Spirit Airlines

Spirit obtains stockholder approval of merger agreement with JetBlue

Spirit Airlines (Spirit) has released that its stockholders have approved the merger agreement with JetBlue Airways Corporation (JetBlue). Based on the preliminary voting results provided by the independent inspector of election at the special meeting of stockholders held on October 19, more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Spirit common stock voted in favour […]

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Parker Meggitt signs multi-million SMARTSupportTM contract with Lufthansa Technik

Parker Aerospace, a business segment of Parker Hannifin Corporation, a global leader in motion and control technologies, has released that its newly acquired Parker Meggitt organisation has signed a five year multi-million SMARTSupportTM contract extension with Lufthansa Technik for the supply of spare parts and MRO (Maintenance Repair and Overhaul) services, covering a broad range

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Iberia Maintenance obtains capability to service Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engines

Iberia Maintenance has received a new authorisation from Pratt & Whitney, one of the largest aircraft engine manufacturers to service the GTF PW1100G-JM engine, powering the Airbus A320neo family. The Iberia Engine Shop will be one of a select number of shops authorised worldwide to overhaul and maintain this engine model. Iberia Maintenance has been working on this project

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AFI KLM E&M to team up with Ascendance to explore VTOL maintenance solutions

Air France Industries-KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Toulouse-based Ascendance Flight Technologies (Ascendance) to jointly explore collaborations in the areas of line maintenance, component repair, mechanics training and airworthiness management. Ascendance is currently working on a major take-off and landing aircraft (VTOL)

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Limco Airepair signs contract expansion with Collins Aerospace

Limco Airepair (TAT Limco), a wholly owned subsidiary of TAT Technologies located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which specialises in MRO services for heat transfer components and OEM production of heat transfer solutions, has reported the signing of a significant contract expansion with Collins Aerospace, for the provision of MRO services for Boeing 777 thermal components. This

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Air Cairo signs ATR Global Maintenance Agreement

Egyptian carrier Air Cairo and regional aircraft manufacturer ATR, have announced the signature of a Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA). Through this five-year pay-by-the-hour contract, Air Cairo will benefit from the repair, overhaul and pooling services of line replaceable units for its fleet of six ATR 72-600s currently being delivered. This agreement also includes an on-site

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Wencor Group acquires Aviatron

Wencor Group (Wencor), a leading solutions provider to the aerospace aftermarket, defence and OEM markets, has announced the acquisition of Aviatron, Inc. (Aviatron), a certified 145 repair station specialising in pneumatic component repair and maintenance while utilising its unique Designated Engineering Representative (DER) repair and Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) capabilities. “We are excited to welcome

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Frontier Airlines, Volaris

Lufthansa Technik signs major component contracts with Wizz Air, Frontier and Volaris

Lufthansa Technik has sealed major new long-term contracts for the strategic component support of renowned ultra-low-cost (ULCC) airline brands Wizz Air, Frontier Airlines and Volaris. The new agreements take into account the three carriers’ rapidly growing fleets and thereby offering new levels of synergies and flexibility for further growth. Based on current fleet plans, the

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