MNG Technic, the first private Aircraft Maintenance Center running business at Istanbul International Ataturk Airport, signed an agreement with Vueling Airlines for 6YE checks of Vueling’s two A320 aircraft.
Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) has launched its new Split Scimitar Winglet program with an order from United Airlines. Using a newly patented design, the program will consist of retrofitting existing Boeing Next Generation 737 Blended Winglets by replacing the aluminum winglet tip cap with a new aerodynamically shaped “Scimitar” TM winglet tip cap and by
Ducommun Incorporated (DCO) has entered into a multiyear agreement with TECT Power to perform chemical milling services for titanium fan blades used in Engine Alliance GP7200 engines. The GP7200 fan blades are produced by Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies (UTX) and partner with GE Aviation in the Engine Alliance joint venture. The
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) reported that construction work has now started on its 110,000 ft² state-of-the-art maintenance facility, at Birmingham Airport in the UK. This follows the announcement on November 20th, 2012 about the new facility, which is creating 150 new jobs with the potential for a further 150. The construction work is due to
Boeing purchased a new building in Salt Lake County, Utah. Employees at the new site, located in West Jordan, will focus on fabrication of composite horizontal stabilizer components for the 787-9. The new site, located 20 miles from Boeing’s fabrication and assembly site in Salt Lake City, was purchased from Masco (MAS). Terms of the
Fokker Elmo B.V., part of Fokker Technologies, has successfully started manufacturing Electrical Wiring harnesses for engine nacelles made at GKN Aerospace Cowes, for a range of military transport and commercial aircraft as well as business and private jets. Fokker Elmo is already supplying GKN Aerospace with Airbus A320 wing wiring. The new contract confirms Fokker
THAI Smile, a subsidiary of THAI Airways, will become the first Airbus A320 commercial operator to benefit from Airbus’ Flight Hour Services Tailored Support Package (FHS-TSP) following a contract signed between THAI Airways International and Airbus. The contract, which will run for 15 years, provides an extensive scope of A320 line replaceable units (LRUs) and
Crane Aerospace & Electronics announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for Crane’s SmartStem Wireless Tire Pressure System for Learjet 40 and 45 aircraft. The certification for the Learjet 40/45 system adds to the growing list of SmartStem Tire Pressure Sensors already certified for use on a variety of
Lockheed Martin Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT), has entered into an agreement to purchase certain assets of the engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) business of Aveos Fleet Performance, located in Montreal, Canada. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed and are not material to Lockheed Martin. The closing of
Constant Aviation, a maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility, announced the relocation and expansion of their accessory facility and capabilities. “Our decision to relocate our landing gear facility from our Birmingham location to our Cleveland location was made in part to leverage our efficiencies of our larger accessory facility and the capability of future growth. We
