Vector Aerospace UK, a leading provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, has been awarded an extension to the Lynx Aircraft and Component Servicing , Repair and Overhaul contract by the Ministry of Defence. The announcement, which will secure Lynx depth maintenance at the site, has rewarded the company’s commitment to the strengthening
Vanilla Air, Japan’s newest low-cost carrier has taken delivery of its first A320 in Toulouse, France, on lease from AWAS. The airline will start commercial services on December 20th from Narita International Airport to Okinawa and Taipei, gradually expanding services to Sapporo and Seoul (Incheon) and international holiday resort destinations. Vanilla Air’s A320 is configured
Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance & Engineering Company (GAMECO), a MRO Joint Venture owned by China Southern Airlines, South China International Aircraft Engineering and Hutchison Aircraft Maintenance Investment, announced the inauguration of the new GAMECO Phase II Hangar at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. With hangar doors being lifted up slowly, a China Southern aircraft and a
Global Aviation Holdings, the largest commercial provider of charter air services to the US Military and a major provider of worldwide commercial global passenger and cargo air transportation services, announced that the Company and its subsidiaries, including its two operating airlines World Airways and North American Airlines, have filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter
Starting in November 2013, Lufthansa Technik, a worldwide leading supplier of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for commercial aircraft, becomes an affiliated member of ALTA – the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association. The new ALTA membership is the latest step of Lufthansa Technik to strengthen its footprint in the booming Latin American
Fokker Services, part of Fokker Technologies, and Rossiya Airlines have concluded an agreement covering the introduction of the Fokker Services’ EFB solution for iPad on Rossiya Airlines’ A320 and B767 fleet. The Fokker Services EFB solution for iPad is a Class 2B, EASA-certified installation including mounting and power supply. Its simplicity allows the advantages of
Spirit AeroSystems shipped its first leading and trailing edge wing structures for the A320neo program from its Prestwick, Scotland, site. Spirit’s Prestwick operation supports assembly of leading and trailing edges for Airbus single-aisle wings and variants.
As a leading repair and overhaul center in the region, Turkish Technic has provided component repair services for Aerotron for many years. The recent agreement is the first agreement between the two parties for APU services. Turkish Technic will be providing services for the re-certification of APS3200 type APU. Turkish Technic APU Services, is the
AMAC Aerospace, a leading provider of corporate aviation maintenance and completion services, has redelivered its first wide body project, an Airbus A340, to a private Middle Eastern client. The Airbus A340 aircraft came to AMAC initially for a C8 Maintenance check but an additional partial refurbishment was also requested which consisted of woodwork restoration, renewed
Eirtech Aviation has been appointed by Qatar Airways to paint airline’s fleet. This is one of the Irish aviation services company’s largest contract wins, which will see the work carried out across a number of its operational bases including Shannon, Dublin, Ostrava and Rome. The seven-year contract involves the exterior repainting of 74 of Qatar
