Boeing will increase production on the 737 program to 52 airplanes per month in 2018 in response to strong market demand from customers worldwide. Once the increase is implemented, the 737 program is expected to build more than 620 airplanes per year. “The 737 Next-Generation and 737 MAX airplanes offer our customers unparalleled efficiency and
Romanian aerospace company Aerostar S.A., was among the first independent European MRO providers to install Split Scimitar Winglets (SSW) onto two Boeing 737-800s of TUIFly Nordic. Aerostar is currently carrying out the same work on a Boeing 737-800 (msn 37238; registration OO-JAX) for TUI Airlines Belgium trading as Jetairfly, at its Bacau facility in north-east
PPG Industries has upgraded aerospace sealants manufacturing operations at its Shildon, England, facility with installation of new equipment to increase capacity and efficiency to meet growing demand. According to Sean Lambourne, PPG market manager for sealants in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region, the state-of-the-art equipment gives PPG flexibility to respond quickly to
Werner Aero Services has signed a three year agreement with Aerospace Component Engineering Services (ACES), in Singapore to support ACES with A320 components. ACES will have access to Werner Aero Service’s A320 component inventory to be used for exchanges in conjunction with their repair business. ACES is a joint venture between SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC)
British Airways’ line maintenance team has recently won the contract to provide technical handling for Qatar Airways’ 787 flights in Edinburgh. British Airways has also been selected this year to support the Qatar Airways operation at Dallas Fort Worth, Kigali and Moscow. British Airways already provides line maintenance services for fellow one world airline Qatar
TAT Technologies’ wholly-owned subsidiary Piedmont Aviation Component Services, has signed a seven year landing gear maintenance support agreement with Republic Airways Holdings, covering their Embraer E-175 fleet. The agreement covers the current fleet of 160 aircraft and the total value may exceed $45m. TAT’s President and CEO, Mr. Itsik Maaravi, commented on the new agreement:
Rheinland Air Service (RAS) has enjoyed a busy 12 months completing the expansion of its central European HQ in Mönchengladbach, near Dusseldorf, Germany, with an enhanced facility, effectively twice the size. It now offers a new, second large hangar (4,300 m²) including workshops and storage, plus space for six ATR 42/72 aircraft. The overall 8,500
FL Technics is further expanding its cooperation with CIS carriers by signing a new base maintenance agreement with a Russian carrier Yamal Airlines. Under the agreement, FL Technics will support Yamal’s Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 aircraft in its MRO hangars, located in Vilnius and Kaunas, Lithuania. At the moment Yamal Airlines operates a fleet
Turkish Technic, the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) arm of Turkish Airlines, and Honeywell Aerospace have extended their long term aftermarket partnership. Based at Istanbul’s Atatürk and Sabiha Gokcen Airports, Turkish Technic will now offer depot-level MRO services for all Honeywell 131-9B APUs on Boeing 737 aircraft worldwide. The new contract builds on the existing
Aero Asahi Corporation and its subsidiary Central Helicopter Service, have signed with Turbomeca (Safran) a 5 year extension of the SBH (“Support By the Hour”) contract covering their fleet of Arriel 2 and Arriel 1E2 engines. More than 50 engines powering AS350B3/AS365N3/S76C+ and BK117C2 helicopters are now maintained through the SBH program and used for
