A comprehensive upgrade programme has been completed by RUAG Aviation on an Airbus HelicopterAS350 B3e. The modifications performed enhance the helicopter to provide improved all-round safety and performance, as well as tailored VIP comfort in its interior. The extensive modification programme performed by RUAG Aviation provides significant advantages over the original avionics system. The AS350’s
GE Aviation, a global leader in jet engine and aircraft system production, hosted a grand opening ceremony at the site of its new advanced composites factory near Asheville in Western North Carolina. The new 170,000-ft² facility will be the first in the world to mass produce engine components made of advanced ceramic matrix composite (CMC)
C&L Aerospace, an industry leader in servicing, maintaining, and supporting carriers in the regional aviation industry, officially opened its new 17,000-ft² aircraft-paint hangar on Thursday, October 16th. The paint hangar was completed on October 1st and the first aircraft was serviced on October 3rd. The hangar is the only paint hangar of its size in
Aviation Partners Beoing (APB) released that Luxair Luxembourg Airlines has ordered Split Scimitar Winglets for its Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 aircraft. APB’s newest program is the culmination of a five-year design effort using the latest computational fluid dynamic technology to redefine the aerodynamics of the Blended Winglet into an all-new Split Scimitar Winglet. The unique feature
LOT Aircraft Maintenance Services Company started a “C” Check of the Boeing B767-300ERW (Extended Range-Winglet). The aircraft belongs to Italian operator – NEOS. This is the first aircraft check with such wide range of maintenance tasks, performed in LOTAMS for a different operator than LOT Polish Airlines. The “C” check is also the first one
Lion Group and CFM International signed a comprehensive Material Support Agreement for the airline’s substantial CFM fleet, as well as a consultancy agreement to support its planned engine maintenance and overhaul center in Indonesia. The long-term, multi-billion dollar agreement will cover nearly 1,000 CFM engines which Lion Air currently has in service or on order.
STS Component Solutions, a division of STS Aviation Group, was selected by Esterline Technologies as its preferred provider of 24/7 AOG spares and warranty support for Boeing 787 aircraft. The spotlight agreement allows STS Aviation Group to administer its global, live-person coverage for all B787 AOG support inquires as mandated by the Boeing Product Support
Vector Aerospace Engine Services-Atlantic Inc. (ES-A) and the Solenta Aviation wider group of companies, based in Johannesburg, South Africa have signed a new three-year engine services agreement. As per the terms of the three-year agreement, ES-A will provide comprehensive fixed-wing aircraft engine maintenance, repair and overhaul services to the Solenta Aviation Groups’ turboprop engine fleet
Vector Aerospace Corporation, a global independent provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, announced that its subsidiary, Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services-North America (“HS-NA”) has added the AS332L1 model to its FAA certified CVFDR Supplemental Type Certificate (STC). This is an addition to the FAA STC approval it received last year on the CVFDR
PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO) redelivered its latest Boeing 737 passenger-to-freighter-conversion to Beijing-based China Postal Airlines EMS (CPA), the third 737-300 under the current five-aircraft agreement. The fourth 737-300 conversion is already underway, with CPA’s 15th PEMCO 737 freighter expected within the next year as China Post expands its fleet in support of its 56
