MRO & Production

Parker Aerospace has been selected by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China’s AVIC Aircraft to supply the flight control actuation and hydraulic system for the new MA700 regional aircraft. Parker Aerospace will provide fly-by-wire actuators for the new twin turboprop MA700. Part of the bill of material will be provided by Parker’s partner AVIC FACRI […]

Precision Aircraft Solutions has begun conversion of a Rolls-Royce-powered 757, MSN 25886, for Chinese cargo carrier SF Airlines. The conversion marks the 10th Precision conversion to join the SF air operation since 2009. Air China Technics is performing the conversion at Chengdu Aircraft Maintenance Base.

The Chilean low-cost carrier Sky Airline has awarded MTU Maintenance an exclusive total engine care maintenance contract covering their fleet of CFM56-5B engines. The contract has a duration of eight years. Apart from core maintenance, MTU Maintenance will provide the airline with spare engines via its recently founded engine lease company MTU Maintenance Lease Services

StandardAero signed an exclusive five year contract, with a five year renewal option on January 1st, 2015, to maintain, repair and overhaul West Altantic Cargo Airline’s PW126 engines, modules, components and parts. The agreement will cover West Atlantic’s owned fleet of 41 BAE ATP aircraft powered by PW126 engines serving the cargo mail and express

SR Technics and Germania Fluggesellschaft GmbH have entered into an exclusive long-term agreement for engine services. Valued at US$180m, the agreement is effective immediately. It covers engine services for Germania’s fleet of Airbus A319 and A321 as well as Boeing 737-700 planes. The engines involved are CFM56 series -5B and -7B produced by Snecma (Safran)

Israel Aerospace Industries'(IAI) Bedek Aviation Group signed an agreement with Air Canada to fulfill the airline’s B787 line maintenance requirements at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel-Aviv. Alan Butterfield, Air Canada’s Vice President, Maintenance and Engineering, stated: “We are very pleased with the line maintenance work performed and the excellent working relationship that has developed

GKN Aerospace has agreed a long term agreement with Rolls-Royce to supply components for the latest version of the Trent 1000 engine – a capability enhancement of the existing Trent 1000 engine for the Boeing 787. This LTA is estimated to be worth more than US$200m over the life of the agreement. The agreement gives

While the use of carbon-fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) has become a mainstay in aircraft production, many are unaware that there is more than one type that can be leveraged. In its continuing role as an innovation and environmental leader, Airbus is working to take maximum benefit of “thermoplastic” CFRP material – which holds several key

MTU Maintenance, one of the leading engine MRO providers worldwide, has signed an exclusive maintenance agreement with the Japanese low-cost carrier Solaseed Air which covers all 24 CFM56-7B and -7BE engines powering the airline’s fleet of 12 Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The contract will run for twelve years and has a value of about €200m (US$260m).

EOS, the global technology and quality leader for high-end Additive Manufacturing (AM) solutions, and MTU Aero Engines, Germany’s leading engine manufacturer, are closely cooperating with view to quality assurance for metal engine components using Additive Manufacturing. The two companies have now signed a framework agreement for the joint strategic development of their technology. The first