MRO & Production

Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has signed a new base maintenance agreement with La Compagnie. The French airline is a returning customer for MAEL who will carry out a C check in its Luton hangar. The heavy maintenance on a Boeing 757 will start in February 2018. Further Blow to Bombardier CSeries as

Honeywell International has signed a new agreement with Aerotechnic (Aerotechnic) to provide full avionics and mechanical spares support and retrofit, modification and upgrade solutions in Africa for Boeing and Airbus aircraft. With access to Honeywell International world-class avionics and mechanical solutions, Aerotechnic will provide airlines with improved local support, boosting efficiency with faster turnaround on

Magnetic MRO, a Total Technical Care maintenance and asset management organisation, completed the acquisition of a package of four Boeing 737-800 airframes and ten CFM56-7B engines. The pool of assets was acquired by a newly established asset vehicle called Magnetic Parts Trading Limited, a joint venture between Magnetic MRO and Crestline Investors. Crestline Investors is

FL Technics, a global provider of one-stop-shop aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has completed the first two C-checks for the Luxemburg carrier Luxair. Luxair is the flag carrier of Luxembourg. Headquartered in Luxembourg Findel Airport, it operates scheduled services to destinations in Europe, North Africa, the Mediterranean and Middle East with additional charter and

Rockwell Collins has reported that its large-format flight display upgrade for Boeing 767 aircraft received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) type certification. The upgrade and certification were completed for Star Air through a collaborative effort between Rockwell Collins, Boeing, Atlantic Aviation Group and L2 Aviation. The new 767 and 757 flight display system, also certified

Liebherr Aerospace Brasil has received two certifications by the authority of the Nadcap Management Council for Non-Destructive Testing and Chemical Processing. Liebherr Aerospace Brasil, Guaratinguetá (Brazil) was successfully audited by the Performance Review Institute (PRI) which administers Nadcap (National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program) – an independent organization that certifies manufacturing processes for the

Spirit AeroSystems has released that its Advanced Technology Centre in Prestwick, Scotland, has developed an improved method for manufacturing composite parts. In collaboration with the University of Strathclyde and the Scottish Innovation Centre for Sensor and Imaging Systems (CENSIS), Spirit developed an intelligent heated tool for curing composite components. The new technology can cure composite

MAC Aero Interiors has gained AS9100 certificate meeting high quality system requirements in aerospace industry. AS9100 is the standardised model quality management system certified by Lloyds Register Quality Assurance, which has issued our certificate confirming MAC Aero Interiors to be compliant with this internationally recognised quality standard. Following-on from the recent AS9100 certification, MAC Aero

AFI KLM E&M subsidiary has signed an airframe maintenance contract for 2018 with West Atlantic UK. A European leader in the regional jets and narrow body aircraft market and having an internationally acknowledged expertise on the Boeing 737, Embraer 170/190, BAe146/Avro RJ, Fokker 70/100 & Airbus A320 Family, KLM UK Engineering has confirmed its contract

Jet Aviation’s third hangar project at Seletar Aerospace Park in Singapore is now in operation. The official opening ceremony will be held during the Singapore Airshow in February 2018. Bringing much needed aircraft service capacity to the region, the 3,850-m² hangar began operation in early December. The MRO facility is currently providing scheduled base maintenance