HeliVert, a joint venture between Russian Helicopters and AgustaWestland, has received a Certificate of Approval from the Aviation Register of the Interstate Aviation Committee (AR IAC) for production of the AW139 commercial helicopter. The certificate is valid for two years. Following an audit by the AR IAC in May 2012 HeliVert was awarded a one-year
Manufacturing firm Yuken Europe has secured work supporting Bombardier Aerospace at one of its facilities in Northern Ireland. The Liverpool-based company designs and manufactures a broad range of high quality, durable hydraulic equipment including pumps and valves. Its hydraulic technology is used across many different sectors and applications, playing a crucial role in the manufacturing
WheelTug plc reported the execution of a Slot Option Purchase Agreement with Air Transat, for four slot options for 737NG aircraft. With the new reservations the order book of WheelTug aircraft drive systems grows to 785 delivery slots reserved by fourteen airlines from Europe, America, the Middle East and Asia.
Irish airline Aer Arann, operating regional air routes for Aer Lingus Regional, and the European regional aircraft manufacturer ATR have agreed to extend its existing Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA) covering the airline’s fleet of eight ATR 72-600s and two ATR 72-500 aircraft for five more years. The original contract was signed in 2007 with the
Romanian aerospace company Aerostar S.A., released that in the past two years the number of ‘C’ and ‘D’ checks carried out by Aerostar for its Middle East, Turkey and North African customers has averaged 26/27 aircraft per year. Last year the market in the region represented some 53% of Aerostar’s commercial MRO business which saw
Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services, (Boeing Shanghai) reported the signing of 767 heavy maintenance agreements with Air Astana and Rossiya Airlines. The airlines, based in Kazakhstan and Russia, respectively, are new customers for Boeing Shanghai. Boeing Shanghai will conduct two 767 C-checks for Air Astana and three 767 C-checks for Rossiya Airlines at Boeing Shanghai’s facility
Air Transat has ordered Split Scimitar Winglets for its fleet of Boeing Next Generation 737-800 aircraft. APB’s newest program is the culmination of a five year design effort using the latest computational fluid dynamic technology to redefine the aerodynamics of the Blended Winglet into an all-new Split Scimitar Winglet. The unique feature of the Split
Barfield, a Sabena technics company, started supporting the SATENA ATR fleet in December 2010 through its Airline programs business unit, dedicated to full support contracts. The services provided to the Colombian airline include component and engineering support, pool access and Main Base inventory for a total fleet of 10 aircraft supported by Barfield. Within the
ATK (ATK) has finalized an agreement with Airbus to manufacture and supply composite stringers and frames on the –1000 variant of the A350 XWB program. The contract expansion adds to the work already being performed on the A350 XWB program. This agreement is the next step in ATK’s valuable working relationship with Airbus and its
Myanmar Airways International (MAI) recently inked an exclusive contract with AFI KLM E&M to provide engine support for the CFM56-5B power plants equipping its fleet of A320 family aircraft. MAI is part of Myanmar’s leading financial corporation KBZ Group, which also launched the domestic carrier Air KBZ in 2011. Partnership between the two companies dates
