MRO & Production

Rolls-Royce and Lufthansa Technik AG are to explore closer co-operation in the technical care of mature engines. It follows a year-long pilot project intended to reduce the maintenance costs of mature Trent 500 engines which power the Airbus A340-500/600 aircraft. Rolls-Royce’s expertise as the engine manufacturer and Lufthansa Technik’s experience as one of the world’s

Rolls-Royce announced that Derby will be the production centre for the Trent XWB. The Trent XWB is the most efficient large aero engine with more than 1,500 engines sold to 40 customers to date. It is the sole power plant available for the Airbus A350 XWB. Rolls-Royce has invested around £30m expanding its Derby Assembly

Pratt & Whitney and Kawasaki Heavy Industries signed a risk and revenue-sharing collaboration agreement for KHI to provide key hardware modules for Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engines. Pratt & Whitney currently has 10 worldwide GTF collaboration partners, many of which work across multiple GTF engine variants to be installed on various aircraft

VLM Airlines has signed a long-term support agreement with PowerJet, manufacturer of the SaM146 engine that powers the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100). In October 2014, VLM Airlines announced the airline would become the first European operator of the long-range SSJ100 LR regional aircraft. Arthur White, CEO of VLM Airlines, says: “This cooperation is another step

Air France signed an agreement with UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS) to provide rotable provisioning (on lease and exchange) and MRO (maintenance, repair & overhaul) services on Boeing 787 nacelle Dreamliner components designed and manufactured by UTC Aerospace System’s Aerostructures business unit. The agreement negotiated with UTAS paves the way for AFI KLM E&M to implement

Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group has developed a dedicated aircraft refinishing facility aircraft for Boeing 747-400, 777 and Airbus A330-sized aircraft at its site in Cambridge, United Kingdom. The new aircraft refinishing facility, which opens its doors for business in early 2015, is located within a secure hangar at the Cambridge site, making it one

Boeing began construction of a new 367,000-ft² facility in which it will build parts for the newest member of its 777 commercial airplanes family, the 777X. About 700 new jobs will be created for the 777X work. Construction should be complete in 2016, with work on 777X wing and empennage parts starting in 2017. The

MTU Maintenance, one of the leading engine maintenance providers worldwide, has added another airline to its continuously growing customer list: Air Costa, India’s newest airline has chosen MTU for the exclusive maintenance of its CF34-8/-10 engines operating its Embraer E170 and E190 fleet. Apart from engine maintenance, MTU will support Air Costa with LRU management

GE Aviation has been selected by Boeing to provide the Common Core System (CCS) and the Enhanced Airborne Flight Recorder (EAFR) for the Boeing 777X aircraft, as well as the Electrical Load Management System (ELMS), the Backup Generator and the Backup Converter. Selecting the GE common core system and enhanced airborne flight recorder enables Boeing