Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance & Engineering Company (GAMECO), reported that they have received CAR 30 approval from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) of Australia. The CAR 30 Approval covers base maintenance for CF6 and RB211 equipped B747-400 aircraft, base maintenance for CF6 and RB211 equipped B767-200/-300 aircraft, as well as NDT and component maintenance for
Turkish Technic has signed a heavy maintenance services contract with Saudi Aramco, which covers base maintenance C checks on Boeing 737-700s, including livery painting. The first maintenance work is being carried out at Turkish Technic’s facilities at Istanbul, Turkey.
Thomson Airways, Arkefly and TUIfly Nordic, part of TUI Travel, have awarded Avtrade a 5 year contract to provide power by the hour component support for their extensive fleet of B757 and B767 aircraft based in the UK, Netherlands and Sweden. Avtrade will provide a range of services including, pool access, consignment stock, 24/7 AOG
Saudi Arabian NASAIR has contracted EGYPTAIR M&E to perform heavy checks for the airlines’ 8 A320 and 6 E-190 aircraft. Maintenance checks will start in mid-February till the end of the year 2012.
BAE Systems announced a range of new contract wins across its Regional Aircraft Support and Engineering businesses and outlined new initiatives for improved support offerings. Swiss International Airlines has signed a five-year JetSpares contract covering its fleet of 20 Avro RJ100 regional jetliners, while leading European cargo airline, West Atlantic has concluded a three-year MACRO
Atlanta-based Precision Aviation Group (PAG) announced the launch of the Rotorcraft Services Division at its subsidiary Gardner Aviation Services (GAS). This Division will provide Helicopter-specific Avionics Upgrades/Installs, Airframe Maintenance, and MRO services at GAS’ 35,000 ft² facilities located at the Atlanta Regional Airport (KFFC), in Peachtree City, Georgia. David Mast, PAG President and CEO said: ” GAS
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued its Type Certificate A-176 for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (model RRJ-95B). This certificate recognizes that the SSJ100 aircraft demonstrated compliance with the EASA airworthiness and environmental requirements. The recognition allows the European airlines, as well as those airlines operating in countries which use EASA regulations as a reference
AeroTurbine has entered into an exclusive ten-year Supply Chain Agreement supporting Pluna Airlines’ fleet of CRJ900 aircraft. This agreement designates AeroTurbine to be responsible for providing material support for an initial 13 CRJ900 aircraft. AeroTurbine’s comprehensive support includes providing onsite aircraft parts inventory, pool stock access in the United States, and complete repair vendor management.
Luxair has opted for AFI KLM E&M’s maintenance solutions to support the APU’s equipping its fleet of 737s. The 5-year contract includes repairs and can be extended to the loan of a spare APU while repairs are carried out.
GE Aviation and StandardAero announced the opening of the new $50m aircraft engine testing, research and development centre (TRDC) in Winnipeg. The announcement caps off a 12-month developmental partnership launched in February 2011 between the two companies. The new centre will perform icing certification testing on GE’s jet engines, as well as develop advanced testing
