Crane Aerospace & Electronics, a major supplier of systems and components for critical aerospace and defense applications, has been selected by Goodrich Aerostructures in Chula Vista, Calif. to provide proximity switches and targets to be used within the nacelle assembly on the Rolls Royce Trent XWB powered Airbus A350.
Ameco Beijing started to provide line maintenance for Finnair’s A320 in Chongqing, on May 10th. It’s the third international customer for Ameco in Chongqing outstation, after Qatar Airways and TNT. Both sides began cooperations in 1997. Besides Chongqing, Ameco Beijing has provided the same service in Guangzhou and Shanghai for Finnair since 2005 and 2009.
Barfield, a Sabena technics company, reported the extension of its contract with SATENA, “Servicio Aéreo à Territorios Nacionales”, one of Colombia’s regional airlines, to cover three additional ATR42-500 and ATR72-500. Barfield’s Airline programs division, in charge of managing power by the hour contracts, will be providing to SATENA nose-to-tail component support, including engines LRU´s and
Turkish Technic and Onur Air signed a five year component pool services agreement for the carriers A320 Family fleet. Pool agreement covers access to all Turkish Technic component stocks, logistic support, engineering support and shop visits for components of 22 A320 Family aircraft.
Eurocopter delivered the first A350 XWB jetliner passenger door produced at its Donauwörth, Germany facility. This represents a further milestone in a program that underscores synergies between helicopter production and the construction of carbon fiber aircraft components. As prime contractor and system supplier, Eurocopter is providing a full set of door systems that will equip
Fairoaks, UK based, Gama Engineering has been appointed an authorised Cirrus Aircraft Service Centre. Fairoaks Airport has been the UK support centre for Cirrus SR20 and SR22 operators for over five years. Now, Cirrus’s appointment of Gama Engineering as an authorised Cirrus Service Centre, following the company’s move to the airport last summer, enables Gama
Iberia Maintenance and Avianca have signed an agreement whereby for the next 61 months Iberia will maintain LRU (line replacement unit) parts of the CFM56-5B engines powering the Colombian airline’s Airbus A318s and A319s. LRUs are easily-replaced modular units.
Pratt & Whitney is launching a new service called PurePulse waterjet technology. This closed-loop, forced pulse waterjet system is a patented way to strip chrome, HVOF (high velocity oxygen fuel) and other coatings from parts and machinery, saving customers time and money. It can replace chemical dipping and grinding and has a system that reuses
Bombardier Aerospace has signed an exclusive nine-year heavy maintenance agreement with Indianapolis-based Republic Airlines for its 32 Q400 aircraft. Under this agreement, Bombardier will perform all heavy maintenance tasks for the airline’s fleet of Q400 aircraft at its service centres in Macon, Georgia and Tucson, Arizona through June 2021. In addition, Republic Airlines has agreed
Pratt & Whitney Canada SEA (P&WC SEA), located in Singapore, has signed a five-year Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) agreement with Pacific Royale Airways, a Jakarta, Indonesia-based airline. Pacific Royale Airways has recently begun operations with a 10-aircraft fleet. The PW127B engines which power half of its fleet, five Fokker 50 (High Performance) aircraft, will
