Emirates airline signed a 12-year OnPointSM solution agreement with GE for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of its new GE9X engines that will power its 150 Boeing 777X aircraft. The OnPoint solution agreement is valued at more than $13bn over the life of the contract. The OnPoint solution agreement is part of the finalization of
Qantas Airways has extended its OnPoint solution agreement with GE Aviation for an additional seven years on the fleet of CF6-80E1 engines that power the airline’s Airbus A330-200 and A330-300 aircraft. The extension, valued at $340m, ensures GE will provide the maintenance, repair and overhaul of 65 CF6-80E1 engines through 2025.
Middle River Aircraft Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of GE Aviation, has signed a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) agreement with Lufthansa Technik under which LHT will be MRAS’s authorized service provider for the thrust reverser on the GEnx-2B engines that power the Boeing 747-8 aircraft. This long-term partnership will cover the 24/7 product support,
On July 1st, Ameco Beijing started installing a tail dock at its present 4-bay hangar to go with the growth of aircraft overhaul workload. It is the fourth dock installed in this hangar, with an investment of more than US$1m. The installation is due to finish at the end of September. The new dock design
Oman Air has signed a new deal with JorAMCo to provide the Omani national carrier with base maintenance services for two Embraer 175 and three Airbus A330 aircraft in its fleet. The maintenance checks are planned to take place between May and November this year. The move continues a collaborative effort between the two companies,
As part of the Royal Aero Group’s continued expansion the company has opened an Airframe Parts division in North Carolina, USA. This operation is being run by two experienced Airframe Parts managers, Dave Dicken and Ed Thompson, who have recently joined the Royal Aero team. Together Dicken and Thompson have over 43 years of professional
AAR announced that its composites manufacturing facility in Clearwater, Florida, has earned Nadcap accreditation to fabricate and build composite parts and assemblies for commercial and military markets. The designation represents a milestone for AAR and distinguishes the company as an expert in the field of composites manufacturing capable of meeting the highest industry standards. Nadcap
GE Aviation announced IHI Corporation (IHI: previously named Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries), Snecma and Techspace Aero (Safran), and MTU Aero Engines AG as participants in the GE9X engine program. The program participants will play a very significant role combining for approximately 25% share in the GE9X program, which is in development for the Boeing 777X
Boeing is enhancing its support to customers in Southeast Asia through a joint venture in Singapore with SIA Engineering. Boeing and SIAEC signed an agreement to form Boeing Asia Pacific Aviation Services, which will provide industry-leading engineering, spare parts, and repair and maintenance services for Boeing airplanes. Boeing has signed contracts for maintenance and engineering
AviaAM Leasing, a WSE listed global aviation holding company engaged in commercial aircraft acquisition, leasing and sales, is excited to announce the delivery of Boeing 767-300ER to a Kazakh charter carrier Sunday Airlines. The aircraft is the first wide-body airplane project conducted by AviaAM Leasing. Under the three-part cooperation between AviaAM Leasing, Sunday Airlines and
