ATR, the European manufacturer of turboprop aircraft, and Atlantic Air Industries (AAI), a French company specializing in aircraft maintenance, have signed a collaboration agreement making AAI a new member of ATR’s network of partner maintenance centers. Adding AAI to ATR’s MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) network attests to the compliance of its maintenance station at
Werner Aero Services has begun the tear down of one of its A319 aircraft that was last operated by TAM. The teardown process takes place in Arizona and is expected to be completed in August. “The components from this aircraft will be used to support Werner’s Airbus customers. The availability of these components will help
Airline Services Components Limited (ASC) has been selected by Thomson Airways to provide maintenance support on the Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (MBD) wheel and electrically actuated brake equipment, installed on the airline’s fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners. This agreement will initially cover all eight 787 Dreamliners Thomson Airways is set to receive. Thomson Airways is the first UK
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has signed a line maintenance technical handling agreement with Privilege Style. With immediate effect, MAEL’s engineering team will provide support for the Spanish charter airline’s Boeing 757 aircraft based at Manchester airport.
In the first half year of 2013, Ameco Beijing inked contracts with seven international customers to provide line maintenance services in Beijing Capital International Airport. With the new customers, the number of Ameco’s international 3rd party line maintenance customer is up to more than 50. By the middle of July, the seven new customers have
WestJet Encore, WestJet’s new regional carrier, has signed a Total Component Support (TCS) deal with Lufthansa Technik, to provide component repair and pool access support for its new and growing fleet of Q400s. Under a multi-year agreement, Lufthansa Technik will maintain components removed from WestJet Encore aircraft and provide replacements from its extensive pool of
A United Airlines Boeing 737-800 aircraft retrofitted with the new Split Scimitar Winglet took its maiden test flight on July 16th, in Everett, Wash. This advanced winglet improves on the existing blended winglets United currently has on its next generation 737 fleet. In January, United served as the launch customer for this innovative winglet when
AJW Technique has been granted DGCA Type Certificate Approval by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Indonesia. This approval comes only three months after the formal opening of the multi-skilled AJW Technique Component Repair and Overhaul facility in Montréal. AJW Technique is fast developing a reputation for its commitment to quality. The facility was
On the 18th of June 2013, a new long-term agreement has been signed between the LOT Aircraft Maintenance Services Sp. Z o.o and Embraer Aviation International SAS. The ceremony was held in the French department of Embraer in Roissy near Paris. The agreement will to strengthen the cooperation between two companies in the field of
AAR announced a six-year extension of an agreement to provide supply chain services for Mesa Air Group, regional jets. The extension, which continues through 2021, covers maintenance and repair services for the Phoenix-based regional airline’s existing fleet of CRJ 700/900, as well as nine additional aircraft. The original contract was awarded to AAR in August
