AAR has been selected to provide Unison parts and support for Kansas Aviation of Independence LLC (KAI). The one-year agreement is expected to generate approximately $1 million in supplied parts. The program will be managed by AAR Distribution, which recently became the exclusive global aftermarket distributor for Unison products. AAR Distribution operates as part of AAR’s
Engine Lease Finance (ELFC) has entered into an agreement with Macquarie Bank Limited to acquiere 47 aircraft engine assets. Upon completion of the transaction, ELFC’s owned and managed portfolio will include close to 300 modern aircraft engines. The transaction will also extend ELFC’s existing customer base to more than 80 airlines and MRO companies. Subject to
The South African Air Force has awarded ExecuJet South Africa Maintenance an extension contract for product support services for its fleet of Dassault Falcon aircraft. ExecuJet had been providing the South African Air Force (SAAF) VIP Squadron with maintenance support for their fleet of aircraft for the past 13 years. ExecuJet has now regained the contract for
MTU Maintenance Zhuhai and Japanese Skynet Asia Airways (SNA) will be cooperating on the maintenance of CFM56-7 engines operated by the airline. A contract to this effect was inked at the Aviation Expo China on September 22nd. The agreement runs for an initial five years; if renewed for another five years, it will cover the engines powering
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has signed a line maintenance technical handling agreement with XL Airways France. The agreement will see MAEL continue to provide support for the French airline’s fleet of Airbus A330 aircraft from their line station at Male International airport in the Maldives. This maintenance technical handling agreement will take place throughout the winter season
Lufthansa Technik has been chosen to provide component support for Japan Airlines (JAL) – one of the first Boeing 787 customers that have 35 of the aircraft on order. LHT has concluded a Total Component Support (TCS) contract with JAL for a term of ten years and will provide material support, including repairs and logistics services,
EgyptAir Maintenance & Engineering (EGME)received NASAIR’s 5th aircraft, an Embraer 190, on September 10th for heavy check. The two companies signed a service agreement for 9 aircraft, Embraer 190 and A320s. The 6th aircraft an A320 will follow on September 18th for cabin reconfiguration and heavy check. EGME also concluded C-check services for one Boeing
Delta TechOps has received certification from the International Standards Organization (ISO) for its Engine Maintenance and Landing Gear shops. Delta TechOps is one of only a few airline maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) service providers to achieve this certification, which is an internationally tested framework designed to manage an organization’s processes and help generate a
VAS Aero Services and JetBlue Airways have signed an agreement that appoints VAS as JetBlue’s consignee for the redistribution of select A320 and E190 spare parts. VAS will provide, among other things, logistics and sales resources for various spare airframe and engine material over the next three years.
MTU Aero Engines will soon use finished parts made in China to manufacture commercial engine components. On Thursday, September 22, 2011, MTU Aero Engines and the Chinese company Xi’an Aero-Engine (XAE) concluded a deal for the supply of 52 finished parts, which will go into commercial engine models. The 52 items procured include rotating and stationary
