Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services GmbH (LBAS) has opened an additional hangar at its home base in Berlin-Schoenefeld. With this step LBAS, a leading specialist in the maintenance, repair and overhaul of Bombardier business jets is creating the basis for successful further development of the company. At the same time that the hangar capacity is being
Safran has reached a definitive agreement to sell Globe Motors, a US-based subsidiary of Safran, to Allied Motion on the basis of an expected enterprise value of $90m. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals and the successful arrangement of debt financing by Allied Motion, and is expected close in the
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the U.S. have certified the M28 fixed-wing aircraft for flight in known icing conditions. The M28 is produced by the PZL Mielec company, a business unit of Sikorsky Aircraft. M28 aircraft produced with the icing system will now be allowed to launch
Turkish Technic continues to expand its service area with the recently held approval of DGCA of India. The approval certificate covers base and line maintenance services of Boeing 777, Boeing 737, Airbus 320 and Airbus 330 aircraft. The approval also covers Hamilton Sundstrand APS 2000 and APS 3200, Honeywell GTCP-85-129H and GTCP-131-9B types APU’s and
The third Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlifter for the Indian Air Force (IAF) departed for India Aug. 20 from the company’s Long Beach facility. It joins the first and second India C-17 airlifters, which arrived in June and July, respectively. Boeing is on track to deliver two more C-17s to the IAF this year and
SR Technics has signed two contracts with easyJet to provide line maintenance services on the airline’s entire Airbus A319 and A320 Swiss registered fleet. With a three-year contract extension for Geneva and a new three-year contract for Basel, SR Technics will support a total of 22 aircraft in Switzerland. SR Technics’ Swiss line maintenance organization
On August 22, 2013, the Aviation Register of the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC AR) issued a Supplement to the Type Certificate for RRJ100-95LR aircraft — Long Range version of Sukhoi Superjet 100. IAC AR confirmed the SSJ100 LR’s compliance with the Interstate Aviation Committee’s current aviation regulations. This will allow Russian airlines to operate the
Opting for the advantage of geographical proximity, Safran Engineering Services (Safran) opened an engineering center in Mobile (Alabama), in order to strengthen its collaboration with Airbus. Before relocating to Alabama, SEngS was already putting its expertise at the disposal of the local Airbus teams. In 2011, the European airframer decided to transfer the design of
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation announced a revamped schedule of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) program. First flight is slated for 2Q CY2015, with first delivery in 2Q CY2017. Prior to this adjustment, first flight was scheduled for 4Q CY2013, and first delivery between summer CY2015 and 1Q CY2016. In the course of developing the MRJ with
GE Aviation has begun testing on its new composite fan blades for the GE9X, the next-generation GE90 engine that will power Boeing’s 777X aircraft. This validation test is the first of several testing programs GE has planned this year for the GE9X fan module. The first round of fan blade tests occurred in June at
