TACA Airlines has selected Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation for a long-term agreement to be the maintenance provider for the APS2300 Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) on its existing fleet of 12 Embraer 190 series aircraft. The APS2300 APU is currently on board more than 800 Embraer 170/190 aircraft around the world. Embraer introduced the 170/190 into service
Sun Country Airlines has signed a 5-year OnPoint solution agreement with GE Aviation for the overhaul of 28 CFM56-7B engines that power its Boeing 737-700 and -800 aircraft. The OnPoint agreement is valued at more than $60m over the life of the agreement. Southwest Airlines, the largest commercial customer for CFM56 engines, signed a 20-year
Pattonair, a leading global aerospace and defence supply chain service provider, has implemented delivery of ‘C’ class engine parts to Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partner’s Turkish Engine Centre (TEC) in Istanbul. Under the terms of the contract, which was signed last December, the parts will be supplied in over 100 different kits, comprising some
ST Aerospace‘s Scandinavian facility, ST Aerospace Solutions, has formed an alliance with ST Aerospace’s joint venture company Madrid Aerospace Services (MAeS), to provide global landing gear maintenance services for the Airbus A320 family, A330 and A340 and Boeing 737NG, MD80, MD90 aircraft platforms. Leveraging landing gear repair and overhaul expertise and customer base of both
GKN Aerospace has been awarded a contract for the design, development and production of transparencies for the Bombardier Global 7000 and Global 8000 business jets. The contract includes both the cockpit and passenger cabin windows for these ultra long-range business jets. Design, development and production will take place at the GKN Aerospace facility in Garden
The Philippines’ largest airline, Cebu Pacific Air (CEB), has selected Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (Safran group) wheels and brakes for its fleet of Airbus A319 and A320 twinjets. The contract covers the current fleet, as well as future aircraft to be acquired. With 30 Airbus aircraft in its current fleet and over 50 more on order, CEB joins
The first ‘cutting of metal’ for the Airbus A320neo has taken place in Toulouse. Marking the start of manufacturing of the airliner, machining began of the first engine pylon component at the “Saint-Eloi” Airbus dedicated pylon and nacelle factory in Toulouse. Pylons are structures which hold the engine to the wing. The new pylon for
IAE has been working closely with long-time customer Monarch Airlines and reached an agreement to develop uniquely structured and customized V2500 engine maintenance solutions to support their fleet of 16 A321 aircraft. This new agreement, valued at $250m, was completed this spring and will provide Monarch with comprehensive maintenance coverage for many years to come.
Volaris, one of Mexico’s leading low-cost airlines, and IAE have amended their existing V-Services Fleet Hour Agreement (FHA) to add coverage for 26 incremental V2500 engines.Volaris’ entire fleet of A320 family aircraft powered by V2500 engines are now covered by IAE’s V-Services aftermarket agreement. The deal is valued at approximately $400m. Volaris currently has 35
Hamilton Sundstrand and Japan Airlines (JAL) agreed to extend their exclusive repair agreement on the Airlines’ Boeing 767/777 and MD90 fleets. This extended agreement covers repairs through August 2014, expanding upon Hamilton Sundstrand’s initial exclusive repair agreement with JAL, which was signed in 2008.
