MRO & Production

AeroTurbine, a wholly owned subsidiary of International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), has completed the 100th light/heavy C check for Frontier Airlines’ fleet of Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft, reaching a new milestone for its aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services provided to the airline. AeroTurbine and Frontier Airlines began their collaboration in March 2011.

Taikoo (Xiamen) Landing Gear Services (“TALSCO”) will resume operations in December 2013, after a localised fire at the premises in November last year. TALSCO’s U.S. Federal Aviation Administration approvals have been reinstated for the Company’s capabilities on the full series of Boeing 777s, 767s, 757s, 747s, 737NGs, 737CLs and Airbus A320s. It is expected that

Assembly of MSN5, the fifth and final member of the A350 XWB flight test fleet is now underway with the fuselage joining process. This follows the recent arrival of the three fuselage sections at the A350 XWB final assembly line in Toulouse, France. MSN5 is the second of the A350 flight test aircraft that will

Rolls-Royce has opened an advanced production facility to manufacture components for some of the world’s most sophisticated military and commercial jet engines. The innovative $42m facility is designed specifically to manufacture engine compressor parts, and is the latest example of Rolls-Royce investment in Indianapolis and across the United States. More than 100 high-tech positions will

Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Company (GAMECO) signed an Authorized Repair Station agreement with ITT Aerospace Controls, a subsidiary of ITT. Under the terms of the agreement, GAMECO will serve as an authorized repair station in China for a number of parts installed on the rapidly growing fleet of B737 and other platforms such as

The Cessna Aircraft Company has selected Crane Aerospace & Electronics to provide SmartStem Wireless Tire Pressure Sensors for their Citation Latitude aircraft. Latitude customers can select SmartStem as an option to be fitted on their aircraft during production, dramatically simplifying the way tire pressure is checked. SmartStem tire pressure sensors are already certified for retrofit

SR Technics, part of the Mubadala Aerospace MRO network, has signed a contract with Transavia France, a French based low-cost carrier. The five-year contract covers light, line and limited base maintenance activities for the airline’s entire Boeing 737 fleet. The agreement will initially cover 11 aircraft at contract commencement in November 2013, with the scope

Thales and airberlin group have signed a long-term component services agreement to support the group’s A320 family fleet of 64 aircraft. Under this seven-year Avionics-By-The-Hour (ABTH) agreement, Thales will provide spares provisioning and component maintenance services for a large selection of avionics components onboard the A320 aircraft. The signed agreement covers consignment stock of critical

Volga-Dnepr Technics has been awarded a contract to provide maintenance services in Moscow for Aeroflot-Russian Airlines’ Boeing 737NG (Next Generation) aircraft fleet. The agreement for maintenance at the city’s Sheremetyevo Airport also includes a provision for Volga-Dnepr Technics to supply qualified personnel for maintenance supervision and other field services in support of Aeroflot’s flight operations.