Werner Aero Services announced that its asset management team has signed a multi-year repair management agreement with Nouvelair Airlines in Tunisia. The agreement covers select major A320 QEC components. By leveraging Werner’s network of high quality repair facilities and logistical expertise, Nouvelair will receive expedited turn around time with a predictable cost structure.
Final assembly of VietJetAir’s first A320 on order from Airbus is now underway in Toulouse, France. This is the first of up to 100 of the best-selling single aisle aircraft that will be acquired by the airline under a deal finalised in February this year. The acquisition plan covers firm orders with Airbus for 63
Customers in Europe and the Middle East who operate large-capacity, long-range “heavy” helicopters now have a convenient, highly skilled option for major refurbishments of their aircraft. Heli-One Poland recently completed its first G-Check inspection, of an Airbus Helicopter Super Puma AS322L aircraft, for CHC Helicopter, Heli-One’s parent company and now is extending that service to
Marshall Aviation Services at Cambridge signed an agreement with Blink, the six-year-old Blackbushe, UK-based air taxi and jet charter operator, to provide multi-year MRO and technical support for its six Cessna Citation Mustang VLJs. Marshall, drawing on its 40 years’ experience providing Citation support, will provide base support in the UK at its Cambridge headquarters,
Spring Airlines, a low-cost carrier based in Shanghai, China, has signed an agreement with Airbus for Sharklet retrofit of its A320 aircraft in operation to become the first Chinese airline to perform retrofit of the latest fuel saving device. Thanks to this aerodynamic upgrade, Spring Airlines’ retrofitted aircraft will benefit from a reduction in fuel
Embraer broke ground on its Legacy 500 and Legacy 450 assembly complex in Melbourne, Florida, on October 9th. At the ceremony the Company celebrated this significant addition to its existing 212,000 ft² campus at Melbourne International Airport. The new 236,000 ft² facility is expected to be operational by 2016. It will feature four new buildings:
Aviation Technical Services (ATS) and Qantas recently entered into an Engineering Services Agreement, which focuses on improving efficiency and reducing the maintenance cost of Qantas’ fleet of more than 75 Boeing 737 aircraft. The program will enhance elements of Qantas’ aircraft maintenance program through multiple phases of improvement that target everything from availability of material
Lufthansa Technik AG has now equipped the newest Lufthansa aircraft with a Premium Economy cabin. The Boeing 747-8 “Yankee Quebec” arrived – fresh from the factory in Seattle – on August 30th in Frankfurt, where it received its new Premium Economy Class in mid-September during a layover for the completion of the cabin interior. By
EPCOR has signed a long-term contract with Air Canada covering maintenance of the APS 5000 APUs installed on its fleet of 37 Boeing 787 Dreamliners already in revenue service or scheduled for delivery through to 2019. The contract also provides for spares provisioning through a dedicated pool of APUs. Repairs will be carried out at
GA Telesis has signed an MOU to distribute and sell serviceable LRU components for Airbus and Boeing platforms stocked by Ontic, a BBA Aviation company. The partnership between the companies will ensure that Ontic’s customers are covered worldwide by GA Telesis’ expansive sales and distribution network. While the initial focus of the partnership will be
