AAR has signed a five-year agreement with Allegiant Air to provide maintenance and modification services for Allegiant’s fleet of 46 MD-80 aircraft. Scheduled maintenance work will be performed at AAR’s MRO facilities in Miami and Oklahoma City. Additionally, AAR’s Indianapolis facility will be available to support Allegiant’s unscheduled maintenance requirements and Allegiant may request that
Harbin Hafei Airbus Composite Manufacturing Centre, a joint venture between Airbus and Chinese partners, signed a contract for the work package of A350 XWB elevators with the Spain-based Aernnova Aerospace SAU (ANN) which is a major supplier of aerostructures to Airbus. Under the contract, the Manufacturing Centre will become the sole supplier of A350 XWB
EgyptAir has selected Rockwell Collins’ suite of avionics for eight Boeing 737 NG aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled from September 2010 through August 2012. The agreement includes dual Rockwell Collins Multiscan Hazard Detection System configuration and Head-up Guidance System (HGS), as well as a comprehensive communications, navigation and surveillance suite including the Rockwell Collins Traffic Collision
SR Technics announced plans to consolidate its component services organization, and all supporting functions currently performed in London-Stansted, in Zurich. This step will allow SR Technics to further improve operational efficiency and productivity to lower operational costs, resulting in a more streamlined and leaner operation. Under this proposal, SR Technics will continue to operate its
Lufthansa selected KomyMirrors for installation in overhead bins of all fleets — B737, B757, A319, A320, and A321 aircraft — in a modification program. The total number of mirrors is 5,400. Komy will deliver 400 or 500 units every month depending upon the customer’s modification schedule. Lufthansa has selected KomyMirrors as a standard for all
AAR has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation under which the two companies will work together to identify opportunities to expand their business relationship. In addition, AAR was named the exclusive supplier of composite interiors for the Sikorsky S-92 helicopter program and will provide precision machining services for S-92 helicopter flooring
SR Technics and Air Berlin have signed a ten-year engine maintenance contract. The contract covers a significant part of the engines on Air Berlin
The Engine Alliance GP7200 engine has achieved another milestone, reaching 100,000 revenue flight hours at the end of December. Eight GP7200-powered A380s are in service. Emirates began operating the aircraft August 1, 2008 and received its seventh A380 in late December. Air France entered service with the GP7200-powered A380 on November 20. Other GP7200 customers
Aviall Services has reached a long-term exclusive global distribution agreement for parts with Piper Aircraft of Vero Beach, Florida. The agreement gives Aviall exclusive worldwide distribution rights for marketing and sales of OEM (original equipment manufacturer) spare parts for Piper Aircraft. In its 72-year history, Piper has brought to market about 144,000 aircraft with more
CFM International (CFM) and AVIC Commercial Aircraft Engine Company (ACAE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a final assembly line and engine test facility to support the LEAP-X1C engine selected to power the new COMAC C919 150-passenger aircraft scheduled to enter commercial service in 2016. ACAE and CFM have established a working team
