Rolls-Royce will expand its aerospace research and technology capabilities in Dahlewitz, building a new test-bed for power gearboxes which will support the development of next generation aero-engine designs. Close to 20% of the total investment of €65m in the new test-bed will be funded by the German and the Brandenburg government. The investment in the
Bombardier Aerospace continues to enhance its aftermarket support worldwide by opening a new Regional Support Office (RSO) in Toluca, Mexico. The office will anchor regional support capabilities for Bombardier business aircraft customers throughout Mexico, and surrounding areas. The new RSO is located alongside Bombardier’s new business aircraft sales team within the modern Assertec fixed based
Just weeks after opening its new Global Services reception lobby at Newark Liberty International Airport, United Airlines unveiled its latest investment in the New York area’s largest hub airport – a new widebody aircraft maintenance hangar. United invested $35m to construct the facility, which will help support the airline’s widebody aircraft, including the Boeing 787
Vector Aerospace UK, a leading provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services continues to develop its civil client portfolio following the completion of another contract for a major fixed wing operator. The recent contract delivery saw the Mobile Repair Team (MRT), based at Vector Aerospace’s Almondbank facility located near Perth in Scotland, complete
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) delivered the first of two MD82/83SF freighters to Aeronaves TSM based in Saltillo, Coahuila México. The aircraft is a high gross weight MD82SF (MSN 49342) built in 1987 and was converted at Commercial Jet’s Miami facility, which is one of five authorized AEI Conversion Centers worldwide. This is AEI’s 3rd of an
Delta Air Lines and Grupo Aeromexico inaugurated their aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul center, TechOps Mexico. TechOps Mexico is located near the Queretaro Intercontinental Airport. Both airlines invested a total of US$55m, divided into equal shares, to construct these new facilities, which are located next to the Queretaro Aerospace Park. This project also received support
In a move that signals its ongoing commitment to the marketplace, Airbus Helicopters (AHI) named Precision Aviation Services (PAS), a Precision Aviation Group (PAG) company, as an AHI Service Center. This is the newest AHI service center in the Southeast and the first in the Atlanta market. The state-of-the-art 35,000 ft² facilities, located at the
AFI KLM E&M is to repaint five Boeing 777-200 aircraft for Etihad Airways. Initially drafted for the existing 777-300 fleet, the contract was amended after the airline decided to take delivery of five new 777-200 aircraft. In addition to the painting process (stripping, sanding, painting and coating of the fuselage, vertical fin, stabilizer, engines and
The Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA), Germany’s Federal Office for Civil Aeronautics, signed the final approval for Base maintenance services for Gulfstream GV-SP 550. “This will give us the abilities to offer our clients Line and Base Maintenance Services at our hangar at Hahn-Airport as well as abroad”, says Michael Bock, CEO of HAITEC. “To apply for the
Luxair and Lufthansa Technik are expanding their cooperation. The two companies have concluded a seven years contract for component supply for the airline’s fleet of Boeing 737NG aircraft, next to the contract for the Base Maintenance Services on Luxair’s Boeing 737NG during Winter 2014/2015. The Total Component Support TCS agreement covers component repair and overhaul
