Ethiopian Airlines has ordered Blended Winglets for its 767-300ERs. Ethiopian Airlines will install the winglets in Addis Ababa at their maintenance facility at Bole International Airport. Initial installations, on 3 aircraft, are planned to commence in February 2012 .
CTS Engines, a leading independent engine MRO, had recently reached agreement with Vision Airlines and MLW Air for the overhaul of two GE CF6-80 engines. The work will be performed at CTS Engines’s Fort Lauderdale facility. CTS Engines is an FAA and EASA certified engine MRO specializing in the overhaul of the CF6-80 engine. Founded
Japan’s low fare airline Solaseed, has inked a 5-year agreement with Evergreen on B737NG major maintenance. Solaseed, formerly known as Skynet Asia, is based out of Miyazaki on the Japanese island of Kyushu. Its inaugural flight between Miyazaki and Tokyo took place in August 2002 using the B737 Classic airframe. It has since expanded to
Boeing and Evergreen International Airlines reported that the airline will introduce the 747-400 Boeing Converted Freighter to its fleet with delivery to Evergreen in 2012. The conversion will be the 50th 747-400 jetliner to be modified to a freighter configuration by Boeing, which provides overall management of the conversion, including engineering and materials. Boeing contracts
The 2008 contract between AFI KLM E&M and Afriqiyah Airways has been reactivated following an amendment signed in November this year. The agreement still involves pool access and component repairs for the Libyan carrier’s A320 and A330 fleets. The contract includes the maintenance checks on these same aircraft.
Taikoo Spirit AeroSystems (Jinjiang) Composite (Taikoo Spirit), has finished overhaul maintenance on a major Mainland Chinese operator’s four CFM56-7 thrust reversers halves, achieving a world class TAT of 16 days. The four thrust reversers halves (CFM56-7 – Boeing 737NG) were overhauled according to the Component Maintenance Manual (CCM), and inner wall repairs plus all Service
Spirit AeroSystems and Skymark Airlines signed a supply agreement whereby Spirit Aftermarket Customer Support (ACS) will provide thrust reverser, fuselage, and wing component spare parts for Skymark Airlines’s fleet of Boeing 737NG aircraft. This multi-year contract will enable Skymark Airlines to obtain predictable and competitive pricing for all parts in the Spirit catalog while ensuring availability for
Monarch Aircraft Engineering has signed a base maintenance agreement with easyJet to carry out a series of wing rear spar inspection service bulletins on their Airbus A320 fleet. Under the terms of the agreement Monarch Aircraft Engineerings will provide easyJet with a dedicated line of maintenance during the 2011/2012 winter period at its London Luton facility,
SR Technics, part of the Mubadala Aerospace Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) network, has signed exclusive Repair Cycle Management (RCM) and engine maintenance contracts with Philippine Airlines (PAL), the flag carrier of the Philippines. The RCM agreement is for PAL’s entire Airbus fleet, totaling 33 wide and narrow body aircraft, and covering in total 2,000
To meet unprecedented demand for its products and services, Spirit AeroSystems announced plans to transition production of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner fixed leading edge composite wing component from Spirit’s Tulsa, Okla., facility to Spirit’s Malaysia facility. The realignment will allow Spirit to make more efficient use of its global manufacturing operations. Oklahoma employees working on
