MRO & Production

Bolloré Logistics, a global leader in supply chain management, has been selected for the implementation of a rationalization and optimization program for THALES logistics sites in France. This program promotes synergies between THALES entities. For this purpose, Bolloré Logistics is piloting six logistics platforms located in Toulouse, Bordeaux and Brest but also in the Ile […]

South Korean low-cost carrier Jeju Air has expanded its partnership with AFI KLM E&M by increasing the scope of its existing engine support contract to include a further ten shop visits. The initial agreement covered an array of maintenance and repair services for the CFM56-7B powerplants equipping Jeju Air’s fleet of Boeing 737-800s. Through this

Jet Aviation has hosted an official groundbreaking for its new wide-body hangar project in Basel on November 21. Jet Aviation’s new 8,700 m², state-of-the-art hangar is scheduled to go operational at the end of 2018. Suitable for wide-body projects up to Boeing 747, the new hangar is being built to meet increased demand for wide-body

Chile’s Sky Airline has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a 12-year Rate Per Flight Hour (RFPH) agreement with CFM International to support the LEAP-1A engines that will power the airline’s new fleet of 21 leased Airbus A320neo aircraft. The agreement is valued at about $600 million U.S., including spare engines. The leased aircraft are

AAR has committed to significantly increasing the volume of contracted component repairs with Air New Zealand. In a 10-year agreement, AAR designated Air New Zealand’s component center as its Asia Pacific MRO of choice. This is the latest example of AAR’s commitment to grow and strengthen its partnership with Air New Zealand, the country’s flag

Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg has taken delivery of the SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) flying observatory for a scheduled C-check. The aircraft is a heavily modified Boeing 747SP and is a joint project between the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the German Aerospace Center (DLR). Coordination of the operation of SOFIA

Aerospace Engineering Solutions (AES), a UK based aerospace design and certification organisation, has developed a retrofit solution for the Low Frequency Underwater Locator Device (LF-ULD) for Airbus and Boeing aircraft single aisle aircraft family. By January 1st, 2019, all aircraft with a maximum take‐off mass of over 45,000 kg operating over oceanic areas are to

Airbus has been selected by Singapore Airlines (SIA) to provide cabin retrofit services for 14 A380 aircraft currently in service with the carrier. The retrofit programme, which will be undertaken at SIA Engineering Company in Singapore, will see the airline’s recently launched cabin products installed on the aircraft. The new cabin products will debut on

Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace) has been awarded a 15-year contract for Boeing 787 aircraft component support by Gulf Air. Under the agreement, ST Aerospace will provide comprehensive component Maintenance-By-the-Hour (MBH™) support covering component exchange, repair, overhaul, modification, reliability monitoring and logistics services for Gulf Air’s new fleet of Boeing 787-9 aircraft. ST Aerospace provides

Boeing and Aircraft Philipp Group GmbH have signed a five-year contract to manufacture machine parts for the global fleet of the H-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter at its facilities in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. This is the first Boeing contract with Aircraft Philipp Group, which joins Boeing’s significant supplier base of more than 35 companies in Bavaria