JorAMCo signed a contract with Air Arabia to provide the UAE-based carrier with heavy maintenance services and to perform re-delivery checks for five of its A320 aircrafts. Air Arabia is the first and largest low-cost carrier in the MENA region operating scheduled services linking the three hubs in UAE, Morocco and Egypt with nearly 80
On October 23rd Boeing began building the first 777 at the highest rate ever for a Boeing twin-aisle airplane. The rate of 8.3 airplanes per month is a nearly 20% increase over the previous seven per month rate. The first part, the lower lobe of the aft fuselage, of the first 777 to be built
On October 19th United Airlines broke ground on its first widebody aircraft maintenance hangar at Washington Dulles International Airport, a major United hub and the airline’s principal gateway to the Middle East. United expects to complete construction of the hangar in fall 2013. United is investing nearly $45m in the construction of the 125,000 ft²
AeroTurbine, a wholly owned subsidiary of International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), has expanded its Supply Chain Solutions business with a recently signed channel partner agreement with Liebherr Aerospace Saline, Inc. The broad agreement provides for AeroTurbine to purchase a wide range of Liebherr-Aerospace components, and includes a mutually beneficial repair services agreement. The Liebherr-Aerospace components
Sabena technics has been awarded a 5-year contract by FastJet Plc to provide maintenance support for the airline’s fleet of Airbus A319s. Under the exclusive agreement, Sabena technics will provide FastJet, Africa’s first low-cost carrier, with engineering services and comprehensive material support for components, standard and cabin parts, and consumables. Sabena technics will also establish
Jordan Aircraft Maintenance (JorAMCo) and Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) have expanded their business cooperation in the aviation maintenance sector by renewing the maintenance General Trade Agreement between the two companies. Under the agreement JorAMCo will provide maintenance services to eight Airbus aircraft; three A300, three A320 and two A340, five of these checks will be
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the Type Certificate for the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation’s S-76D helicopter which is equipped with the Thales TopDeck avionics suite. TopDeck is an integrated modular avionics suite in a glass cockpit, representing Thales’s most advanced avionics suite for rotor wing aircraft. The cockpit will feature a new “click to
TAME, Ecuador’s flag carrier, has extended its contract with Barfield, a Sabena technics company, for the support of two additional Airbus A319. This new agreement is an extension of the 6-year contract between TAME and Barfield for the full support of its six A320 family aircraft. Within the scope of this contract, Barfield will increase
AAR has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Air Canada to provide airframe maintenance services for the airline’s Airbus A320 series aircraft. The LOI calls for AAR to perform regularly scheduled airframe maintenance and modifications that will enable Air Canada to efficiently maintain its approximately 89 Airbus narrow-body aircraft. AAR and Air Canada are
EasyJet signed an agreement with Lufthansa Technik for engine water wash service for the CFM56 engines of their Airbus A319 / A320 fleet. This cooperation – covering a contract period of five years, providing more than 800 washes a year at all European night stop stations – is further expanding their support and partnership. Cyclean
