StandardAero has signed an exclusive long-term service agreement with Brit Air to maintain their CF34-8C5A1 engines on their current and future fleet of Bombardier CRJ1000 regional jets, as well as their CF34-8C5B1 engines on a selected number of their Bombardier CRJ700s. Brit Air, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air France, is one of the largest European
ST Aerospace and AirAsia jointly announced that the companies have signed a 10-year agreement worth approximately US$80m (S$102m). The contract involves component repair management Maintenance-By-the-Hour (MBH) support for 75 of AirAsia’s Airbus A320 aircraft, and is expected to commence immediately. ST Aerospace is currently supporting AirAsia on an existing component repair management MBH programme for
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation has been selected to install its APS3200 Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) on Nasair’s future purchased and leased Airbus A320 series aircraft and to retrofit Nasair’s nine current A320 aircraft fleet from the Honeywell 131-9A APU to the Hamilton Sundstrand APS3200 APU. Nasair also selected Hamilton Sundstrand for a long-term fixed price agreement
Alcoa has signed new multi-year supply agreements with Airbus for Alcoa’s leading aerospace aluminum sheet, plate and hard alloy extruded products utilizing Alcoa’s current, advanced-generation and aluminum lithium alloys. The agreements were signed at the Farnborough Air Show. Terms were not disclosed, but the agreements have a value of approximately $1.4bn over their life. Alcoa’s
Pratt & Whitney has signed a memorandum of understanding for an exclusive maintenance services agreement with Alba Star Airlines to provide engine overhaul services on the airline’s fleet of CFM56-3 engines. According to the memorandum of understanding, under the exclusive five-year agreement, Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners will provide engine overhaul services for up
Unison Industries has signed a life of program contract valued at $400m with Hamilton Sundstrand to supply electrical components for a broad range of engine applications. The deal includes permanent magnet generators for the PW1000, and Electrical systems and Power products for numerous legacy engines. The award-winning PurePower PW1000G engine delivers double-digit improvements in fuel
British Airways Engineering, a leading Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) provider, announced at Farnborough Air Show that it has been selected to provide its global line maintenance and engineering services to Boeing’s GoldCare programme. The appointment comes following a detailed selection process. British Airways Engineering has joined a choice group of suppliers that Boeing can
PPG Industries’ aerospace transparencies group has been awarded a contract by Cessna Aircraft Company to supply production and spare windshields and side cockpit windows for the new Citation Latitude mid-size business jet. PPG will design and manufacture main windshields and side cockpit windows for the Citation Latitude jet at its Huntsville, Ala., transparencies facility. The
Rolls-Royce has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Malaysia Airlines for long-term TotalCare services support for Trent 900 engines that will power its new fleet of six Airbus A380 aircraft. Rolls-Royce already provides TotalCare support services for Trent 800 engines that power Malaysia Airlines’ fleet of 17 Boeing 777 aircraft. Malaysia Airlines’ first Airbus A380
Rolls-Royce and Aircelle (Safran group) signed a comprehensive services offering for Trent 900 engine nacelles on British Airways’ A380s, marking a long-term global care package commitment by these two original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) on a key component of the Airbus flagship jetliner. This contract involves a 25-year coverage period beginning in 2013, during which Aircelle
