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FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, and Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC), the Russian civil aviation manufacturer and the developer of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 project, along with SuperJet International, a joint venture between Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica Company, (51%) and Sukhoi Holding (49%), managing SSJ100 sales and

UTC Aerospace Systems has been selected by Thai Airways International to supply the wheels and carbon brakes for its new fleet of 14 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. UTC Aerospace Systems will provide the equipment through its Wheels & Brakes business in Troy, Ohio. The first aircraft was delivered in August 2012. The 777-300ER carbon brakes, delivered

Maldivian, national carrier of the Republic of the Maldives, owned and operated by Island Aviation Private Limited, and Lufthansa Technik, have signed a 3-year contract for comprehensive component support for the airline’s first Airbus A320 aircraft which entered into service in November 2012. It is the first time that Lufthansa Technik supports a customer from

Russian charter carrier Nordwind Airlines has signed an engine support contract with AFI KLM E&M covering the CF6-80C2 power plants equipping the carrier’s six Boeing 767-300ERs. The agreement covers engine repair and overhaul services as well as availability and lease support.

MTU Maintenance Canada and Southwest Airlines have signed an exclusive long term agreement for the maintenance of Southwest’s CFM56-3 engines. With its exclusive Boeing 737 fleet, Southwest Airlines is one of the largest CFM56 operators in the world and an important customer for MTU Maintenance. Under the agreement, MTU Maintenance will provide Southwest Airlines with

Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services (AMES) signed an agreement with DHL to provide heavy maintenance services for at least twenty-eight (28) C checks over three years on DHL-owned and leased Boeing 767-200F aircraft currently operating in the U.S. network. The agreement, which runs from April 2013 through March 2016, covers 767 freighters operated for DHL

GE Aviation has named RUAG Aviation as an authorized service center for GE’s CF34-3 engines that power the Bombardier Challenger series. Under this agreement, RUAG Aviation can perform engine line maintenance, as well as provide OnPoint solution agreement and warranty support and facilitate access to both GE parts and technical support. RUAG Aviation offers a

Ducommun Incorporated has received a series of contracts from AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corporation to produce specialized, complex wiring harnesses for the new AW139 multi-mission helicopter. Ducommun LaBarge Technologies will produce the wiring harnesses through December 2014 at the Company’s Joplin, Mo., facility.