MRO & Production

STTS first purposely built paint facility opens in Africa

STTS Group, a European expert in painting of aircraft will celebrate the opening of the first purposely built paint hangar at Casablanca’s Airport, Mohammed 5th, Morocco, on May 8th. Royal Air Maroc (RAM) and STTS Group decided in 2013 to set up a joint venture to answer to a growing demand of high quality and cost […]

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Avtrade responds to demand for aircraft components in Canada

Avtrade is expanding the frontiers of aircraft component support and fortifying growth in the Americas with new Canada based inventory. Based at Canada’s  largest airport, Toronto Pearson, Avtrade’s new warehouse capabilities stock comprehensive TCCA approved inventory serving all major carriers operating a range of Boeing aircraft including the B737 NG. Serving as a worldwide hub and

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Honeywell and IndiGo sign cockpit technologies deal for new Airbus A320neo aircraft

Honeywell signed a contract with Indian airline IndiGo to supply its on-order Airbus A320neo fleet with a suite of avionics technologies. IndiGo’s new fleet of aircraft will feature several Honeywell safety-focused cockpit systems that will enable pilots to better monitor the surrounding airspace and provide greater situational awareness. In a first for India’s airline industry,

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Parker Aerospace signs long-term support agreement with Tianjin Airlines

Parker Aerospace, a business unit of Parker Hannifin Corporation, a global leader in motion and control technologies, and its Customer Support Operations have signed a long-term agreement with Tianjin Airlines to provide a comprehensive maintenance package for its fleet of Embraer 190 E-Jet aircraft. This agreement is part of an enhanced service offering provided by

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Safi Airways signs base maintenance agreement with Joramco

Joramco and the Afghani registered operator, Safi Airways, reached a base maintenance agreement with the Jordan based MRO facility to provide heavy airframe maintenance solutions for three A320 aircraft operated by Safi during 2015. The maintenance services to be provided by Joramco includes C check tasks along with A check tasks beside preforming some ADs

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Veca Airlines chooses TP Aerospace Leasing to provide full service A319 Cycle Flat Rate (CFR) program

Veca Airlines (Vuelos Economicos de Dentro America), the first Salvadorian airlines, has awarded TP Aerospace Leasing a long-term Wheels & Brakes Cycle Flat Rate (CFR) Program in support of its current and planned A319 fleet. With TP Aerospace Leasing’s highly flexible, cost effective, tailor made and plug’n’play Component Maintenance, Pool Access, Onsite Lease Inventory and

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AvFab receives Russian approval for installation of Aft Jump Seat in Beechcraft B300 & B350 aircraft

Aviation Fabricators (AvFab) received Russian approval for the installation of their Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approved King Air Aft Jump Seat Kits in Beechcraft B300 (350) series aircraft. In addition, AvFab has STC approval in the U.S., EASA, Brazil, Mexico, Canada and Indonesia. “This approval is another big product milestone,” said AvFab’s GR Lowe. “Now

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Southwest Airlines selects Honeywell cockpit technologies for Boeing 737 MAX aircraft

Honeywell Aerospace’s full suite of cockpit technologies has been selected by Southwest Airlines for its future fleet of Boeing 737 MAX and existing fleet of Boeing 737NG aircraft. The selection will provide Southwest with cockpit technologies that offer enhanced navigation capabilities and prepare the airline to meet future government-mandated flight safety regulations. Honeywell will provide

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Kaman signs multi-year MOU with Zodiac for 737 landing gear kits and assemblies

Kaman Aerosystems has signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Zodiac Interconnect Americas (Zodiac) to manufacture and kit components and assemblies for Boeing 737NG, 737 MAX, and P-8 aircraft. The MOU has an expected value in excess of US$6m. Work will be performed at Kaman facilities in Chihuahua, Mexico and Jacksonville, Florida.

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GKN Aerospace wins Gulfstream contract to supply G500/600 wing skins

GKN Aerospace has been selected by Gulfstream Aerospace to supply the wing skins for its latest G500 and G600 ultra-long range business jets. In a long term contract GKN Aerospace is to produce the upper and lower wing skins for the development and production aircraft. The G500 and G600 upper wing skins are constructed in

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