A J Walter Aviation will support up to fifty four A320s for the Mexican airline, Volaris. The Company has formed a strategic power-by-the-hour alliance with Aveos, the Montreal based repair and maintenance facility, to deliver an advanced integrated inventory solution that will maximise the efficiency of the Volaris fleet which is expanding from twenty one
GE Aviation announced the opening of the new systems manufacturing facility in Suzhou, China. This new expansion includes 18,600 sq meters (or 200,000 sq ft) and is immediately capable of producing state-of-the-art autoclaved composite parts, mechanical fabrications, structure assembly and civil aircraft actuation systems. Current plans are to ramp China labor in this new GE
Embraer has signed its first Phenom 100 individual owner Embraer Executive Care (EEC) contract in the United States. EEC is a fixed cost-per-hour maintenance program created in 2001 for the Legacy 600. The Phenom EEC program was launched during the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Annual Meeting and Convention, in October 2008, and offers both
Gulfstream Aerospace, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, recently celebrated the fuselage joining for the first Gulfstream G250, the company
Mexicana MRO Services has joined the worldwide Airbus MRO Network. The official signing ceremony took place at the Mexicana premises in Mexico City in the presence of Manuel Borja, CEO of Mexicana, and Bruce Jones, Senior Vice President, Airbus Services and Customer Support. Mexicana MRO Services is a division of Grupo Mexicana de Aviacion S.A.
Complete Turbine Service completed the installation of CF6-6 & -50 HPT and LPT precision rotor balancing equipment which will also include the grinding of the HPT blades. As part of this expanded service CTS is refurbishing the 1st and 2nd NGV assemblies for these engines with in house grinding of the seals and shrouds scheduled
Cessna Aircraft Company has gained full type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the 400 Corvalis TT high performance, single-engine piston aircraft.
Gulfstream Aerospace is launching a two-year warranty program on parts. The program, which goes into effect March 1, covers any Gulfstream part purchased by a Gulfstream operator through the company
Alabama Aircraft Industries, Birmingham, has been awarded a contract from the United States Air Force to perform depaint and safety of flight repairs on Air Force and Navy / Marine C-130 aircraft. The contract carries a term of one base period of six months and one option period of six months. It is expected that
