MidairUSA reported the recent completion and delivery of the Aircastle B747-400, which included a bridge modification and heavy “D” check, bringing the total of completed B747-400 bridge heavy check , maintenance and modifications to over twenty one aircraft delivered in less that thirty six months. Modification services performed scaled the entire spectrum from high density,
The interior shops of Lufthansa Technik Base Maintenance in Hamburg are relaunching its services at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg. The base maintenance workshops, which up to now primarily offered backbone support to Aircraft Base Maintenance, will in future offer full-scale modification services for commercial airlines directly from a single source. Headed up by
HAECO ITM (HXITM) and Thai Airways have embarked on a long-term collaborative initiative in aircraft component repair. Drawing on collective strengths, the collaboration enhances product offering of the two companies. Under the initial business collaboration framework, HXITM has identified a list of aircraft components that will be repaired at THAI’s technical facilities at Don Mueang
Telair International, a subsidiary of U.S.-based aerospace and defense contractor AAR, announced delivery of the 400th advanced lower deck cargo system to the Airbus fuselage production line in Hamburg. Telair has been a supplier of individual components involved with cargo loading systems for the Airbus aircraft since the 1970’s and will become the single-source supplier
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has obtained European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval to upgrade all previous TCAS 7.0 installations on Boeing 737s and Boeing 757s to the new TCAS 7.1 standard, and has won business from three airlines. For retrofit aircraft this new standard is mandatory from December 1st, 2015, for all aircraft flying in
Sabena technics develops its Sharklet retrofit capability. The Sharklets will allow fuel efficiency improvement, payload/range capability increase, and environmental impact reduction thus bringing notable benefits to the customers’ operations. Constantly looking to improve aircraft operational use, Sabena technics has already developed the capability to perform the production retrofit on sharklet-ready wings on the Airbus A320
328, the Germany-based refurbishment, completions and maintenance aviation company and part of the 328 Group, has won a contract to manufacture an Airbus A340-600 rear galley complex for Jet Aviation Basel, Switzerland. The manufacture will be undertaken at 328’s Headquarters in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany with installation to take place at Jet Aviation in Basel. The project
AJW Aviation has signed a five year contract with SmartLynx, the Latvian based wet-lease and charter specialist. This new power by-the-hour agreement sees the relationship between AJW and SmartLynx extending to 2019, following on from a successful five year PBH agreement signed in 2009. The European airline provides full charter operation for its home markets
UK-based passenger aircraft seat manufacturer Acro Aircraft Seating reported a highly successful 2013 and a very promising start to 2014. The company announced firm orders into the fourth quarter of 2014 with recent confirmed orders for the retrofitting of five Spirit Airlines’ Airbus A319 aircraft with its Superlight seat this spring and installation on 25
Ethiopian Airlines signed a three-year contract with Ameco Beijing for engine overhaul services. Based on the contract, Ameco Beijing will overhaul six RB211s for the African carrier in the next three years from 2014 to 2016. The first engine is due to layover in April. This is the second three-year contract Ameco Beijing signed with
