JetCorp Technical Services, the US-based operation of Canada’s Flying Colours Corp., has begun maintenance work on its 35th Challenger 300 aircraft. Maintenance work on the aircraft began in September and will include a full 96-month inspection, interior refurbishment, and new exterior paint. Uniquely JetCorp’s MRO business stays open 24 hours seven days a week running
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI), has been selected by Kenya Airways to provide two firm B737-300SF 10 Pallet Configuration conversions, with options for two additional conversions to be started in 2013. The first two aircraft are high gross weight B737-300’s, (MSN 29088 and 29750) built in 1998 and 1999 respectively and will undergo freighter modification at AEI’s
Flying Colours Corp., the completions, refurbishment and maintenance specialist, reported that Bombardier has appointed both its Peterborough, ON, Canada and JetCorp Technical Services, St Louis, Missouri, USA, locations as Authorized Service Facilities (ASF) for Learjet and Challenger business jets. Flying Colours Corp. is renowned for its new Challenger 850 aircraft completions for which it works
AerCap signed a contract with AFI KLM E&M for cabin modifications and an overhaul on one of its A321 aircraft. The leasing company had recovered its aircraft from an airline in India and wanted to lease it to an operator in Russia. Following the AFI KLM E&M tender, AerCap commissioned the Group to carry out
AMAC Aerospace has delivered the first BBJ 777-200LR (long range) ever to be completed for a private customer in the Middle East. The aircraft was brought to AMAC by Aviation link, Saudi Arabia, who took delivery of the completed aircraft from AMAC’s facility in Basel, Switzerland following the conclusion of 19 months’ completion work, involving
FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has signed a three-year Engineering Support agreement with the Afghani national air carrier Ariana Afghan Airlines. FL Technics will provide comprehensive engineering services to the airlines’ four Boeing 737 aircraft. According to the agreement, Ariana Afghan Airlines will receive extensive aircraft engineering
Since its foundation in 1991, MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg, has now overhauled a total of 5,000 engines, of which 3,500 are engines from Pratt & Whitney Canada, 500 CF34 engines and 1,000 industrial gas turbines. In addition, the company has supported its customers with many on-site and field visits as well as module repairs. “We are
As a tier-1 company in the European aerospace industry, Liebherr-Aerospace has chosen the SCM solution “AirSupply”. The corresponding agreement was signed in Toulouse, France, on 23 October 2012 by Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SAS and SupplyOn AG. “AirSupply” enables companies in the aerospace industry to manage their collaboration processes with suppliers even more transparently and reliably.
Liebherr-Aerospace began delivery of the first flap actuation system for the Bombardier Learjet 85 programme in August 2012 and thus achieved an important milestone. The flap system is designed, manufactured, tested, qualified and integrated by Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH, Lindenberg (Germany), Liebherr’s centre of excellence for aerospace flight control/actuation and landing gear systems. The first Safety
Precision Air, the Tanzania-based airline, has selected Sabena technics for the component support of its new fleet of ATR -600s. This selection marks the extension of an existing 5-year contract signed with Sabena technics in 2010. Their collaboration being a success, Precision Air has decided to trust the MRO provider with its future ATR-600s. This
