The first A350 XWB wing lower cover (WLC) has been transported from Airbus’ composites manufacturing site in Illescas, Spain, to Airbus’ wing assembly site in Broughton, UK, where it will be installed on to the wing of the first A350 XWB to fly, MSN001. The wing lower cover was recently produced at Airbus’ Centre of
TAM MRO, TAM Airlines’ maintenance unit, has renewed its certification to provide services for airplanes registered in Canada as well as their components. The new authorization from the Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) is valid until 2012. Issued for the first time in August 2010, the certification from TCCA authorizes TAM MRO to perform maintenance
JorAMCo and Jet Airways signed an agreement whereby JorAMCo is to perform D-Checks on six B737 NGs, operated by the Indian Carrier; the confirmed checks include landing gear and thrust reverser removal and installation and paint.
Air France and SIMMAD, the French Defense Ministry’s Aircraft Through Life Support Organization, have renewed the through life support contract for the fleet of four AWACS surveillance aircraft operated by the French Air Force for a further five years, effective 1 September 2011. Through life support covers the complete array of AWACS engineering support services.
At the sixth Russian International Business Aviation Exhibition, JetExpo 2011, Embraer signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jet Aviation Moscow Vnukovo, to work on establishing an enhanced maintenance service able to respond 24/7 with certified mechanics, special tools and a readily available on-site spare parts stock. Already approved as Embraer Authorized Service Center at
Dubai-based Emirates Airline has selected Rockwell Collins enhanced Airshow 4200D 3D Moving Map system for over 140 of its aircraft, including 62 new wide-body Airbus and Boeing aircraft currently being delivered. The announcement was made at the 2011 Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) Expo in Seattle. Rockwell Collins’ enhanced Airshow 4200D 3D Moving Map system
Comlux the Aviation Group released that Kazakh-based Comlux-KZ, one of the operational centers of Fly Comlux division, has received EASA PART 145 approval to provide line maintenance services to large-cabin Bombardier Challenger aircraft and support AOG requirements in the Central Asia, CIS and Russia region. The release of the Certificate from 7 July 2011 follows
Lufthansa Technik Sofia is expanding its narrow-body hangar capacity by a new 2-bays construction for heavy checks. Additionally, a separate Light Weight Hangar will be constructed and used for Line Maintenance operations and lighter checks. Lufthansa Technik Sofia confirmed the roughly 15 million Euro investment during the official signing ceremony, at the Lufthansa Technik Sofia facility at
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has signed a line maintenance technical handling agreement with Alitalia. With immediate effect MAEL will provide full maintenance support for the Italian based airlines Airbus A330 aircraft operating out of Male in the Maldives.
SR Technics and Air Europa continue their partnership for Integrated Component Solution (ICS) support, following the recent signing of a contract extension. The five year agreement runs from 2013 through to 2017. The new contract covers aircraft from the Airbus A330, Boeing 767 and 737-800 aircraft types and includes component exchange, maintenance and repair, and
