Airbus Helicopters, Vector Aerospace and Rockwell Collins have entered into an agreement to jointly develop and market the scalable and flexible Pro Line Fusion integrated avionics solution to upgrade Airbus Helicopters platforms. “Pro Line Fusion provides Airbus Helicopters with one of the most advanced avionics and the highest level of efficiency for the rotary wing […]
Embraer completed the acquisition of a new subsidiary, Embraer Aero Seating Technologies. Embraer progressively acquired its ownership stake in the Company, headquartered in Irwindale, California, which provides luxury seating solutions for the aviation industry. Embraer further announced a new manufacturing facility for this business to be based in Titusville, Florida in Brevard County. The project
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AAR, a world leader in airframe maintenance and supply chain solutions, and South African Airways Technical (SAAT), the maintenance division for South African Airways, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a joint venture partnership to reduce costs and increase operational efficiencies of the airline’s fleet. The joint venture will also focus on growing
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Pratt & Whitney and its OEM collaborators, Japanese Aero Engines Corporation (JAEC) and MTU Aero Engines AG (MTU), signed a definitive agreement formalizing a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) network through International Aero Engines and naming initial locations where PW1100G-JM engine maintenance visits will be performed. PW1100G-JM engine maintenance locations include Pratt & Whitney’s facility
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AFI KLM E&M and Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, have announced the signing of a support contract for the airline’s all-Airbus fleet. The contract covers component support for sixteen A320s, six A321s and six A330s and includes the provision of a Main Base Kit in Bahrain and access to the spares pools
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has signed a 5-year V-Services Fixed Price Repair Agreement to manage 50 V2500 engines. The agreement will cover installed engines on SAS’s fleet of 25 Airbus aircraft. The V2500 engine is offered through IAE International Aero Engines AG, a multinational aero engine consortium whose shareholders comprise Pratt & Whitney, Pratt & Whitney
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Air Transat has signed an eight-year OnPoint solution agreement for the overhaul of its fleet of CFM56-7B engines that power its Boeing 737-800 Next Gen aircraft. The OnPoint solution agreement is valued at more than US$25m over the life of the agreement. Xiamen Airlines signed a 15-year OnPoint solution agreement with GE Aviation for the
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Derco Aerospace has teamed with Eaton, Honeywell International and UTC Aerospace Systems to provide an innovative and streamlined component repair solution for F-16 operators and MRO facilities worldwide. The teaming agreement among the four entities provides a repair and return solution through a simplified web-based supply chain. The streamlined process provides F-16 operators with many
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Lufthansa Technik AG and GE Aviation will create a new, state-of-the-art engine overhaul facility in Europe to service GEnx-2B and GE9X engines. Under terms of a memorandum of understanding (MOU), the new joint venture is expected to be operational in 2018. Closing of the joint venture is subject to receipt of required regulatory approvals. The
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Boeing has awarded Liebherr-Aerospace another contract for the Boeing 777X: the system supplier will deliver two components – the power drive unit and the hydraulic motor – for the leading edge actuation system of the new wide-body aircraft. Relying on its experience in high-lift systems, and especially in gearboxes and hydraulic motors for long-range commercial
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