On Wednesday, March 27, AAR CORP. commenced the construction of its new maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility in Miami, marking a significant milestone for the company. Over 400 attendees congregated to commemorate the occasion, with John M. Holmes, AAR’s Chairman, President and CEO, expressing gratitude for the collaborative efforts enabling the expansion. James Crane,
SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) has entered into an agreement with Pratt and Whitney (P&W) to exit from the PW1500G engine risk-revenue sharing programme (RRSP) that was held through its wholly-owned subsidiary, NexGen Network (2) Holding (NGN2). This programme was previously known as the CSeries aircraft engine programme. NGN2 invested in the RRSP in 2010 and
STS Aviation Group has announced the expansion of STS Aviation Services UK, with the opening of two new line maintenance stations at East Midlands (EMA) and Norwich (NWI) airports in the United Kingdom, effective April 1, 2024. This strategic expansion is set to enhance service capabilities in the region, with Air Explore as the primary customer at the
C&L Aerospace, a C&L Aviation Group company, has opened a 20,000-ft² parts warehouse in Leipzig, Germany. This location was carefully researched and chosen in order to provide the most convenient shipping hub for Europe and beyond. The company warehouse will store aircraft parts inventories for the ATR 42/72, ERJ 145, E170/190, Saab 340, and more.
Pratt & Whitney and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will work together with Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T), Aerodyne Research, Inc., and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study non-CO2 aviation emissions, to help understand and reduce the environmental impact of those emissions. As part of the FAA’s ASCENT programme, the project will measure emissions from a
MRO services provider SR Technics, has released that its new legal entity ‘SR Technics Line Maintenance AG’ received its own Part-145 approval (CH.145.0400) and will ‘Go live’ on March 31, 2024. The new legal entity will operate as an independent unit inside the SR Technics Group. With a professional team of over 200 employees, with
After Skyways Technics Hungary achieved the triple certification EASA/FAA/CAA UK, back in October 2023, the company has reached another important milestone in its development. The workshops focused on regional and narrow-body aircraft structural repairs are now able to propose a complete set of repair schemes for all types of commercial aircraft nose radomes. From the
AAR CORP. and Cebu Pacific have inked a multi-year deal aimed at supplying surplus material for the CFM56-5B engine. Under the terms, AAR will provide support for the 30 CFM56-5B scheduled shop visits planned by Cebu Pacific throughout the contract period. Shevantha Weerasekera, Vice President for Engineering and Fleet Management at Cebu Pacific, expressed pride
GKN Aerospace has strengthened its long-term partnership with engine maker Safran, after signing a decade-long agreement to expand its support for the LEAP engines. The contract covers new shafts and spare part production for the Leap 1A-variant for the Airbus A320neo aircraft, with the expectation to produce similar components for the LEAP 1B engine for
Korean Air has started construction of an aircraft engine maintenance cluster in Unbuk, near Incheon International Airport, which is slated to open in 2027. The new engine maintenance complex will be the largest in Asia, and will bolster the airline’s aircraft engine maintenance capabilities and fortify its aviation MRO business. The new engine maintenance plant
