On December 8th, 2014, a groundbreaking ceremony for the new landing gear overhaul facility of GAMECO was held at its Qingyuan branch in Yingfu Industrial Park, Taiping County, Qingxin District, Qingyuan. GAMECO plans to invest over CNY 200m on its Qingyuan Landing Gear Overhaul Base with the main facility to be located in Yingfu and
Comlux America, the Completion and Services center of the Comlux Group based in Indianapolis IN, signed their first wide body completion. The aircraft, an Airbus A330, is scheduled to input in September of 2015 to be outfitted with a full VIP interior. Since 2009, Comlux has already completed several narrow body completions including ACJ319, ACJ320,
PPG Industries’ aerospace transparencies group has been selected by Gulfstream to supply windshields, side cockpit windows and passenger-cabin window assemblies for the G500 and G600 business jets, that will provide superior performance for operators and maximum efficiencies for Gulfstream. The passenger-cabin windows will use OPTICOR advanced transparency material to maintain optical clarity and provide a
GA Telesis Engine Services (GATES) continues to build on its successes with another strong year in 2014. The Helsinki, Finland based Engine MRO has added three new customers to their clientele this year, in addition to completing overhaul services on a heavily work-scoped CF6 engine in a shop-record time of just 57 days. GATES was
AMAC Aerospace AG, a leading provider of VIP and corporate aviation maintenance and completion services confirmed at the Middle East Business Aviation Show MEBA in Dubai, that it has recently broken ground on a fourth new hangar at its Basel Mulhouse Freiburg, Switzerland facilities. Representing a significant investment, the new hangar, which on completion will
Bombardier Business Aircraft continues to find more places to serve its customers with the appointment of Indamer Aviation Private Limited as an Authorized Service Facility (ASF) for business aircraft customers based in or flying to India. The new ASF in Ahmedabad, India, will be capable of performing line maintenance for Global business aircraft. Providing maintenance
Iberia will support the repair of avionics and other OEM aircraft components for the cockpits of full-flight simulators located in Europe and belonging to CAE, a world leader in simulation and training for both civilian and military aircraft.The three-year contract covers the inspection and repair of avionics components such as the multipurpose control display unit
Delta TechOps—Delta Air Lines’ maintenance division and its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider business—opened a line maintenance hangar at its Tokyo-Narita International Airport on December 1st. The leased 13,000 m² facility will provide enhanced TechOps support for Delta’s Boeing 747-400, 777, 767, 757 and Airbus A330 transoceanic aircraft. More than 100 Delta TechOps professionals
Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services – North America has received FAA and EASA certification for development and installation of the Helicopter Terrain Awareness System (HTAWS) for AS332 C, L and L1 aircraft. The addition of HTAWS capabilities further compliments the growing list of Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) applicable to the AS332 C, L & L1 aircraft.
Parker Aerospace’s Customer Support Operations has signed a multi-year agreement with Singapore Airlines to provide a comprehensive support package for its fleet of Boeing 777 aircraft. This exclusive 10-year agreement, plus five-year option, is part of an enhanced service offering provided by Parker in partnership with operators like SIA that allows them to focus on
