Universal Air Repair, LLC. receives FAA Certification to operate as an approved Repair Station with Limited Accessories ratings. This 10,000 square-foot facility specializes in fuel, hydraulic and electrical accessory repairs along with NiCad battery overhaul. UAR, LLC. is a subsidiary of Universal Asset Management and is UAM
Pratt & Whitney will provide EcoPower engine wash services at Australia
GE Aviation is advancing jet propulsion and its next-generation engine core program, called eCore, through several private- and government-funded R&D programs, many with key technology milestones this year. The program involves testing demonstrator engines and engine hot sections with aggressive technical goals, new materials and 3D aerodynamic designs, unique architectures, as well as advances in
Shannon Aerospace recently completed a series of D Checks on two Croatia Airlines A319 aircraft. Both aircraft were delivered to the customer in 24 days, well ahead of the contracted groundtimes on both projects. The departure on Friday February 6th of aircraft 9A-CTG marked a particular achievement for the Shannon-based MRO provider as it was
Finnair Technical Services and Iberia Maintenance signed a component support agreement. Under the agreement, Iberia Maintenance will provide spare components and related repair services for Finnair’s Airbus A330 and Airbus A340 aircraft. Correspondingly, Iberia will commission Finnair Technical to conduct Airbus A320 aircraft component repairs as well as CFM-56B engine repairs. The seven-year component support
The GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team
American Airlines and Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) announced the first revenue flight of a Boeing 767-300ER with APB’s Blended Winglets. The increased lift provided by the winglets, without a corresponding increase of engine power, improves fuel efficiency. Each airplane equipped with the winglets is expected to save up to 500,000 gallons of fuel annually depending
Boeing announced an agreement with Esterline CMC Electronics to provide Class 2 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) hardware on selected airplane models for production and retrofit, starting with the Next-Generation 737. A second provider will be announced later. Boeing is developing a common application suite and ground infrastructure for use across Class 1, 2, and 3
ST Aerospace Systems (STA Systems), was recognised by Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) as a Boeing maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) centre for the CH-47 Chinook engine transmission. Through this association, ST Aerospace
General Dynamics released that, as a result of deterioration in the backlog, particularly during the month of February, and continued weak demand, Gulfstream Aerospace has found it necessary to cut large-cabin aircraft production and green-aircraft deliveries from a projected rate of 94 to 73 in 2009. Gulfstream also will reduce production of its mid-size aircraft
