The Australian aircraft engine overhaul provider LTQ Engineering, which is based in Tullamarine, will cease operations and close its doors in September owing to the strong decline in engine overhaul demand. The closure was announced by the company, a joint venture of Lufthansa Technik (50%) and Qantas Airways Limited (50%), on July 26 in Melbourne.
With a view to increasing the close-proximity services it offers its customers, Eurocopter’s subsidiary in the Southern Cone has put its partnership with Servicios Aéreos de Los Andes SAC on an official footing and has also opened its first certified services center in Peru. The new center, based in the city of Ayacucho and opened
Chromalloy released that its San Diego, Calif., engine maintenance, repair and overhaul center now performs CF6-50 power system teardown services for MRO parts suppliers. “We have established a launch customer for our teardown service and will provide it to parts suppliers worldwide, as well as our existing customers,” said Martin George, General Manager. “Chromalloy’s San
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has signed a long-term agreement with Epic Aircraft Holdings to power the new E1000 aircraft with its PT6A-67A engine. Epic Aircraft Holdings currently produces the experimental LT aircraft out of its facility in Bend, Oregon. The PT6A-67A turboprop engine is based on the most powerful engine core in this class
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has signed a five-year agreement with Calgary-based operator Kenn Borek Air. This contract covers the upgrade of the renowned Viking Twin Otter DHC-6 aircraft with the installation of new PT6A-27 and PT6A-34 engines. The rejuvenation of these sought-after aircraft will provide operators significant performance improvements. Kenn Borek Air operates one
A J Walter Aviation, a leading independent complete aircraft spares support specialist, recently completed the part-out of two Boeing 737-600 aircraft purchased from Austrian Airlines. Both aircraft were delivered to eCube Solutions, an aircraft end of life management company in Wales, where the disassembly process was performed undercover in their dedicated 56kft2 hangar. The part-out
Sikorsky Aircraft Australia announced the signing of a four-year agreement with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) for ongoing logistics and engineering support for the Commonwealth of Australia’s fleet of BLACK HAWK (S-70A) and SEAHAWK (S-70B) helicopters. Valued at more than $120m, with six annual renewable options, the contract is a follow-on agreement to the current
LOT Polish Airlines has signed a long-term component support agreement with AFI KLM E&M for its fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners, which will ultimately comprise eight aircraft. LOT is scheduled to deploy the Dreamliner in January 2013. The signing of this contract with LOT Polish Airlines marks the launch of the 787 component service offer
SR Technics has redelivered the 50th heavy maintenance check on an Airbus A319 aircraft for easyJet out of its Malta facility. In addition to the heavy maintenance checks, the Malta team has also completed eight end-of-lease (EOL) checks for the airline, a further four are planned to be completed by the end of 2012. All
Effective immediately, Lufthansa Technik AG can offer customers from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) airworthiness services for the Boeing 747-400 and 747-8 aircraft types as a CAMO (Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation). Lufthansa Technik received the relevant approval from UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) for its Hamburg location on July 1, 2012. The background to
