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PPG Industries has expanded its aerospace business operations in Japan with the relocation of its application support center to a site in Miyoshi that supports increased production capacity, adds warehouse space and affords new service capabilities. The new site in Miyoshi Kurozasa Industrial Park includes a 1,994 m² manufacturing facility and office as well as

ATC Aerospace and Airline Services Components (ASC) announced a partnership designed to meet and support customers’ APU lease requirements. ATC Aerospace will consign a variety of Auxiliary Power Units to the UK parts specialist. This agreement will allow both parties to widen their customer base and develop closer ties for future collaboration. ASC will take

AAR has signed a five-year contract to become the sole supplier of approximately 25,000 consumable and expendable line-item parts for a major commercial airline customer. The contract is valued at approximately $42m in annual revenue. AAR will act as an aggregator, procuring and managing the parts and providing them to the customer’s main warehouse facility

The Nexcelle joint venture of Aircelle (Safran) and GE Aviation’s Middle River Aircraft Systems – which is building engine nacelles for the next generation of integrated propulsion systems – has marked a key program milestone by shipping its initial major production component: the no. 1 inlet for GE Aviation’s Passport business jet engine. This represents

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, one of the leading low-cost carriers in Europe, and Lufthansa Technik AG have extended the current wheels & brakes services contract for the airline’s Boeing 737 fleet. The new contract runs over a period of seven years and also covers pooling and home-base lease services for Norwegian Air Shuttle’s growing Boeing

On December 5th, 2013, LOT Aircraft Maintenance Services (LOTAMS) has signed another contract with Air Dolomiti. The agreement provides LOTAMS to perform five “C” checks on Embraer ERJ-195 aircraft in the first quarter of 2014.