US$25m over the life of the agreement. Xiamen Airlines signed a 15-year OnPoint solution agreement with GE Aviation for the
Derco Aerospace has teamed with Eaton, Honeywell International and UTC Aerospace Systems to provide an innovative and streamlined component repair solution for F-16 operators and MRO facilities worldwide. The teaming agreement among the four entities provides a repair and return solution through a simplified web-based supply chain. The streamlined process provides F-16 operators with many
Lufthansa Technik AG and GE Aviation will create a new, state-of-the-art engine overhaul facility in Europe to service GEnx-2B and GE9X engines. Under terms of a memorandum of understanding (MOU), the new joint venture is expected to be operational in 2018. Closing of the joint venture is subject to receipt of required regulatory approvals. The
Boeing has awarded Liebherr-Aerospace another contract for the Boeing 777X: the system supplier will deliver two components – the power drive unit and the hydraulic motor – for the leading edge actuation system of the new wide-body aircraft. Relying on its experience in high-lift systems, and especially in gearboxes and hydraulic motors for long-range commercial
The Qantas Group has entered into a multi-year OnPoint solution agreement with GE Aviation covering the GEnx-1B engines that power Jetstar’s fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The agreement is valued at more than US$550m over its life and ensures GE will provide the maintenance, repair and overhaul for Jetstar’s GEnx-1B engines. The Jetstar Group
Vietnam Airlines has signed a long-term component support contract for its new fleet of Boeing 787-9s and Boeing 787-10s, which will upgrade its long-haul fleet. A total of nineteen aircraft are on order, the first of which will go into revenue service in summer 2015. The present contract includes a guaranteed access to AFI KLM
Europe Airpost has chosen AJW Aviation to provide full power-by-the-hour services for twelve Boeing 737 Classic aircraft. AJW will also locate extensive main base kit at their facility in Paris CDG. Location of spares inventory in Paris CDG is an enormous advantage for Europe Airpost and it is evidence of AJW’s policy to ring the
