Crane Aerospace & Electronics has announced the 2012 release of a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for its SmartStem Wireless Tire Pressure System to be fitted on Dassault Falcon 20 and 50 business jets. Starting in 2012, STC retrofit kits for this equipment will be available exclusively through Dassault Falcon Jet Corp. SmartStem Tire Pressure Sensors
Boeing workers began assembling the 1,000th 777. The airplane is a Boeing 777-300ER (extended range) model. It will be delivered to Dubai-based Emirates Airline in March 2012. Emirates is the largest 777 customer with 95 777s currently in its fleet; the 1,000th 777 will be its 102nd.Production began with loading of the 97-foot (29.5 meter) wing
SDV has been selected to manage Airbus’ spares warehouses in Hamburg, Frankfurt, Dubai and Singapore in order to ensure a continuous spare parts and material supply all year long, around the clock, under aviation quality requirements and with a high level of responsiveness. Airbus aims at optimizing their warehouse operations through the use of flexible
ST Aerospace has been certified as a Part 147 Maintenance Training Organisation (MTO) by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to provide aircraft type training for narrow-body and wide-body aircraft. The training courses will be conducted at ST Aerospace’s dedicated technical training centre in Paya Lebar, Singapore.
Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company (“HAECO”) has entered into an ITM contract with Cathay Pacific Airways to provide Inventory Technical Management (ITM) services for the airline’s fleet of 10 new Boeing 747-8 freighters, to be delivered between 2011 and 2012. The ITM service includes inventory management, reliability management, supply chain management, technical services, and comprehensive
Bombardier Customer Services has extended its repair capability on the inlet cowl for the Trent 700 engine to Hong Kong. Through a strategic service agreement with Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited (HAECO), Bombardier is now offering repair capability on the Trent 700 inlet cowl in Hong Kong, in addition to its Belfast and Dallas
XL Airways France, has chosen A J Walter Aviation to support and enhance its operational efficiency out of Charles De Gaulle Airport. A J Walter Aviation has been awarded a 5 year contract to provide power-by-the-hour support to the XL Airways France B737NG aircraft fleet. This is especially important to AJW since it is the
Constant Aviation a maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility, has been selected by Embraer to become an Authorized Service Center at their Birmingham (BHM) facility on the Phenom 100 and 300 airframes. Constant Aviation will be able to provide complete maintenance and avionics services as well as modifications, composite repairs, Airworthiness Directives and Service Bulletins on both
EL AL Israel Airlines and WheelTug plc announced their execution of a Letter of Intent to enter an agreement under which EL AL will obtain a substantial part of the initial production of WheelTug Aircraft Drive Systems for Boeing 737NG Aircraft for installation on their own aircraft subject to financial and operational feasibility checks and regulatory approvals.
Singapore Airlines has signed a new Flight Hour Services (FHS) Tailored Support Package contract with Airbus to integrate and provide full component support, line and base airframe maintenance, as well as fleet technical management services for its 15 additional A330 aircraft ordered in September this year. Under this long-term agreement, the airline will benefit from
