MRO & Production

Brazil is the latest in a growing number of countries where Heli-One is able to deliver its leading helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services. The National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC), which oversees safety and security of civil aircraft, components, operations and personnel licensing in the country, has certified all four of Heli-One’s […]

Nayak Aircraft Service announced the extension of base maintenance approval for Embraer Legacy 450 / 500 and Legacy 600 / 650. This means from now on NAYAK provides in CGN full maintenance support for authorized aircraft model scheduled maintenance. As Embraers Authorized Service Center in Europe Nayak’s business jet maintenance team is looking forward to

AerFin (UK) continues its acquisition programme to support its inventory contracts, with the purchase of A319 MSN 1846, currently being parted out in Goodyear AZ. The airframe will be used to support the parts inventory programs that AerFin is establishing with recent contracts and existing customers. This agreement brings the total number of aircraft that

German cargo airline AeroLogic has commissioned Lufthansa Technik AG to provide base maintenance services for its fleet of Boeing 777F aircraft. Over the next two years, C-checks on the carrier’s eight 777Fs will be carried out by Lufthansa Technik’s subsidiary Lufthansa Technik Maintenance International (LTMI) in Frankfurt. The primary focus of these extensive checks –

Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services – North America (HS-NA) has recently conducted three 12-year inspections with plans to conduct a fourth this month. Vector Aerospace recently performed two Airbus Helicopters AS350 12-year inspections for Care Flight of Reno, Nevada affiliated with Air Methods, with plans to commence a third this month. Additionally, Vector Aerospace recently completed

Lord Corporation of Cary, North Carolina – a global leader in the management of vibration, motion and noise control – has signed a non-exclusive distribution agreement with Copenhagen-based Satair Group for its commercial fixed-wing product line commencing February 2015. Under the agreement, which focuses on the European, Middle East and African markets (EMEA), Satair Group

Airbus has decided to further increase the production rate for its very successful A320 Family to 50 aircraft per month from Q1 2017, matching market demand. Additionally, Airbus is adjusting the A330 production rate to six a month from Q1 2016 as it transitions towards the A330neo. With over 11,500 Airbus single aisle aircraft sold

Royal Jet, the Middle East’s foremost private charter company, headquartered in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has awarded SR Technics, one of the world’s leading technical providers of solutions to airlines, a five-year contract to maintain, repair and overhaul their CFM56-7B engine fleet.The CFM56-7B engines are currently in service on Royal

Fokker Elmo, a business unit of Fokker Technologies and SASMOS HET Technologies formally inaugurated their joint venture for the production of Electrical Wiring Interconnection Systems (EWIS) for aircraft and engines, thus supporting the “Make in India” policy. The inauguration has taken place at the Joint Venture facility in Whitefield, Bangalore. The current SASMOS facility employs

Airbus has certified the WEFA system made by Sagem (Safran), intended to remotely track the situation and maintenance status of Airbus A320 commercial jetliners. The certification from Airbus opens a potential market of several thousand aircraft for Sagem. Sagem’s WEFA system (Wireless Extension For ACMS/Aircraft Condition Monitoring System) allows airlines to remotely manage their flight