MRO & Production

Eclipse Aerospace received from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) an amended Production Certificate authorizing the final assembly, test, and certification of the new production Eclipse 550 Twin-Engine Jet. In order to earn this amended Production Certificate, EAI demonstrated all assembly, quality, inspection, and flight verification processes required by the FAA. The original Production Certificate (PC)

AAR, a global leader in the supply and repair of component parts for the aviation industry, is expanding its parts inventory for the European market, reducing lead times and shipping costs for its customers. The company’s main distribution center in Amsterdam will carry an increased stock of high-demand airframe and engine-related components, along with bulky,

Fokker Services performed its first official standard part delivery for a NH90 helicopter. Fokker is partner in the consortium that develops, produces and supports the NH90 helicopter. In July 2012, Fokker Services was appointed by NHIndustries (NHI), the Eurocopter Group and Agusta Westland as the exclusive provider for all the NH90 helicopter standard parts for

After a building phase of only eight months, MTU Maintenance Hannover’s new logistics center was ceremonially opened on Wednesday, March 27th. The storage building for spare parts has a floor space of 7,500 m² and features the most advanced logistic processes. Before the opening of the new logistics center, the parts were stored externally. With

In partnership with GE, Techspace Aero (Safran) is developing components for the new Passport engine designed for the future Bombardier Global 7000 and 8000 business jet. Techspace Aero has been participating in GE’s Passport program since late 2011. Designed specifically for the latest additions to the Bombardier Global jet family, the Passport engine will be

Airbus has installed on the first flight-test A350 XWB (MSN001) its two flight-ready Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines and is also installing the new Honeywell HGT1700 auxiliary power unit (APU) at Airbus’ production facilities in Toulouse (France). The new Trent engines were both received from UTC Aerospace Systems (formerly Goodrich) which had recently prepared the fully

Flying Colours, the completions, refurbishment and maintenance specialist, reported that Bombardier has awarded the Canadian-based aviation business an exclusive contract to undertake the interior modification of seven CRJ700 NextGen aircraft. The fleet will be completed over a two year period and delivered to an undisclosed Chinese client. The aircraft will be completed for specific mission

Bombardier Aerospace has successfully completed the first full powering on of the main electrical distribution system on the first CSeries flight test vehicle (FTV1). Additionally, Bombardier confirmed that the wing down-bending static test was successfully concluded on the Complete Airframe Static Test (CAST) article at the company’s Saint-Laurent, Québec facility in late March 2013. Together

Virgin Atlantic Airways (VAA) selected Adams Rite Aerospace (ARA) to provide a new Deck Mounted Faucets and Drain for their Gatwick based B747-400 fleet as part of the lavatory refresh programme. The Faucet Model AR9030 was selected to not only improve the look of the lavatory but to also reduce maintenance. The new Faucet is

Corendon Airlines has signed a long-term contract with AFI KLM E&M. The Turkish carrier currently operates five Boeing 737-800s with CFM56-7 engines. The contract includes two types of services. The first, dubbed “Core Performance Restoration”, is an intermediate maintenance procedure between a complete overhaul and on wing maintenance. The second, known as “Life Cycle Parts