MRO & Production

Thomas Global Systems confirmed its long-term support for the FCD-66 cathode ray tube (CRT) based cockpit display used on the Airbus A319/320/321 and A330/340 aircraft. The FCD-66 is the primary cockpit flight display in these aircraft. The company’s long-term support program for FCD-66 is underpinned by its secure supply of new CRTs and its long […]

GE Aviation has been selected by Guangzhou Hangxin Company/AVICopter to provide the Health & Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) for their AC313 helicopter fleet in China. The fleet of civilian AC313 helicopters is designed to carry 27 passengers and two crew in the transport role. It also has been designed to be used for VIP transport,

Safran announced today that one of its companies, Hispano-Suiza, is building a new plant in Poland with the support of Polish authorities, to meet the requirements of two other Safran companies, Snecma and Techspace Aero, for the LEAP and Silvercrest engine programs, respectively. Set to be completed at the end of 2016, the new production

FL Technics, a global provider of tailor-made aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, is further expanding its client base in Europe and Asia by signing a Base Maintenance agreement with Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines. Under the agreement, FL Technics will provide Base Maintenance support for the carrier’s Boeing 737 NGs. Pegasus Airlines, the second

Precision Aircraft Solutions has received FAA approval for a new Maximum Zero Fuel Weight (MZFW) increase on both winglet- and non-winglet-equipped Precision Conversions freighters. The most recent upgrade authorization allows Precision to further increase MZFW as high as 200,000 lbs. (90,718 kg) — 12,000 lbs. (5,443 kg) over the OEM highest certificated MZFW for Rolls-Royce-

Aeroflot Russian Airlines and Lufthansa Technik AG concluded a long-term agreement for the provision of maintenance and repair services (MRS) of aircraft components to the Russian aviation company on improved conditions. Lufthansa Technik became the winner of the tender for selecting a MRS supplier for aircraft components to all companies of Aeroflot Group. The new

China Airlines (“CAL”) and HAECO ITM Limited (“HAECO ITM”) have entered into an agreement for a long-term rotables management programme on the airline’s Boeing 777-300ER fleet, covering a range of line-replaceable units (LRUs) and simulator parts. CAL took delivery of its first Boeing 777-300ER in late September and will add another nine of these aircraft

Rolls-Royce and Lufthansa Technik AG are to explore closer co-operation in the technical care of mature engines. It follows a year-long pilot project intended to reduce the maintenance costs of mature Trent 500 engines which power the Airbus A340-500/600 aircraft. Rolls-Royce’s expertise as the engine manufacturer and Lufthansa Technik’s experience as one of the world’s

Rolls-Royce announced that Derby will be the production centre for the Trent XWB. The Trent XWB is the most efficient large aero engine with more than 1,500 engines sold to 40 customers to date. It is the sole power plant available for the Airbus A350 XWB. Rolls-Royce has invested around £30m expanding its Derby Assembly

Pratt & Whitney and Kawasaki Heavy Industries signed a risk and revenue-sharing collaboration agreement for KHI to provide key hardware modules for Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engines. Pratt & Whitney currently has 10 worldwide GTF collaboration partners, many of which work across multiple GTF engine variants to be installed on various aircraft