InterSky, the Austria-based regional carrier, and ATR have signed a 3-year agreement for a brand new exchange, repair and overhaul service for leading edges of the wing and control surface ribs. Casting this new service, ATR adds greater flexibility to its wide range of specialist services and bespoke solutions known as the Global Maintenance Agreement
FL Technics, a global provider of tailor-made aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has recently won a tender for the rent of 8400 m² aircraft maintenance hangar at Indonesia’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, the busiest airport in the Southern Hemisphere. FL Technics will operate the hangar for at least 5 years and will launch its operation
Sabena technics, which airframe services (Base & Line maintenance) are already being performed on a large range of aircraft, is entering a new phase of development and is extending the scope of its activities to overhauls for Boeing 777 aircraft airframes. With this approval, the company is now able to deliver its quality, customized and
European Aviation has signed a four-year exclusive agreement with Lockheed Martin Commercial Engine Solutions for jet engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for their fleet of 60 CFM56-3 jet engines. The agreement includes extensive CFM56-3 turbofan repair services provided on-site for European Aviation, with most of the MRO work performed in Montreal, Canada and
Boeing projects air cargo traffic will grow at an annual rate of 4.7% over the next 20 years, with global air freight traffic expected to more than double by 2033. The company released its biennial World Air Cargo Forecast at the International Air Cargo Forum and Exhibition earlier on October 7th. World air cargo traffic
Boeing will produce 777X parts at its site in St. Louis, Mo., bringing back inside the company work that is currently performed at suppliers or performed overseas for the current 777 program. The design for these parts will be done in St. Louis, Boeing Aerostructures Australia (BAA) and other Boeing sites. The parts built by
Snecma (Safran), which is developing the LEAP engine with GE through their 50/50 joint company CFM International, has signed an agreement with AFI KLM E&M to carry out engine development tests. The LEAP is the successor of the best-selling CFM56 and has already been chosen for the Airbus A320neo, Boeing 737 MAX and Comac C919
As the first passenger-carrying flight of the A350 took off on June 2nd, 2014, AFI KLM E&M was shaping its industrial development program and is now poised to become a major maintenance player for the newly certified aircraft. Without waiting for the first commercial flights, AFI KLM E&M has already been tooling up to maintain
Aeronautical Engineers has finalized an agreement to license Boeing engineering data to develop the 737-800 passenger-to-freighter conversion and the 737-800 combi conversion. The agreement with Boeing also includes the 737-900 variant engineering data. AEI will become a Supplemental Type Certificate holder for the 737-800 passenger-to-freighter conversion and the 737-800 combi conversion. Because AEI will be
Finnair and the Finnish Cabin Crew Union (SLSY) have reached a savings agreement in the negotiations related to Finnair’s savings program. The agreement brings Finnair €18m in permanent annual savings. Approximately 75% of the savings materialize during this agreement period and 25% in the future through changes to the employment terms of new cabin attendants.
