MRO & Production

Modern Logistics S.A., Brazil’s first logistics company to integrate air operations within its supply chain, has signed a comprehensive diagnostics services agreement with CFM International for the CFM56-3 engines powering its Boeing 737-400 freighter aircraft. Modern Logistics will begin operations with 737-400 special freighter airplanes later this year as it launches the air solution portion

MTU Maintenance, one of the leading providers of commercial aero engine maintenance, has signed a new contract with the state-owned Venezuelan carrier CONVIASA for engine overhaul and on-wing support services of its General Electric CF34-10 engines including lease engine services. Under the exclusive contract, MTU Maintenance will be responsible for the maintenance of all CF34-10

Royal Jordanian Airlines will support its 787 Dreamliners with Boeing’s Rotable Exchange Program. Under the 10-year agreement, Boeing will supply Royal Jordanian 787s with a dedicated pool of high-value, mission-critical parts, enabling the airline to greatly reduce their inventory management costs while improving component availability. A rotable part is designed to be repeatedly and economically

Coopesa RL in San Jose, Costa Rica successfully performed the Split Scimitar Winglet modification on three B737-800, for two undisclosed customers. Coopesa is scheduled to perform this modification on two additional B737-800’s over the next few weeks for two other undisclosed customers.

Marshall Aviation Services, part of the Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group, completed a significant avionics upgrade with the installation of a Garmin G1000 full glass cockpit aboard a Beechcraft King Air 300 – for a European operator. The G1000 avionics installation has become an appealing option for all King Air pilots seeking greater situational awareness

British Airways has called on the expertise of a North Yorkshire manufacturing company to provide an engineering solution for its new fleet of Airbus A380 and Boeing 787 aircraft. The airline has placed an order with Unison, based in Scarborough, for its tube bending machinery to produce replacement rigid hydraulic tubes for its new aircraft.

AJW Aviation has signed a new power-by-the-hour pool access agreement with Azerbaijan Airlines. This 5 year agreement will cover two A340-500 aircraft, allowing the airline access to AJW’s extensive inventory of A340 components. This sees an extension of the already successful relationship between the two companies; AJW having recently handled the rebranding of the entire

PEMCO World Air Services announced the redelivery of a 737-400F (MSN 25375) for Brazil’s Rio Linhas Aéreas (Rio Cargo), the national postal service carrier of Brazil. The 11-pallet freighter was converted at PEMCO’s Costa Rican conversion operation at COOPESA. Rio Cargo is currently modernizing its fleet that recently numbered 12 Boeing 727s and two 767s

The static strength test aircraft of Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) was transferred from the final-assembly factory (Komaki South Plant of MHI’s Nagoya Aerospace Systems Works located in Aichi Prefecture) to the strength test station to start preparations for the static strength test. The test will start this summer 2014, after preparations have been completed. The