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Spirit AeroSystems has shipped the first production composite center fuselage panels for the Airbus A350 XWB program out of its Kinston, N.C., facility. The Section 15 fuselage panels are being sent to Saint-Nazaire, France, where final upper shell assembly will occur. Section 15 of the fuselage consists of the center composite upper and forward lower shells manufactured

Germanwings and Lufthansa Technik have significantly strengthened their existing relationship by signing a strategic cooperation contract regarding technical services for the complete fleet, currently consisting of 30 Airbus A319. A dedicated cooperation management has been implemented to guarantee an optimal technical service for Germanwings. A Lufthansa Technik Fleet Manager is based at the airline’s headquarters

GE and PT. Nusantara Turbin Dan Propulsi (NTP) signed an overhaul support agreement covering CT7 engines that power CN235 turboprop aircraft. This further expands the successful collaboration between the two companies on the CT7 program that dates back over 20 years. NTP is a subsidiary of PT. Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI), formerly IPTN. Under the agreement,

Pegasus Airlines & Turkish Technic signed base maintenance services agreement for 1 Boeing 737-800 C-Check. Maintenance will be carried out at Turkish Technic’s Istanbul Facilities, within the fourth quarter of 2011.  Turkish Technic and Somon Air have signed a GTCP131-9B APU repair services contract in October 2011, which covers one GTCP131-9B model APU repair ans

In continuation of the 757-200PCC Combi program, Precision Conversions has received the conformity aircraft from Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM), a subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group. The 1994 Pratt & Whitney powered 757-200 has been inducted at Flightstar Aircraft Services facility in Jacksonville, FL and is currently undergoing modification. The Combi award from CAM is part of a

Lufthansa Technik recently signed a Total Technical Support TTS contract (including Total Material Operations TMO) with Nok Air and will consequently provide all-round support for the Thai airline’s new Boeing 737 NG fleet from November onwards. Technical fleet management on site and Maintenance Management Services (MMS) are just as much part of the extensive service spectrum