M.C.M. Maintenance Centre Malta Ltd. (a member of the M.C.M. Group) received an aircraft maintenance organisation (AMO) approval from the Department of Civil Aviation of Bermuda. This approval allows the organisation to perform scheduled line maintenance in: Malta, Nigeria and Hong Kong on Bermuda registered aircraft. The types of aircraft this approval covers include: Bombardier:
SuperJet International – a joint venture between Alenia Aermacchi (a Finmeccanica Company) and Sukhoi Holding – announced the execution of a “SuperCare” Agreement with the launch customer for South-East Asia Sky Aviation, for after-sales support of its SSJ100 fleet of up to 12 aircraft. SuperJet International will provide the Indonesian carrier Sky Aviation with customized
AAR has received design approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to perform custom interior modifications for Boeing 767-300 aircraft operated by a major U.S. based international airline. AAR Engineering Services’ design modification increases the aircraft’s passenger count and includes the installation of flatbed seats, new in-flight entertainment systems and a lower lobe crew
Spirit AeroSystems celebrated completion of the 100th Boeing 787 composite forward fuselage section. This section will be shipped to Boeing’s final assembly facility in Charleston, S.C., early next year. Spirit is responsible for the forward fuselage section, pylon, and wing leading edge.
GE Aviation named MNG Jet as an authorized service center for GE’s CF34-3 engines that power the Bombardier Challenger series. With this agreement, MNG Jet can perform line maintenance inspections and routine installed engine maintenance, including removal and replacement of engines and engine components. This authorization also allows MNG Jet to provide OnPoint solution and
The production of Aircelle (Safran) engine nacelles for Airbus A320neo jetliners has become a reality with the manufacture of initial full-scale thrust reverser components using concurrent engineering, rapid prototyping and lean manufacturing techniques. Aircelle’s first-build components include the thrust reverser’s forward frame and structural beams, its inner fixed structure and aft extension, along with the
Turkey, Istanbul based myTECHNIC, has started C checks of A320 aircrafts of Atlasjet. According to the contract, myTECHNIC will provide 5 heavy checks services including 6Y checks.
With AAR’s Duluth Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility now operational, the Company announced that it completed and delivered its first aircraft on December 14th. AAR has also created more than 100 jobs in Duluth to date. This success marks a major milestone for AAR’s newest aircraft maintenance facility, which commenced operations last month, and
ExecuJet and Rolls-Royce have signed an engine service agreement that authorises the ExecuJet Service Center in Dubai, UAE to perform engine line maintenance, removals and installations on Rolls-Royce BR710 and AE 3007A engines. The BR710 engine is installed on the Bombardier Global Express, Global Express XRS, Global 5000 and Global 6000 aircraft and the AE
Honeywell has been awarded a $4.8m contract to install health and usage monitoring systems (HUMS) onboard the entire fleet of U.S. Coast Guard MH-60T helicopters. The Coast Guard will use 42 Zing HUMS 1239 aircraft kits and 24 ground support kits, all of which will be delivered before the end of 2012, to monitor critical
