Baltia Air Lines has signed a Line Maintenance Agreement with F&E Aircraft Maintenance, to provide contract line maintenance (Licensed Airframe & Powerplant Mechanics) to Baltia Air Lines at JFK International Airport. Baltia Air Lines is America’s newest airline, currently undergoing Air Carrier Certification. Baltia’s principal base of operations is at Willow Run Airport, Michigan. Upon
KLM UK Engineering has obtained its FAA Approval this year. KLM UK Engineering is one of the first UK based MRO’s to be certified by the Federal Aviation Administration since the US Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration prohibition stopping the FAA issuing any new foreign repair station certifications was lifted early this year.
FL Technics, a global provider of tailor-made aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has successfully passed EASA certification and was granted with an extended Design Organization Part 21J STC approval which allows aviation maintenance service providers to perform major cabin interior modifications. The newly received Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) extended approval confirms that FL Technics
TES Aviation Group announced the signing of a long term engine support program with VIM Airlines (Moscow, Russia). The Engine Management program will support the established Russian airline with all off-wing technical and commercial engine management activities, including reliability programming, fleet forecasting, financial modelling, maintenance planning and repair event management, with the objective of reducing
OEMServices opens in Dubai in September its new service center dedicated to the aerospace market. Located in Jebel Ali Free Zone, near Dubai and Abu Dhabi airports, this new center will benefit from a strategic location in the Middle East. The nearly 2.000 m² warehouse, fully furnished and air-conditioned, will host the OEMServices operations (AOG
Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services, (Boeing Shanghai) and Russia-based Nordwind Airlines, a charter airline with headquarters in Moscow, are expanding their business cooperation by signing a new maintenance agreement that will include heavy checks, pylon modifications, full painting, landing gear replacement, avionics upgrades and cabin modifications on seven 767-300ERs that will enter service this month. Nordwind
StandardAero and Airteam, of Pretoria, South Africa, have signed a partnership agreement to provide PT6 engine maintenance through a co-branded foothold in the Southern African region. The new partnership is expected to be fully up and running by the end of September, 2014 and all engine services will be performed at either Airteam’s Wonderboom Airport
MTU Maintenance Zhuhai has completed its 1500th shop visit since it commenced operations in 2003. The milestone was achieved through the scheduled shop visit of a CFM565B from an overseas customer. This highlights both the strong recent growth of this engine program and the increasing global reach of MTU Maintenance Zhuhai. In 2013 the company
Bombardier’s Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 aircraft have received full type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). “Since their entry-into-service last December, our Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 aircraft have received strong interest from our customers,” said Éric Martel, President, Bombardier Business Aircraft.”
Aerospace manufacturer Alcoa has signed a long-term contract to supply aluminum sheet and plate products to Boeing. The multiyear contract, valued at more than $1bn, is the largest ever between the two companies. “This historic agreement not only continues the 35-year Alcoa-Boeing partnership, it will take our collaboration on next-generation metallic technologies even further,” said
