Fokker Services, part of Fokker Technologies, has received the order from Russian operator ATRAN Cargo Airlines for the introduction of TCAS 7.1 on their Boeing 737 fleet. The development of version 7.1 of the Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) was initiated by EUROCONTROL and will bring improvements to the reversal logic by detecting situations in
AJW Aviation, the leading independent complete aircraft spares support specialist, has signed a three year General Terms Agreement (GTA) with Hungarian airline Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe. This agreement will cover forty of their A320 aircraft, providing for any additional requirements outside of the airline’s existing support contracts, giving
Completion & Service center Comlux America, based in Indianapolis IN, has been awarded the maintenance and refurbishment contract for a BBJ based in Asia. The BBJ is expected to arrive at the Comlux America facility during the 2nd quarter of 2014 and will spend 4 months on site. The undisclosed owner of the BBJ is
In May 2014, Ameco Beijing will open a hangar dedicated for VIP and business jet completions and maintenance. Ameco Beijing transformed this hangar from a former painting hangar. The hangar can accommodate a wide-body aircraft or three narrow-body aircraft simultaneously and was equipped with advanced completion equipment and security systems. The Beijing-based MRO specialist also
ITP Group, through its affiliate ITP Externals, and Rolls-Royce have reached an agreement to renew their contract to supply pipes for several different types of Rolls-Royce next generation engines within the next five years. The agreement extends the constant supply that has flowed since April 2008 under the terms of the first stage of the
Delta TechOps, Delta Air Lines’ maintenance division and Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) provider business, is deepening its long-standing relationship with Hawaiian Airlines to provide an integrated component exchange and repair program for Hawaiian’s fleet of 12 Boeing 767 aircraft. Delta TechOps has provided its Complete Fleet services for Hawaiian since 2009 across its Airbus
Embraer Executive Jets names Hong Kong-based Metrojet as the first Authorized Service Center for its midsize Legacy 500 in Greater China. The amendment to the parties’ Authorized Service Center Agreement of 2011 was signed in a ceremony held on April 14th, at the 2014 Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE) in Shanghai, China. This
Lufthansa Technik and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico announced an agreement to create a new aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (“MRO”) facility in Puerto Rico, which will service short-haul and medium-haul aircraft. Agreements to this effect have now been signed with the government of Puerto Rico and the responsible port authority and the company plans
Travel Service a.s. (TVS), the largest airline in the Czech Republic, and Lufthansa Technik signed an enlargement of the already long lasting cooperation in respect to engine services which now comprises the whole Boeing 737NG fleet. The German company will look exclusively after the current 56 CFM56-7B engines of TVS’ entire rapidly growing 737NG fleet.
Aircelle (Safran) has signed a nacelle services contract with Interjet to provide support for the nacelles and thrust reversers on this Mexican-based airline’s fleet of Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional jetliners equipped with Powerjet SaM146 engines. Under terms of the four-year agreement, announced at the MRO Americas 2014 conference in Phoenix, Arizona, Aircelle will provide access
