Airlines & Routes

HRD Aero Systems expands with Component Control Software

Component Control released that HRD Aero Systems, an independently-owned safety equipment repair station, has expanded its Quantum Control MRO and Logistics software footprint to increase operational efficiencies, as the company grows to support and link together globally dispersed inventory and repair partnerships in the United States, Asia and Europe. HRD Aero Systems offers end-to-end safety […]

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Major leasing companies to include CFM engines in TRUEngine program

Four of the world’s largest aircraft leasing companies, International Lease Finance (ILFC), CIT, AerSale, and GE CapitalAviation Services (GECAS), have signed Letters Agreements with CFM International to include their engines in the TRUEngine program. The TRUEngine designation serves as a method for identifying engines with CFM-approved content and facilitates product support of the engine system.

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P&W Global Service Partners sign maintenance agreements with Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines has selected Pratt & Whitney for a Fleet Management Program agreement and a part repair agreement to provide maintenance for the airline’s Pratt & Whitney-powered aircraft engines and engine parts. Under the Fleet Management agreement, Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners’ Singapore-based Eagle Services Asia engine overhaul facility, will provide maintenance services for

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Sabena technics completes first aircraft modification for Phoenix Aircraft Leasing

Sabena technics, the French independent MRO and completion center, completed its first aircraft modification for Singapore-based aircraft lessor Phoenix Aircraft Leasing. For their first collaboration on aircraft maintenance, Phoenix Aircraft Leasing contracted Sabena technics for the cabin modification and livery painting of an A310 aircraft recently purchased for one of its Asian customers.

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Pascal Bouchiat appointed Chief Financial Officer of Thales

As of April 2012, Pascal Bouchiat will be joining Thales as Chief Financial Officer. He will be a member of the Group’s Executive Committee, in charge of financial control and accounting, corporate finance and treasury, investor relations, tax and insurance. Previously, Pascal Bouchiat had been Chief Financial Officer at Rhodia, in charge of finance, information

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Sabena technics signs license agreement with Boeing

The VIP completion branch of Sabena technics has entered into a licensing agreement with Boeing, for the modification of Boeing aircraft. The new license comes as part of the ramp-up of the VIP aircraft completion and upgrade activity at the Bordeaux, France facility of Sabena technics.”The attribution of this license is the first step toward

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SIA Engineering opens line maintenance unit in San Francisco

SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) announced the official opening of its line maintenance facility in San Francisco. SIA Engineering (USA), a wholly owned subsidiary of SIAEC, started operations at San Francisco International Airport on February 1st, 2012. This comes three years after SIA Engineering (USA) launched its line maintenance business in the United States at Los

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SIA Engineering Company chooses Airbus Managed Inventory

SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) has signed a contract with Airbus for the implementation of the Airbus Managed Inventory (AMI) solution. This will ensure the replenishment of Airbus proprietary parts at SIAEC’s facilities utilizing an automated inventory management system provided by Airbus. SIAEC is the first customer worldwide to select the AMI ‘Ownership’ option – this

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AAR hires new Vice President of Business Development for Asia Pacific Region

AAR has selected a former Boeing executive, Robert Laird, to be the new Vice President of Business Development for the Asia Pacific region. Laird will ultimately be responsible for developing AAR’s growth strategies and increasing visibility of the company’s diverse products and services. He also will maintain an office at AAR’s Chicago-area headquarters, located in

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