Air France Industries inaugurated its new engine test cell on November 15th, at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport. The outcome of a €43m investment program, the new facility, called ZEPHYR, will serve to test some 300 engines each year, including over 100 Very Big Engines (VBE), delivering an optimized service to clients in terms of processes
Boeing has finished defining in broad terms its newest single-aisle airplane, the 737 MAX, recently completing a major milestone in development known as ‘Firm Concept’. “The program has achieved this development milestone by defining the significant changes needed to deliver the performance we’ve committed to our customers,” said Beverly Wyse, vice president and general manager
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL), has won approval to provide technical support to LOT Polish Airlines’ Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which is the first aircraft of its type to be operated from Europe. MAEL’s engineering team has worked tirelessly over several months to ensure that its new line maintenance facility in Warsaw, Poland is equipped with the
OGMA, Industria Aeronautica de Portugal, has been certified for CAMO management and to perform Airworthiness Reviews (ARC) for the Embraer E-Jets models. This certification enhances OGMA’s expanding suite of CAMO services, which now includes Airworthiness Reviews and Continuing Airworthiness Management to all the Embraer EMB-135/145/Legacy and ERJ-170/190/Lineage models. Since its initial certification as a CAMO+
Airbus has recently selected Liebherr-Aerospace to provide the nose landing gear for the A350-1000 aircraft. Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH, Germany, center of excellence for flight control/actuation systems and landing gear systems within the Liebherr Group, will develop, manufacture and service the nose landing gear. Liebherr’s scope of supply for the A350-1000, which already includes the slat
GA Innovation China (“GAIC”), the newly formed joint venture between GA Telesis and Air China, has signed a MOU with Apollo Aviation Management Limited for the consignment of two next generation Boeing 737-700s. The two aircraft will be delivered in 2013 and GAIC has the intention to disassemble the aircraft at AMECO in Beijing. The
At this year’s Airshow China, MTU Maintenance Zhuhai, a joint venture between Germany’s engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines and China Southern Air Holding Company, has signed new agreements for CFM56-3 engines with Postal Airlines China, one of MTU Zhuhai’s most important customers, owning the country’s largest cargo fleet of 17 B737s, and with the Japanese
Ameco Beijing completed the first Airbus A321 cabin modification for Air China. The cabin modification for Air China A321 fleet aims at elevating the overall cabin services quality of Air China, mainly including the first class cabin upgrade and installation. In the following, Ameco Beijing will perform another 15 A321 aircraft for Air China, starting
TP Aerospace Leasing has been chosen by Polish airline Eurolot to provide a long-term Q400 Wheels Flat Rate (WFR) Program; a cost-per-landing type program in support of its confirmed fleet of 20ea Bombardier Q400 aircraft. Eurolot will enjoy a tailor made, full-service and all-inclusive wheel maintenance and logistics program. The Program is governed by a
Boeing employees last week rolled out the first 787 Dreamliner built at the new rate of five-airplanes-per-month. The airplane is the 83rd 787 to be built. Boeing earlier this year increased the rate from 2.5 to 3.5 airplanes per month and is on track to achieve a planned 10-per-month rate by late 2013. The program
