MRO & Production

Unison has won a significant order for tube bending machinery from the precision aerospace engineering company, Supercraft. The machinery will help Supercraft to expand operations at its new manufacturing facility in Brough, UK, in preparation for contracts recently secured from major aerospace customers. It will also provide the software flexibility needed to enhance productivity of […]

HAECO Group has entered into a long-term agreement with Airbus to provide maintenance and engineering training in Mainland China and Southeast Asia on Airbus aircraft. Under the terms of the agreement with Airbus, the HAECO Group will deploy “Training by Airbus” standards, dynamic tools and teaching techniques to provide Aircraft Original Equipment Manufacturer-backed maintenance training

Following Aero Technologies, one of the Aero Maintenance Group subsidiaries, Precision Electronics has received the ANAC (ANAC – Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil) certification. This will allow the entire group to supply the Brazilian market with its full portfolio of service offerings. The ANAC certification, an internationally recognized certification for quality and management, is a

HAITEC Aircraft Maintenance welcomed the first Boeing 767 of its new customer Iraqi Airways, the national carrier of Iraq, to the hangar at Hahn Airport for a C-Check. “We are delighted that Iraqi Airways selected HAITEC as its MRO partner“, says Frank Rott, CEO of HAITEC. “Further checks for the B767 and B747 fleet of

FL Technics Training, a global provider of aviation technical training services, further expands its EASA Part 147 certificate by supplementing it with a new Embraer ERJ-190 type training. Following the successful certification process, FL Technics Training is now qualified to provide aviation specialists with Embraer ERJ-190 series (GE CF34) B1.1 and B2 (sub-) categories aircraft

GE Aviation reported plans for additional investment at the site of its new engine assembly facility in Lafayette, Indiana. The additional US$15M investment in machinery and equipment will allow for maintenance, repair and overhaul capability for the new LEAP engine of CFM International, a 50/50 joint company of GE and Snecma (Safran) of France. GE

Commercial Jet is modifying Aeronautical Engineers’ (AEI) 400th freighter conversion. The 11 pallet position B737-400SF (MSN 25105) was converted at Commercial Jet’s Miami, Florida facility and delivered to TNT Airways S.A., in mid-December of 2014. Commercial Jet provided all of the touch labor for the passenger-to-freighter conversion, performed heavy maintenance and painted the aircraft.

McMurdo Group, a global leader in end-to-end search and rescue and maritime domain awareness solutions, reported that its Kannad Survival Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs) are being integrated throughout Southwest Airlines’ (LUV) fleet of 636 Boeing (BA) 737 aircraft. ELTs, which are a key component of passenger and crew safety in the event of an emergency,

Marshall Aviation Services, the business aviation-focused arm of the Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group, announced it is widening its expertise into the FBO arena. It has secured the executive aviation handling facility (FBO) at Birmingham Airport and will formally open for business under the Marshall Aviation Services name within the next few months. Marshall has

PacAvi Group has delivered to HAITEC Aircraft Maintenance GmbH its prototype Airbus A320 (MSN 293) for conversion from passenger to freighter (P2F) configuration, in order to finalize regulatory approval by the FAA, EASA, and other governmental authorities. Initial work has commenced on the prototype, which will be fully converted P2F on an aggressive schedule.  HAITEC