Bombardier Aerospace has successfully completed the first full powering on of the main electrical distribution system on the first CSeries flight test vehicle (FTV1). Additionally, Bombardier confirmed that the wing down-bending static test was successfully concluded on the Complete Airframe Static Test (CAST) article at the company’s Saint-Laurent, Québec facility in late March 2013. Together
Virgin Atlantic Airways (VAA) selected Adams Rite Aerospace (ARA) to provide a new Deck Mounted Faucets and Drain for their Gatwick based B747-400 fleet as part of the lavatory refresh programme. The Faucet Model AR9030 was selected to not only improve the look of the lavatory but to also reduce maintenance. The new Faucet is
Corendon Airlines has signed a long-term contract with AFI KLM E&M. The Turkish carrier currently operates five Boeing 737-800s with CFM56-7 engines. The contract includes two types of services. The first, dubbed “Core Performance Restoration”, is an intermediate maintenance procedure between a complete overhaul and on wing maintenance. The second, known as “Life Cycle Parts
MacCarthy Aviation has been awarded a significant contract from Loftleidir, a part of the Icelandair group to refurbish two B767-300ER aircraft. The contract is to completely refurbish two ship sets of galleys and to provide uplift kits for twelve lavatories. The work package for the galleys consists of; deep cleaning, replacement of any damaged parts,
Shanghai based Spring Airlines has signed an agreement with Satair for Pall avionics cooling system for their new A320 aircrafts. Satair is to start deliveries in 2014. China Southern, the biggest airline in Asia and the biggest operator of V2500 engines has chosen Champion igniters from Satair to power all their V2500 engines.
JorAMCo signed a contract with flydubai to provide the UAE-based low-cost carrier with ‘C’ checks for 23 of its fleet of 28 737-800 aircraft that are due for maintenance services this year. The maintenance services to be provided by JorAMCo, include C1, C2 and C3 checks in addition to SBs and Ads. Work on the
Jet Aviation St. Louis welcomed its first Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) in February, and its second BBJ is scheduled for this spring. Both aircraft will have maintenance and minor interior upgrades performed. The construction of a narrow body hangar, training of technicians and investment in infrastructure resulted in the BBJ projects. Numerous St. Louis technicians
At its facility in Lindenberg (Germany), Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH recently put into operation a new 260 m² center for machining titanium parts – among others, hydraulic valve blocks for the electric back-up hydraulic actuator (EBHA) of the A380 program. In the future, components for new aircraft programs will also be produced there. The machining center
Boeing has rolled out the first Next-Generation 737 built at the new production rate of 38 airplanes a month. Panamanian customer Copa Airlines will take delivery of the 737-800 in early April. The airplane will now undergo functional, systems and flight testing over the next three weeks before being delivered.
Eclipse Aerospace celebrated a major production milestone – the first power up of the new production Eclipse 550 Twin-Engine Jet. The first production Eclipse 550 aircraft successfully powered up its two Pratt & Whitney PW610F engines, and the aircraft systems came on line on March 18th, at the company’s facility in Albuquerque, N.M. Eclipse Aerospace
