MRO & Production

Rolls-Royce celebrated the official opening of its £30m extention to its Derby Assembly & Test facility on November 23rd. The 2867 m² extension will increase capacity to assemble Trent civil aero engines and become the production hub for the Trent XWB. Rolls-Royce has installed new equipment and is making use of advanced manufacturing processes helping […]

Provincial Aerospace, a subsidiary of Exchange Income Corporation, has been awarded a 5 year in-service support contract with an existing Middle East client. This contract is expected to generate additional revenues of in excess of $150m over the 5 years. “We are delighted to be able to expand our operations in the Middle East and

The Hungarian airline Wizz Air has contracted Lufthansa Technik Budapest (LTB) to provide line maintenance services for its fleet at the Budapest and Debrecen locations. The agreement comes into force in February 2016 and includes Wizz Air’s eight Airbus A320 aircraft stationed in Budapest. Lufthansa Technik Budapest will carry out the maintenance at the two

INAIRVATION has selected three partners to install its pre-engineered integrated cabin retrofit solutions on Bombardier Global Express/5000/6000 aircraft. Flying Colours Corp., Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS), and RUAG Aviation will offer the interior packages to the worldwide market. INAIRVATION GmbH – a joint venture between Lufthansa Technik and F/LIST – was created to design, develop,

Jet Aviation Basel has signed an agreement to perform the first installation of a Ka-Band satellite communications system (SCS) on a Boeing B747-400 aircraft. The company will install Honeywell’s JetWave fuselage-mounted antenna (MCS-8200) to support the Ka-Band satellite communications (Satcom) system. Ka-Band connectivity enables one of the highest data transfer speeds available in the industry

PPG Industries’ aerospace transparencies group has received Parts Manufacturer Approval for its new-design glass-faced acrylic windshields for Hawker 800 series business jets, including the Hawker 750, 800, 800XP, 800 (U-125A), 850XP, 900XP and 1000 aircraft. According to Mark Hood, PPG Aerospace global director for general aviation transparencies, the glass-faced acrylic windshields offer superior scratch, abrasion