Wencor Group has entered into significant long-term supply agreements with two major U.S. airlines. Both agreements leverage Wencor Groupʼs broad Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) parts portfolio and PMA development capabilities to reduce the component maintenance costs for these two leading airline partners. The first contract includes more than 500 PMA parts for use in components,
B/E Aerospace has extended and expanded an agreement with United Technologies Corporation (UTC), to provide aerospace fasteners, hardware, consumables, and logistical services to UTC’s aerospace business units for their global operations. The agreement with UTC is through December 31, 2022 and is initially valued at approximately $950m. B/E Aerospace will supply UTC’s aerospace business units
Associated Air Center (AAC) has been awarded a new custom interior completion contract for a green Boeing 787-8 BBJ aircraft. The aircraft interior is already under full design review. AAC has also kicked off detailed planning, staffing, training and facilitization in anticipation of the green aircraft’s delivery from Boeing in mid-2014. The completion contract was
FL Technics Jets, a global provider of tailor-made maintenance, repair and overhaul services for business aviation has been granted certificate of approval to provide line and base maintenance services for Bombardier CL-600-2B19 family aircraft. The company has therefore added new aircraft type – a popular Bombardier CRJ100/200/440 and a CRJ200-derived high-class Bombardier Challenger 850 business
AeroRepair Corp has been awarded a multi-year contract to provide wheel and tire support for Air Wisconsin Airlines’ fleet of 71 Bombardier CRJ-200 Aircraft. The contract requires the total wheel and tire repair and overhaul, associated spares and logistics support for Air Wisconsin’s hubs located at Philadelphia, Washington DC – National and Charlotte, NC and
Comtek Advanced Structures, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Avcorp Industries, has been awarded a contract to design and manufacture the floor panels on Bombardier Aerospace’s Global 7000 and Global 8000 aircraft. Comtek will commence design engineering in early 2014. Comtek currently supplies floor panels to Bombardier Aerospace for the CRJ700, CRJ900, CRJ1000, Q400 and Learjet 85
The European manufacturer of turboprop aircraft ATR and the national Moroccan airline Royal Air Maroc announce the signature of a Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA) for the airline’s new fleet of ATR ‘-600’ aircraft. Signed for an initial period of four years, the contract covers the four ATR 72-600s already owned by the airline. Having received
Volga-Dnepr Technics (VDT) in Germany has entered into a contract with Swiss air carrier Darwin Airline for aircraft maintenance support at Leipzig/Halle Airport. The contract provides for the use of Volga-Dnepr Technics’ hangar facilities and equipment to carry out maintenance checks on the SAAB 2000s aircraft operated by Darwin Airline as well as the provision
KLM UK Engineering, the Norwich based regional and narrow body aircraft MRO provider, a KLM subsidiary operating within the AFI KLM E&M network, has unveiled its brand new facility for the dismantling and recycling of aircraft. The recycling solutions centre was declared open on December 11th. The new facility is unique to East Anglia and
Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) released that Southwest Airlines has ordered Split Scimitar Winglets for its 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
