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Comlux Aviation Services gains full Bombardier Global ASF approval

Comlux Aviation Services of Indianapolis, Indiana has been appointed by Bombardier as a fully Authorized Service Facility (ASF) for the Global aircraft family. A designated service facility for Learjet 40, Learjet 45, Learjet 60, Challenger 604, Challenger 605, Challenger 300, and Challenger 850 aircraft since May 2009, Comlux Aviation Services also held an Aircraft-on-Ground line maintenance facility designation

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Messier-Bugatti-Dowty and Barfield sign two cooperation agreements

Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (Safran Group), a leader in aircraft landing and braking systems and Barfield, US subsidiary of Sabena technics Group, have signed two agreements. In the first agreement Barfield will contract the repair of hydraulic equipment to Messier-Bugatti-Dowty’s facility in Queretaro, Mexico and in the second agreement Messier-Bugatti-Dowty will grant an exclusive license to Barfield for the maintenance of

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Spirit AeroSystems completes 1,000th Boeing 777 forward fuselage section

Spirit AeroSystems announced the completion of the 1,000th Boeing 777 forward fuselage section. The 777 forward fuselage is built in five major assemblies at Spirit’s Wichita, Kan. , facility. The assemblies are loaded onto rail cars and shipped to Boeing for final assembly. The majority of the aluminum alloy section is designed in CATIA computer software by Spirit

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Virgin Atlantic selects NAT and HAECO for B747-400 cabin reconfiguration work

Virgin Atlantic Airways has entered into agreements with Northwest Aerospace Technologies and Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company (HAECO) to provide cabin reconfiguration services for the airline’s Gatwick based fleet of Boeing 747-400 aircraft. The modifications will reconfigure Virgin Atlantics’ B747-400 fleet with new and upgraded passenger seating, a new inflight entertainment system with connectivity, new monuments, interior furnishing

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Atlantic Airways signs service agreement with TP Aerospace Leasing

Atlantic Airways, the national airline of the Faroe Islands, has selected TP Aerospace Leasing for a 7 year full service Wheels & Brakes Cycle Flat Rate (CFR) program. TP Aerospace will provide component maintenance, pool access, onsite lease inventory and logistics program in support of Atlantic Airways’ most significant fleet expansion to date.

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Monarch Aircraft Engineering to provide SMART support to Titan Airways

Monarch Aircraft Engineering has extended its agreement with Titan Airways to provide a world wide support structure for the use of its SMART team (Specialised Monarch AOG Response Team). Under the terms of the agreement Monarch Aircraft Engineering will provide Titan Airways with a team of specialised engineers which are available 24/7 and can be deployed

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AELS starts aircraft disassembly at Business Park Aviolanda

AELS (Aircraft End-of-Life Solutions has started the disassembly and dismantling of a Boeing 737-500 at Aviolanda. It’s the first aircraft that is being recycled by AELS at Woensdrecht Airport, Business Park Aviolanda. AELS and Aviolanda have signed a long term agreement to provide this new service at Woensdrecht airport as part of the “one-stop-shop” principle.

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SAS orders new seats for short-haul fleet

Scandinavian Airlines has ordered new seats for its shorth-haul fleet. The next generation seats from Recaro offer improved comfort for customers, who get additional leg room, whilst the lightweight seats weigh less and are thereby better for the environment. During 2012, eight Boeing 737-800 aircraft will be refitted with the new seats, a total of

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ATI signs long-term agreement with Goodrich Corporation

Allegheny Technologies Incorporated has signed a long-term sourcing agreement with Goodrich for the supply of aerospace forgings used for landing gear components. The agreement covers aerospace structural forgings sold to Goodrich’s Landing Gear facilities located in the US, Canada, and Poland by ATI Ladish’s ZKM Forging operation for the period 2012 through 2015. ATI Ladish

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TALSCO acquires ship set of Boeing 777-200 landing gears

Xaikoo (Xiamen) Landing Gear Services in Xiamen, China, has acquired a ship set of Boeing 777-200 landing gears, adding to the company’s portfolio of rotable assets. These gears will be available to support the global market on Boeing 777 in either an exchange or lease programme. This acquisition further strengthens TALSCO’s capability in providing landing

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