MRO & Production

Rolls-Royce and Hispano-Suiza (Safran) sign final agreement to create joint venture

Back on July 4th 2014 a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Rolls-Royce and Hispano-Suiza (Safran). Today, the 24th October 2014, it has been announced that Hélène Moreau-Leroy, Chairman and CEO of Hispano-Suiza and Norbert Arndt, Rolls-Royce Executive Vice President, Structures and Transmissions, have signed a final agreement for the creation of a jointly-owned […]

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Tigerair Australia signs long-term aircraft support partnership with AJW Aviation

Tigerair Australia has signed a long-term partnership agreement with AJW Aviation to transform the support programme for its current fleet of 13 Airbus A320 aircraft as part of the airline’s ongoing focus on improving operational efficiency. As part of the agreement AJW will deliver complete inventory technical management (ITM) across a variety of areas including

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BizJet International is expanding capabilities for VIP & Executive Jet business in the US

In Tulsa / Oklahoma Lufthansa Technik’s US-subsidiary BizJet International has opened a new dedicated maintenance and refurbishment hangar. This hangar will hold up to a BBJ 737-800 size aircraft. The hangar also has customer offices in-house allowing our customer’s close access to the work being performed on their aircraft. Brian Barber, Vice President of Completions

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Jet Aviation signs exclusive management agreement with premier Bahamas FBO

Jet Aviation has signed an FBO management agreement with Executive Flight Support (EFS) effective January 1st, 2015. The new addition to Jet Aviation’s worldwide FBO network will be rebranded as Jet Aviation Bahamas. Managed by Jet Aviation as of 2015, EFS is the premier full-service FBO in the Bahamas, located at Lynden Pindling International Airport,

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Vector Aerospace signs multiple new service agreements

Vector Aerospace Engine Services – Atlantic, (ES-A) has renewed its Network Services Agreement with Turboprop East, based in North Adams, Massachusetts, United States. ES-A will provide Turboprop East with comprehensive engine repair and overhaul support for the Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PT6A and JT15D series engines from its P&WC Distributor and Designated Overhaul Facility

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Thales delivers flight controls on Gulfstream G650ER

Thales have once again been selected by Gulfstream to deliver fly-by-wire flight control systems on the G650ER unveiled in May. This follows the unveiling of the G500 and G600 programmes on October 14th, which will also feature Thales fly-by-wire flight controls. The G650ER’s 7,5000 nautical miles range (13,890 kilometers), opens up more destination pairs than

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Aviall purchases GE Aviation's CF34-3A & -3A2 lease engines and used material

Aviall, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, signed an agreement with GE Aviation to become a provider of GE CF34-3A and CF34-3A2 used material and lease engines powering the Bombardier Challenger 601. The ownership transfer builds on an exclusive distributor agreement launched in 2009, where Aviall is responsible for forecasting, ordering, and delivering

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Boeing celebrates groundbreaking for 777X composite wing center

Boeing celebrated the groundbreaking of its new 777X Composite Wing Center at the Everett, Wash., campus. Permitting for the new 1-million-square-foot facility was completed approximately seven weeks earlier than anticipated, allowing for an accelerated start to construction. Boeing is investing more than $1bn in the Everett site for construction and outfitting of the new building.

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Flying Colours Corp. signs joint venture agreement with China-based Sparkle Roll Technik

Flying Colours Corp., the North American MRO, completion and refurbishment specialist has today signed a multi-million dollar Joint Venture agreement with Sparkle Roll Technik Co., Ltd. (“SRT”), a business jet technical solution provider within Sparkle Roll Aviation (Holding) Group (“SRA”). With the phase one hangar facility set up at Linyi City in Shangdong Province China,

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Ameco gets authorization on A330 landing gear overhaul

Authorized by CAAC, EASA and FAA, Ameco released that it can perform A330 landing gear overhaul now. The 1st workload will come at the beginning of November. As the first MRO in China to develop landing gear overhaul, Ameco’s capabilities cover most A320, A321 and A330 fleet; and the Boeing landing gear overhaul mainly focus

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