MRO & Production

NORDAM and GE Capital Aviation Services’ (GECAS) Asset Management Services unit announced a new cooperative initiative to provide airline customers with enhanced options for flight controls. The partnership combines GECAS’ inventory of flight control parts from aircraft teardowns with NORDAM’s strengths in component repair to offer airlines a faster and lower‐cost solution than repair of

Southwest Airlines has selected BAE Systems as its exclusive provider of maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services for the full authority digital engine controls (FADEC) on more than 450 737 Next Generation aircraft. Under the five-year agreement, BAE Systems will provide proactive repairs that will improve the availability and reliability of Southwest’s fleet. BAE Systems

Boeing and Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance have ratified a long-term renewal of their joint 777 Component Services Program (CSP). The extension of the CSP was announced on the opening day of the MRO Americas conference in Phoenix. The Component Services Program is a parts-provisioning program that significantly reduces the airline’s up-front investment

The network of overhaul facilities for the GEnx engine is expanding as production of the engine accelerates. In recent weeks, GE Aviation announced a GE-Branded Services Agreement (GBSA) with Air France-KLM for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the GEnx-1B and a new joint venture with Evergreen Aviation Technologies (EGAT) called GE Evergreen Engine Services,

GA Telesis has signed an agreement with GE Aviation for a three-year materials agreement to provide CF6-80C2 replacement engine parts for GA Telesis Engine Services (GATES), a full-service engine overhaul and repair facility based in Helsinki, Finland. The agreement comprises a full service material offering for CF6-80C2 engine overhauls. GATES provides comprehensive commercial engine services,

Ameco is providing line maintenance and releasing service for Etihad Airways at Chengdu outstation from April 5th, 2014. The UAE carrier is the third customer after Qatar Airways and British Airways for line maintenance service at Ameco’s Chengdu outstation. Etihad Airways operates daily on Abu Dhabi to Chengdu route, using Airbus A330 aircraft. Last September,

Switzerland-based AMAC Aerospace, a leading provider of corporate aviation maintenance and completion services, has been awarded its first completion contract from an Asian-based client. The aircraft, an ACJ A319 will undergo a complete nose to tail completion using designs provided by world renowned interior designer Alberto Pinto. The completion project is anticipated to start in

Boeing has debuted its new 737 Configuration Studio, a new facility where airline customers can choose their jetliner interiors. The 20,000 ft² (1,900 m²) studio is located in Renton, Wash. near the factory where 42 737s are produced per month. Similar to the 787 Dreamliner Gallery, the 737 Configuration Studio provides a private and welcoming

Marshall Aviation Services, part of the Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group, has been awarded a preferred supplier agreement with Isle of Wight based manufacturer, Britten-Norman to undertake exterior paint work on up to 15 of its Islander and Defender aircraft. The year-long agreement which was ratified at the end of 2013 represents an important and