TAME, Ecuador’s flag carrier, has extended its contract with Barfield, a Sabena technics company, for the support of two additional Airbus A319. This new agreement is an extension of the 6-year contract between TAME and Barfield for the full support of its six A320 family aircraft. Within the scope of this contract, Barfield will increase
AAR has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Air Canada to provide airframe maintenance services for the airline’s Airbus A320 series aircraft. The LOI calls for AAR to perform regularly scheduled airframe maintenance and modifications that will enable Air Canada to efficiently maintain its approximately 89 Airbus narrow-body aircraft. AAR and Air Canada are
EasyJet signed an agreement with Lufthansa Technik for engine water wash service for the CFM56 engines of their Airbus A319 / A320 fleet. This cooperation – covering a contract period of five years, providing more than 800 washes a year at all European night stop stations – is further expanding their support and partnership. Cyclean
Thales released that Atlantic Airways has selected the package of Thales Avionics equipment and cockpit technologies for installation on its Airbus A319. The selected equipment consists of Alternate Supplier Furnished Equipment (SFE) and Buyer Furnished Equipment (BFE) for which FLI chose Thales against other vendors. Under the terms of this selection, Thales has equipped Atlantic
In February of 2012, EASA MRO provider, M.C.M. Maintenance Centre Malta (M.C.M.) received its AMO approval from the NCAA (Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority) to provide line and base maintenance on 5N registered aircraft in Malta. On the 24th of September, the MRO was awarded with an approval by the NCAA to provide line maintenance in
TP Aerospace reported the launch of a new support concept for Aircraft Brakes. With the new Brake-For-Less Program, TP Aerospace offers airlines the opportunity to gain guaranteed availability combined with guaranteed cost savings. By signing up to the program, Airlines no longer need to undertake any repair management, meaning complete voidance of turn-around times; unexpected
AAR, a leading North American provider of aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services to commercial airlines, has passed the Federal Aviation Administration’s certification approval process for a new aircraft maintenance facility in Duluth, Minnesota. The certification process is a key regulatory milestone that paves the way for AAR to commence operations. The addition of
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) announced that it has entered into an agreement with Bombardier Aerospace to explore market interest in a Large Cargo Door (LCD) freighter conversion program for the Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft. The CRJ200 LCD aircraft would provide operators with a freighter capable of hauling a maximum payload of 6.7 tonnes. The freighter would come
SR Technics has signed an agreement to provide development support for Vostok Technical Service, one of the major Russian independent maintenance providers, in Moscow. Under the agreement SR Technics will utilize its nowledge and experience in key fields of expertise including line maintenance, base maintenance, maintenance control, material and supply chain management, training and product
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA and Lufthansa Technik AG have recently signed a contract for a Total Base Maintenance Support TBS. The contract runs over a period of five years and covers Base maintenance services for Norwegian’s growing Boeing 737-800 fleet, which already comprises 55 aircraft of this type. The main features of TBS are a
