MRO & Production

Bombardier has opened three new lines of maintenance at its Tucson, Arizona aircraft service centre to boost heavy maintenance capacity for Q400 and Q400 NextGen turboprops. The new lines are housed in an existing hangar space on Tucson’s 1,146,901 ft² service centre, complementing existing maintenance capabilities for Q-Series aircraft at Bombardier’s facilities in Bridgeport, West

Boeing has rolled out of the factory the first 787 Dreamliner to be built at the increased production rate of seven airplanes per month. The airplane, which rolled out earlier this week, is the 114th 787 to be built overall and the 100th 787 to be built at the Everett, Wash., factory. Boeing’s 787 program

FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, and Airline Component Services, an international company, specializing in supply and supply management of aircraft structural components, announced the signing of a three-year consignment agreement. According to the agreement, the parties will establish a new Boeing 737 NG components stock worth $4m

German-based completions and refurbishment company 328 Support GmbH, delivered the final aircraft in a series of three Dornier 328 jet conversions (MSN 3141) to Nigerian charter company SkyBird Air in early April. The Lagos based company, which was a new African customer for 328, accepted the refurbished 32 seat 328 Jet aircraft at 328’s facilities

GA Telesis and Finnair have signed an agreement, whereby GA Telesis will acquire a part of Finnair’s Engine Services and employ 80 engine services professionals from Finnair’s Engine Services.  The deal comprises of the sale of tools and the transfer of the personnel to GA Telesis Engine Services Oy. GA Telesis Engine Service Oy will

AFI KLM E&M and Afriqiyah Airways have signed an agreement covering support for the CF680E1 engines equipping the Libyan flag carrier’s two A330-200s. This exclusive, longterm contract is for “Time & Materials” engine repairs. Afriqiyah Airways will shortly be taking delivery of three new A330-200s, the first by the end of this year, and the

Sikorsky Aircraft reported that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved a new functionality on the S-92 helicopter to provide offshore oil operators with an automated approach that reduces cockpit workload by 60% and allows safer operations under challenging weather and operating conditions. Sikorsky developed the new safety feature in close collaboration with PHI, an

BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has extended for a further five years the agreement for Saywell International to be the sole distributor of spares for the Jetstream 31/32 regional turboprop aircraft. Originally signed in February 2008, the new agreement means that Saywell International will be responsible for Jetstream 31/32 spares delivery until at least 2018. BAE

BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has received European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) approval to extend its Part 21 G and J approvals to allow the company to work on any aircraft type for both design and manufacturing work. For several years BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has had Design Organisation Approval (DOA) allowing it to carry out