GE Aviation has been awarded two contracts from Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation to provide the Integrated Vehicle Health Management technology and service for the G650 business jet aircraft. “This is one of the first comprehensive health management systems for a civil airplane and a first for business jets,” said Lorraine Bolsinger, president and CEO of GE
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has concluded a contract to provide Thomas Cook Scandinavia with heavy maintenance support. MAEL performed three Airbus A321 C Checks, which also include embodiment of rear spar corrosions service bulletins at their London Luton Airport maintenance facilities.
Bombardier Aerospace revealed more information about the selection of seven suppliers on major packages on its new Global 7000 and Global 8000 jets. The awarding of these contracts to renowned aerospace companies, who will design and manufacture key systems, is an important milestone in the program development: Rockwell Collins has been selected for the avionics
Japan-based Peach Aviation and Lufthansa Technik have signed a multi-year component supply contract for 16 Airbus A320 aircraft. To ensure that everything runs smoothly until the first three Airbus A320s are delivered in Toulouse (France) starting in November 2011, Lufthansa Technik has already begun to monitor the aircraft assembly within the frame of the Aircraft
NIKI Luftfahrt GmbH (based in Vienna/Austria) and Turkish Technic have signed a contract providing base maintenance and paint services for five Airbus A320 Aircraft. The newly signed contract is the first business agreement between the parties. The services will be carried out at Turkish Technic Istanbul facilities between October 2011 and December 2012.
Boeing opened a new service center in Beijing today to provide enhanced product support to China’s growing commercial aviation industry. The new Boeing China Service Center comprises highly qualified pilots and experts in flight operations, spare parts and maintenance engineering who are dedicated full-time to serving airlines in China. With Beijing-based experts who are fluent in
Enflite, the interior and galley products division of LifePort announced the signing of an agreement to provide customized interior cabin mechanisms and galley appliances for Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation’s G650 newly designed aircraft cabin. The G650 cabin mechanisms include electrically operated pocket doors, monitor lifts, console tables and manually operated pedestal tables.
PPG Industries’ aerospace transparencies group has signed an agreement with Dassault Aviation to supply all-glass heated windshields and all-glass heated side cockpit windows for Falcon 20 and Falcon 50 business jets. Under the contract, PPG will produce replacement windshields and side windows for Dassault to support operators as long as four of these Falcon aircraft are flying,
In partnership with its business aircraft sales and acquisition broker, Loudoun Aviation, AJW has extended its successful commercial spare parts and power by the hour programmes to owners/operators of corporate Boeing and Airbus aircraft, primarily BBJ and ACJ, but also corporate conversions from airliners. AJW has identified that more than 400 aircraft globally fall into
Cutter Aviation, a leading business & general aviation services provider, has signed an agreement with GE Aviation to become an Authorized Service Center for GE’s M601 and H80 turboprop engines. As part of the agreement, Cutter Aviation will offer comprehensive line maintenance, removals and re-installations of engines and line-replaceable units (LRUs) and engine spares for
