MRO & Production

Messier-Bugatti-Dowty’s new Malaysian plant delivers first brake heat sink to AirAsia

A year after its official inauguration, Messier-Bugatti-Dowty’s new plant in Sendayan, Malaysia delivered its first heat sink to AirAsia, for use on the Airbus A320. The heat sink is a stack of carbon disks comprising the airplane’s brake. Messier-Bugatti-Dowty chose Malaysia to set up its new carbon disk production and refurbishment plant in this region, […]

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Alcoa signs long-term contract with GE Aviation

Alcoa, a global leader in lightweight metals technology, engineering and manufacturing, has signed a long-term contract with GE Aviation for jet engine components in an agreement valued at more than US$1.5bn over the contract life. Under the deal, Alcoa will supply advanced nickel-based superalloy, titanium and aluminum components for a broad range of GE Aviation

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Liebherr-Aerospace signs letter of intent with Hafei-Harbin

Liebherr-Aerospace has recently signed a letter of intent with the Chinese manufacturer Hafei-Harbin (AVIC Group) in Harbin to equip the helicopters AC312C and AC312E with air management systems. Liebherr-Aerospace will supply the air management systems for the versions C and E of the modernized helicopter AC312 program. The systems will be designed, manufactured and serviced

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Flying Colours achieves STC for ADS-B OUT on Bombardier Challenger 300

Flying Colours Corp., the North American MRO, completions, and refurbishment company has successfully secured a Supplemental Type Certificate for ADS-B OUT for Bombardier Challenger 300 airframes, from the US-based FAA. The first Bombardier Challenger 300 was out fitted with the soon-to-be mandatory tracking system in November 2015, at its St. Louis facility. The STC will

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Sabena technics wins its first B777 cabin modification

French MRO provider, Sabena technics, has welcomed its first Boeing 777 for airframe modifications since obtaining its rating approval. According to the agreement, Sabena technics will perform cabin & systems modifications on two Boeing 777 aircraft from Air France in their dedicated maintenance facilities in Bordeaux (France). Modifications will include the integration of the latest

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Primera Air signs multi-year power-by-the-hour contract with AJW Aviation

Primera Air, the Danish leisure airline, has chosen AJW Aviation to provide full power-by-the-hour services for eight Boeing 737NG aircraft. AJW will also place exclusive and non-exclusive spares stock at Primera’s operational headquarters in Copenhagen. The exclusive stock is being provided by AJW Leasing. A key factor in this new PBH support agreement is that

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Delta TechOps and Rolls-Royce deepen relationship with BR715 MRO agreement

Delta TechOps, Delta Air Lines’ maintenance division, signed an agreement on December 21st with Rolls-Royce for the establishment of BR715 overhaul capability in Delta TechOps, during 2016. Delta Air Lines began operating BR715 powered Boeing 717s in 2013 and is the largest operator of this aircraft type with 91 entering into service. This agreement is

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Monarch Aircraft Engineering secures line maintenance contract for Austrian Airlines

Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL), the engineering division of The Monarch Group, announced a line maintenance technical handling agreement with Austrian Airlines. The agreement, which commenced on December 15th, 2015 is to provide call out support to the Austrian operator’s Airbus A320 and Embraer E195 flying program into Manchester Airport.

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Magnetic MRO to launch new dedicated painting hangar at Tallinn Airport

Magnetic MRO, a total technical care provider headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia is to launch its second painting hangar in 2017. The new dedicated painting hangar will be built in co-operation with Tallinn Airport, in response to growing demand for painting services from Magnetic MRO customers. A Letter of Intent has been signed and preparations have

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