Air Berlin and Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey (LTAA) have signed a multi-year Spare Engine Pool Agreement to support Air Berlin’s regional fleet of PW150A powered Dash8-Q400 aircraft operated by Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter (LGW). As per the terms of the agreement, LTAA will provide spare engines for planned and unplanned engine removals.
Bombardier Aerospace signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco for the establishment of a manufacturing facility in Morocco. The exact site location will be announced at a later date. Bombardier Aerospace intends to invest approximately US$200m in equipment, buildings and start-up costs over the next eight years. Scheduled to be
Embraer and Alcoa have signed a new technology sharing agreement that will utilize Alcoa’s proprietary aluminum alloys, advanced design and manufacturing techniques, and its fastener technologies to support Embraer’s development of new high-performance metallic fuselage and wing solutions for its family of aircraft. Alcoa is a leading supplier of aluminum sheet, plate, extrusions and forgings, and fasteners
Chromalloy as received the company’s third Approved Organization Exposition certificate from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB). The certificate was awarded to Chromalloy’s San Antonio, Texas, repair station following a rigorous audit by JCAB and determination of operational capabilities to provide repair services on various components in turbine engines powering Japanese commercial aircraft. Earlier this year,
The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner to undergo change incorporation work in San Antonio, Texas, returned to Everett on Nov. 13th. The airplane completed an eight month change incorporation program and will now go through final preparations in Everett before delivery to Japan Airlines (JAL). During change incorporation, airplanes that are not part of flight test are
Goodrich Corporation has signed two significant support agreements with Emirates. The first is a General Terms Agreement (GTA) which provides the framework for all future maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) agreements between Emirates and Goodrich. The second represents the first application of this GTA. Under the 10-year Specific Business Agreement, Goodrich will deliver comprehensive overhaul and
flydubai, Dubai ‘s pioneering low cost airline, has signed a maintenance cost agreement with Honeywell, worth more than $20m, to provide maintenance support for the carrier’s auxiliary power units (APUs) installed on its growing fleet of Boeing 737-800NG passenger aircraft. The ten-year contract provides flydubai with a stable, predictable maintenance structure that reduces costs associated with
Lufthansa Technik and NAS-Holding of Saudi Arabia are expanding their cooperation. Lufthansa Technik already provides component and engine services for NAS fleet and support for the new technical subsidiary NAS-Tech. Now the two partners will join forces in offering technical services for customers in Saudi Arabia. Customers in Saudi Arabia will be addressed and served
Air China has finalized its agreement to purchase 20 GEnx-2B engines to power its five Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental aircraft and has also signed a 15-year OnPoint solution agreement for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of its GEnx-2B engines.
On 10 November 2011, Robinson Helicopter delivered R44 S/N 13217, the company’s 10,000th helicopter to come off its production line. The keys to the 10,000th helicopter were presented to Robinson’s Brazilian dealer, Audi Helicopters. Audi has been a Robinson dealer for 25 years and is one of two Robinson dealers in Brazil. Foreign orders have
