Direct Maintenance has received EASA Part-145 certification from its regulatory body to perform line maintenance services on B787 aircraft, including Release to Service. This latest Direct Maintenance Scope of Work extension with B787 follows the addition of the A380 in 2012 and the B747-8 in 2013. B787 launching airline for Direct Maintenance is long standing
Dassault Aviation has joined the main center fuselage subassemblies of the Falcon 5X, a key milestone in the production program for this innovative new large cabin twinjet. The center fuselage subassemblies – the front and rear lower subassemblies and the upper subassembly – are part of the main center section, which includes the cabin and
AerFin Limited has opened a new 45,000 ft² aircraft engine disassembly facility in the United Kingdom, providing storage, warehousing and parts distribution services. The company, which offers a broad scope of specialist engine support for Rolls Royce, CFMi, GE and Pratt and Whitney products for such engine types as RB211, Trent, CFM56-7/5B, PW4000, CF6 and
CEBU AIR, an airline based in the Philippines and operating as CEBU Pacific Air, has trusted Sabena technics with the support of their fleet of ATR 72-500 aircraft until 2019. Within the scope of this five-year contract, Sabena technics will provide CEBU AIR with a large range of solutions including pool access, repair and overhaul
AFI KLM E&M and Air China Technics signed a formal agreement organizing support for the GE90 engines equipping the Chinese carrier’s fleet of Boeing 777 aircraft. With this contract AFI KLM E&M signs its largest contract ever and binds the two parties exclusively over the long term with (PBH) “Power By the Hour” support solutions.
Delta Private Jets opened a new, state-of-the-art 40,000 ft² comprehensive maintenance, repair and overhaul facility (MRO) at its headquarters at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. The Delta Private Jets Tech Service Center provides private jet owners and operators with a one-stop MRO facility servicing a broad range of aircraft. The FAA-certified Part 145 Repair Station
Spirit AeroSystems celebrated the rollout of the first flight test pylon for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) aircraft. The pylon and underwing structure are used to mount the aircraft’s Pratt & Whitney power plant to the wing and are designed and manufactured by Spirit at the company’s Wichita, Kan., facility. In 2008, Mitsubishi awarded a
AJW Aviation has extended its on-going ten year power-by-the-hour contract with Berlin-based airline Germania, to now cover an additional five aircraft, including four A321s and one A319. The addition of these takes the number of aircraft under contract with AJW to a total of twenty-three Airbus and Boeing commercial jets. Germania anticipates future fleet additions
AirAsia X, the long haul, low fare airline affiliate of the AirAsia Group and GE Aviation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the selection of CF6-80E1 engines to power AirAsia X’s 25 new firm Airbus A330-300 aircraft, with options for an additional three A330 aircraft. These engines will be covered by a multi-year OnPoint
UTC Aerospace Systems’ Engineered Polymer Products (EPP) facility in Jacksonville, Fla. recently received Nadcap (national aerospace and defense contractors accreditation program) accreditation for manufacture of aerospace composites. The company’s EPP team specializes in designing, manufacturing, testing and servicing acoustic and structural composite products for both military and commercial applications. Nadcap is a worldwide cooperative program
