MRO & Production

Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH achieved a major milestone when delivering the first proof of concept prototype units for the Boeing 777X folding wing tip actuation system end of February 2016. The proof of concept prototype units were supplied by Liebherr-Aerospace according to Boeing’s 777X program development schedule. The delivery illustrates the substantial progress that has been […]

Lufthansa Technik AG has been awarded a Total Technical Support TTS contract for Surinam Airways’ Airbus A340-300 based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The four-year contract with the flag carrier of the Republic of Suriname marks a further success in Lufthansa Technik’s efforts to strengthen its market presence in the Americas. Lufthansa Technik will provide maintenance services

Helisota, an international provider of integrated maintenance, repair and overhaul services for rotorcraft, has extended its MRO capabilities by adding HC120, HC135 and HC140 helicopter types to its EASA Part-145 certificate. Following the successful certification, Helisota is now eligible to provide both base and line maintenance support for private and governmental HC120, HC135, HC145 operators.

Avianor has reported that its second quarter event schedule has surpassed 30 scheduled visits necessitating the addition of 150 additional technicians and facilities expansion. In addition to regular maintenance scheduled in support of the company’s contract with L-3-MAS to perform heavy maintenance on the DND CC-150 (A310) aircraft, the company has inducted the first of

Heli Charter and ITP have signed an hourly-based service support contract (PbH or Power-by-the-hour) that will cover the full maintenance services of the PW207D1 engines powering the British company’s fleet of Bell 429 helicopters. The term of the contract will be ten years. ITP is a Designated Overhaul Facility (DOF) for the repair and overhaul

Monarch Aircraft Engineering announced a line maintenance technical handling agreement with Shaheen Air International. The agreement will see MAEL’s engineers provide Airbus A330 maintenance support for Shaheen Air International’s operation into Manchester Airport which commenced on the 16th March 2016. Neil Kirby, Sales Manager at Monarch Aircraft Engineering, said: “We welcome Shaheen Air International to

Airbus has launched its new cabin brand “Airspace by Airbus”. At the heart of this new philosophy Airbus connects the wellbeing for passengers with the operational performance for its airline customers. Representing the best of Airbus’ cabin innovation and design, Airspace will offer a sophisticated, flexible canvas as a back-drop to enhance the airlines’ own

Constellium N.V. has signed a contract with Airbus to support all of their leading aircraft programs. The agreement – currently under Airbus Group Corporate approval – further solidifies Constellium’s longstanding partnership with Airbus and confirms its position as a leading partner for aerospace aluminium products and solutions. Under the new agreement, Constellium will supply Airbus

RUAG is expanding an existing industrial building for the installation of a surface treatment facility at the Emmen industrial park. The new construction has been designed as an extension of the existing Hall 7, which was built in 2001. The investment of around CHF 23m for the building and equipment will promote Emmen – and

Jet Aviation Hong Kong has been approved via a Master Service Agreement (MSA) between Transport Canada and the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department to certify Canadian registered aircraft in Hong KongAs Canada’s authorizing agency responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada, Transport Canada has signed an agreement with the Hong Kong