MRO & Production

Hamburg-based maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider Lufthansa Technik AG and U.S. low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines have signed a comprehensive long-term component supply agreement for the airline’s current and future fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft. The contract will run through November, 2024. The Total Component Support (TCS) agreement covers component overhaul and engineering services as well as […]

CFM International is granting licenses to three world-class tooling suppliers to support the advanced new LEAP engine. Customers will be able to purchase all LEAP line maintenance and overhaul shop tooling from AGSE, Dedienne Aerospace, and Rhinestahl. The arrangement allows LEAP operators to compare offers from all three fully-licensed suppliers and select the one best suited

Republic Airways awarded Embraer Aircraft Maintenance Services (EAMS) with a three-year extension of its heavy maintenance contract for work performed at the EAMS facility, located in Nashville, TN. EAMS will continue to provide airframe maintenance, modifications and repair services for Republic’s Embraer fleet under a contract that was initially signed in May 2011.

NORDAM and GE Capital Aviation Services Asset Management Services (GECAS AMS), the recertified commercial aircraft components solution of GECAS, announced  their partnership to provide airline customers with flight control systems begins July 1st. The program begins with Airbus A320 flight controls, which are stocked in Tulsa, Okla., and Victorville, Calif. locations. It will expand soon

Recognizing AMETEK MRO’s comprehensive global repair and overhaul expertise for Airbus A320 and Boeing 737, 757 and 767 aircraft, the AJW Group signed a three-year strategic partnership agreement with AMETEK to provide supplementary component repair and overhaul services that support AJW’s global fleet of more than 900 aircraft under contract and its expanding range of

Discovery Air Technical Services (DATS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Discovery Air, has been awarded a heavy maintenance contract by a major US regional airline operating ERJ 135/145 regional jets. This new customer contract covers an initial 9 aircraft. The work will be carried-out at DATS’ Heavy Maintenance facility at the Jean Lesage International Airport

The construction for Lufthansa Technik’s new facility in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico is on track. Seven months after ground-breaking in August 2014 the hangar shell has been structurally completed, as well as the floor slab for the first and second bay, and most of the flooring of the workshops and offices. Currently the completion of the

The GE90 engine, which was the first jet engine to utilize composite fiber polymeric material on the front fan blades 20 years ago, achieved another milestone—becoming the first GE engine to incorporate an additive manufactured component for the T25 sensor housing. The U.S Federal Aviation Administration granted certification of the T25 engine sensor for the

Aerolíneas Argentinas has decided to renew AFI KLM E&M’s A340 component support contract and to extend it to the A330s which were recently added to its fleet. The long-term agreement covers a total of 15 aircraft, and includes pool access and component repairs. AFI KLM E&M and Aerolíneas Argentinas have had strong partnership ties for