MRO & Production

FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has signed a three-year Engineering Support agreement with the Afghani national air carrier Ariana Afghan Airlines. FL Technics will provide comprehensive engineering services to the airlines’ four Boeing 737 aircraft. According to the agreement, Ariana Afghan Airlines will receive extensive aircraft engineering

Since its foundation in 1991, MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg, has now overhauled a total of 5,000 engines, of which 3,500 are engines from Pratt & Whitney Canada, 500 CF34 engines and 1,000 industrial gas turbines. In addition, the company has supported its customers with many on-site and field visits as well as module repairs. “We are

As a tier-1 company in the European aerospace industry, Liebherr-Aerospace has chosen the SCM solution “AirSupply”. The corresponding agreement was signed in Toulouse, France, on 23 October 2012 by Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SAS and SupplyOn AG. “AirSupply” enables companies in the aerospace industry to manage their collaboration processes with suppliers even more transparently and reliably.

Liebherr-Aerospace began delivery of the first flap actuation system for the Bombardier Learjet 85 programme in August 2012 and thus achieved an important milestone.  The flap system is designed, manufactured, tested, qualified and integrated by Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH, Lindenberg (Germany), Liebherr’s centre of excellence for aerospace flight control/actuation and landing gear systems.  The first Safety

Precision Air, the Tanzania-based airline, has selected Sabena technics for the component support of its new fleet of ATR -600s. This selection marks the extension of an existing 5-year contract signed with Sabena technics in 2010. Their collaboration being a success, Precision Air has decided to trust the MRO provider with its future ATR-600s. This

JorAMCo signed a contract with Air Arabia to provide the UAE-based carrier with heavy maintenance services and to perform re-delivery checks for five of its A320 aircrafts. Air Arabia is the first and largest low-cost carrier in the MENA region operating scheduled services linking the three hubs in UAE, Morocco and Egypt with nearly 80

On October 23rd Boeing began building the first 777 at the highest rate ever for a Boeing twin-aisle airplane. The rate of 8.3 airplanes per month is a nearly 20% increase over the previous seven per month rate. The first part, the lower lobe of the aft fuselage, of the first 777 to be built

On October 19th United Airlines broke ground on its first widebody aircraft maintenance hangar at Washington Dulles International Airport, a major United hub and the airline’s principal gateway to the Middle East. United expects to complete construction of the hangar in fall 2013. United is investing nearly $45m in the construction of the 125,000 ft²

AeroTurbine, a wholly owned subsidiary of International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), has expanded its Supply Chain Solutions business with a recently signed channel partner agreement with Liebherr Aerospace Saline, Inc. The broad agreement provides for AeroTurbine to purchase a wide range of Liebherr-Aerospace components, and includes a mutually beneficial repair services agreement. The Liebherr-Aerospace components

Sabena technics has been awarded a 5-year contract by FastJet Plc to provide maintenance support for the airline’s fleet of Airbus A319s. Under the exclusive agreement, Sabena technics will provide FastJet, Africa’s first low-cost carrier, with engineering services and comprehensive material support for components, standard and cabin parts, and consumables. Sabena technics will also establish