MRO & Production

Airborne Maintenance & Engineering Services (AMES) completed its first Split-Scimitar Winglet installation for Sunwing Airlines on a B737-800 aircraft. Sunwing Airlines inducted the aircraft into AMES’ Wilmington facility in mid-December for the Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) modification and other maintenance bridging inspections. The work was finished on time and the aircraft redelivered prior to year-end.

Monarch Aircraft Engineering released that its 110,000 ft² state-of-the-art aircraft maintenance facility at Birmingham Airport is now Boeing GoldCare approved after completing its supplier audit. This latest achievement means that all Monarch Aircraft Engineering base maintenance facilities in the UK (Birmingham, Manchester and Luton) are Boeing GoldCare approved along with its line maintenance facility at

PAS Technologies announced that the company has successfully completed the sale of its Cork, Ireland operation to Knox Capital Holdings (“Knox Capital”). The acquisition by Knox Capital, along with a majority recapitalization of TRS Services has resulted in the formation of a new company known as TRS Global. David Theis, former Senior Vice President of

In time for the launch of commercial flight operations of the Airbus A350 to Frankfurt, Lufthansa Technik has received approval of the European airworthiness authority EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) as Maintenance Organization for the new aircraft type (Part 145 approval). The maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider offers now routine maintenance services in Frankfurt.

Monarch Aircraft Engineering has secured a line maintenance technical handling agreement with Air Explore. The Part-145 maintenance organisation will carry out line maintenance duties up to and including A-Checks, for the Bratislava based charter airline Air Explore’s Boeing 737-800 aircraft at Birmingham Airport in the UK.

Unique Airmotive Services (UAS) has brought on line a new digital state-of-the-art test cell capable of testing the Honeywell APU series GTCP331-200. We will also be expanding our capabilities to also include the piece parts and accessories, including Fuel Controls, Combustors, Atomizers, etc. These additional capabilities will allow UAS to serve our already growing list

FL Technics, a global provider of tailor-made aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, announced the start of a new cooperation with Aeroflot – the flag carrier of the Russian Federation. Under the cooperation the company will act as the carrier’s approved supplier of various spare parts in both scheduled and AOG situations. Having passed Aeroflot’s

Precision Aircraft Solutions has begun conversion of the first B757-200PCF aircraft for Asia Pacific Airlines. Said President of Asia Pacific Airlines Mike Quinn: “Asia Pacific had very specific needs for our operating area. We not only had to have Pratt & Whitney engines and Boeing APB winglets installed, but we also had to have an

AIR FRANCE KLM and GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes signed an exclusive, long-term strategic partnership agreement to strengthen the commercial cooperation between the two groups. The agreement also covered the development of cooperation between the two groups in the field of MRO. Under the terms of the partnership, the first non-exclusive MRO agreement was signed in

Iberia Maintenance has completed the overhaul and bench testing of its first V2500 engine in its Engine Workshop facilities after it was licensed last year to repair them. The turbo-fan engine belongs to Vueling, the low-cost Barcelona-based carrier which, like Iberia and British Airways, is part of the International Airlines Group (IAG). Another seven V2500