The Regional Express Group (Rex) has purchased the entire Saab 340 spare parts holdings from Pinnacle Airlines in the USA. The Pinnacle spare parts package consists of spares from Mesaba Airlines and Colgan Air who together in the past operated over 80 Saab 340 aircraft. The spares package has over 215,000 items and includes engines,
Meridiana based on Sicilia, Italy, has awarded another support agreement to Direct Maintenance for A330 line maintenance, this time applicable to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Meridiana is a long standing loyal customer of Direct Maintenance for A330 line maintenance services in Mombasa (MBA, Kenya) and Zanzibar (ZNZ, Tanzania). Its partnership with Direct Maintenance was extended to
Pratt & Whitney and SkyWest have signed a definitive agreement for a PureSolution Fleet Management Program supporting the PW1217G engines installed in a fleet of 100 MRJ90 Mitsubishi Regional Jets and up to an additional 100 option MRJ90 Mitsubishi Regional Jets for a term of up to 16 years. Each MRJ90 will be powered by
Boeing has selected BAE Systems to provide the spoiler control electronics for the new Boeing 737 MAX. The successful outcome of this competitive procurement was largely driven by the BAE Systems team’s ability to demonstrate a system that showed technical readiness and reduced development risk when introduced on the Boeing 737 MAX.
Air France has selected UTC Aerospace Systems to be the maintenance, repair and overhaul services (MRO) provider for various actuation, air management and electrical systems on Embraer E-Jet fleets that Air France supports for its customers. This is UTC Aerospace Systems’ first contract for E-Jet repairs with Air France. The three-year agreement covers MRO services
In addition to previous agreements on base maintenance services Turkish Technic and Nordwind Airlines expand their relations and sign an agreement for APU maintenance. Under the agreement Turkish Technic will provide APU maintenance services to Nordwind Airlines for the APS3200 type APUs of its fleet.
Following an announcement at the Paris Airshow that Vector Aerospace has been appointed as a Sikorsky approved Customer Service Centre (CSC) in the United Kingdom, the company announced that the fourth Sikorsky VIP S-76 helicopter has been inducted into the maintenance facility in Gosport, Hampshire. The Customer Service Centres will offer Sikorsky S-76 operators complete
Eirtech Aviation confirmed details of a major contract win with one of the largest airlines in the world, Southwest Airlines. The Shannon-headquartered, Irish aviation services company has developed an innovative solution for Boeing 737 aircraft, for a technical modification that has been mandated by the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA). By 2016, all owners and operators
Ameco Beijing completed two Boeing 737-800 C-checks for Nok Air in June. It is the first time for Ameco to provide overhaul services for Nok Air. Nok Air is a new low-cost airline with one of the highest number of domestic routes now within Thailand. In recent years, Ameco is dedicated to expanding the 3rd
Cirrus Aircraft announced the expansion of its Grand Forks, N.D. facility to accommodate a new autoclave oven in preparation for production of the Vision SF50 jet. Modifications to the Grand Forks facility began in May and the autoclave was delivered on June 275th, when the installation process will begin. The building housing the autoclave will
