Ethiopian Airlines has signed a 10-year OnPoint solution agreement with GE for maintenance, repair and overhaul of its GE90 engines. Under this agreement, GE will maintain Ethiopian’s GE90 engines that power its 16 B777 aircraft, which comprises of six B777-200LRs, six B777Fs, and four B777-300ERs.
Emirates airline and OEMServices have extended their contract for the Emirates’ A380 fleet. The extended agreement will cover Emirates’ fleet of 90 A380s, and will include support of the new Supplemental Cooling System provided by Liebherr as well as the Monogram components. Since 2005, OEMServices has become a leader in component and logistics services. The
Lufthansa Technik Airmotive Ireland (LTAI), the jet engine overhaul facility at Rathcoole, Co. Dublin, which employs 400 people, announced that it is to commence a process to consider closing the company, subject to consultation with employee representatives. LTAI will begin immediate negotiations with its three trade unions (TEEU, SIPTU, UNITE) and existing employee representatives. The
GE Aviation, a global leader in jet engine and aircraft system production, hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on November 14th, at the site of its new advanced composites factory near Asheville in Western North Carolina. The new 170,000-ft² will be the first to mass produce engine components made of advanced ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials. GE
Air China Cargo and Taikoo (Xiamen) Aircraft Engineering Company (“TAECO”) released that TAECO has completed the first Boeing 757-200 converted freighter for Air China Cargo. The aircraft is the 7th Boeing 757-200 freighter conversion completed by TAECO with its Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) partner Precision Conversions. The process took 105 days, including a concurrent heavy
Aviointeriors has been chosen by Transaero to contribute to the expansion of the Business Class also in the medium-haul application on board of its B737-800. Transaero has decided to enhance the comfort for its passengers even more, by reconfiguring its B737-800 aircrafts and installing the Zeus model seats produced by Aviointeriors in its Imperial Class
MTU Maintenance Zhuhai, a joint venture between Germany’s leading engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines and China Southern Air Holding Company, celebrated the MTU Maintenance group’s 1,000th overhaul of a General Electric CFM56. The engine was delivered to customer China Southern Airlines. The celebration event was opened by Frank Bodenhage, MTU Maintenance Zhuhai President and CEO,
Japanese airline StarFlyer und Lufthansa Technik are extending and expanding their cooperation. The technical support provided since the airline began operating in 2006 is now being continued and even broadened through a Total Technical Support TTS contract valid through 2022. As part of its comprehensive supply of the airline’s current fleet of eleven Airbus A320s,
National flag carrier Iceland Air has awarded MAC Interiors (formerly MacCarthy Aviation Holdings) a significant contract to provide lavatory upgrade kits for two B737- 800 and one B737-700 aircraft. The contract is to provide upgrade kits for six economy and three business class lavatories. The lavatory kits designed, manufactured and certified by MAC Interiors include;
As being one of the leading accreditated calibration laboratories in the region, in addition to pressure and torque calibration services, Turkish Technic now adds electrical, temperature and humidity calibration services to its services portfolio. The extended accreditation coverage is in effect and Calibration Laboratory has already been serving its customers with the newly added services.
