MRO & Production

Israel Aerospace Industries'(IAI) Bedek Aviation Group signed an agreement with Air Canada to fulfill the airline’s B787 line maintenance requirements at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel-Aviv. Alan Butterfield, Air Canada’s Vice President, Maintenance and Engineering, stated: “We are very pleased with the line maintenance work performed and the excellent working relationship that has developed

GKN Aerospace has agreed a long term agreement with Rolls-Royce to supply components for the latest version of the Trent 1000 engine – a capability enhancement of the existing Trent 1000 engine for the Boeing 787. This LTA is estimated to be worth more than US$200m over the life of the agreement. The agreement gives

While the use of carbon-fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) has become a mainstay in aircraft production, many are unaware that there is more than one type that can be leveraged. In its continuing role as an innovation and environmental leader, Airbus is working to take maximum benefit of “thermoplastic” CFRP material – which holds several key

MTU Maintenance, one of the leading engine MRO providers worldwide, has signed an exclusive maintenance agreement with the Japanese low-cost carrier Solaseed Air which covers all 24 CFM56-7B and -7BE engines powering the airline’s fleet of 12 Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The contract will run for twelve years and has a value of about €200m (US$260m).

EOS, the global technology and quality leader for high-end Additive Manufacturing (AM) solutions, and MTU Aero Engines, Germany’s leading engine manufacturer, are closely cooperating with view to quality assurance for metal engine components using Additive Manufacturing. The two companies have now signed a framework agreement for the joint strategic development of their technology. The first

Airborne Maintenance & Engineering Services (AMES) completed its first Split-Scimitar Winglet installation for Sunwing Airlines on a B737-800 aircraft. Sunwing Airlines inducted the aircraft into AMES’ Wilmington facility in mid-December for the Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) modification and other maintenance bridging inspections. The work was finished on time and the aircraft redelivered prior to year-end.

Monarch Aircraft Engineering released that its 110,000 ft² state-of-the-art aircraft maintenance facility at Birmingham Airport is now Boeing GoldCare approved after completing its supplier audit. This latest achievement means that all Monarch Aircraft Engineering base maintenance facilities in the UK (Birmingham, Manchester and Luton) are Boeing GoldCare approved along with its line maintenance facility at

PAS Technologies announced that the company has successfully completed the sale of its Cork, Ireland operation to Knox Capital Holdings (“Knox Capital”). The acquisition by Knox Capital, along with a majority recapitalization of TRS Services has resulted in the formation of a new company known as TRS Global. David Theis, former Senior Vice President of

In time for the launch of commercial flight operations of the Airbus A350 to Frankfurt, Lufthansa Technik has received approval of the European airworthiness authority EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) as Maintenance Organization for the new aircraft type (Part 145 approval). The maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider offers now routine maintenance services in Frankfurt.

Monarch Aircraft Engineering has secured a line maintenance technical handling agreement with Air Explore. The Part-145 maintenance organisation will carry out line maintenance duties up to and including A-Checks, for the Bratislava based charter airline Air Explore’s Boeing 737-800 aircraft at Birmingham Airport in the UK.