MRO & Production

Ameco Guangzhou Outstation started line maintenance for A330-300 from Aeroflot Russian Airlines on September 1st, 2014. It’s the 8th international 3rd-party customer for Ameco Guangzhou Outstation after Qatar Airways, Egyptair, Air France, Turkish Airlines, Air Madagascar, Garuda Indonesia as well as Iraq Airways. Headquartered in Beijing, Ameco’s international third-party line maintenance business extends to outstations

ST Engineering released that VT Mobile Aerospace Engineering (VT MAE) and the City of Pensacola have signed an agreement to set up an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility at the Pensacola International Airport in Pensacola, Florida. This follows the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding in December 2013. Under the agreement, the City

AJW Aviation has signed a global distribution agreement with Chicago Miniature Lighting. Founded in 1931, CML manufactures a wide range of lighting that delivers optimum service life and top quality performance to meet the lighting requirements of aircraft manufacturers and maintenance facilities worldwide. This includes: Instrumental Lighting, Cabin Lighting, Flight Deck Lighting, Navigation and Anti-collision

Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, has launched construction of a new assembly and testing facility at its Reductor-PM plant in Perm. On completion, the facility will be the largest of its type in Russia. Construction facilities are currently being put in place at the site, and preparatory groundworks are

Boeing has signed an agreement with GA Telesis to expand Boeing’s aftermarket parts portfolio to include serviceable commercial airplane parts. Boeing is now making new surplus, repairable and overhauled parts available to customers through a new Marketplace section of the Boeing PART (Part Analysis and Requirements Tracking) Page. The Boeing PART Page, available to customers,

Aeronautical Engineers reported that Swiftair S.A. has selected AEI to provide eight B737-400SF passenger to freighter conversions. The contract calls for four firm orders plus an additional four options. The first aircraft, built in 1991 (MSN 24438) is a high gross weight B737-400 and is currently being modified at Commercial Jet Inc. in Miami, Florida,

Embraer celebrated the opening of its newly constructed Engineering & Technology Center in Melbourne, FL., on September 9th. The 75,000 ft² state-of-the-art facility is the first of its kind outside Brazil, where the Company is headquartered, and part of Embraer’s strategy to expand its global footprint. The new Center will conduct engineering and development activities

Cessna Aircraft Company received type certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration for the Cessna Citation CJ3+. Certification, awarded September 4th, comes less than six months after the company introduced the new model in March. The Citation CJ3+, with seating for up to nine people, is certified for single pilot operation, featuring a number of

Under this agreement, Sabena technics will be performing heavy maintenance visits (8C 12Y- checks) on two of the airline’s Airbus A340s. The checks will be carried out in Sabena technics facilities in Bordeaux (France) starting November 2014. Air Tahiti Nui’s trust in Sabena technics has been also demonstrated earlier this year for the heavy maintenance