MRO & Production

Aviation Technical Services (ATS) has reached an agreement with its longtime customer Southwest Airlines to provide Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) services to the carrier at its newly‐acquired and renovated facility at Kansas City International Airport (MCI). The work will begin later this year and will take place over the course of the next three […]

Kaman Aerosystems has been awarded a Long Term Supply Agreement (LTA) by Rolls-Royce to manufacture the Composite A-frame Fairings for the Trent XWB engine that will power the Airbus A350 XWB aircraft. Rolls-Royce and Kaman have entered into a multi-year contract for these parts, with a projected value in excess of $5m. The A-Frame Fairings

Northrop Grumman has been selected by Airbus Helicopters to certify and deliver its new LCR-350 Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS) for several helicopter platforms. Developed by Northrop Grumman’s subsidiary in Germany, Northrop Grumman LITEF, the LCR-350 AHRS can be used in civil and military applications on rotary- and fixed-wing platforms, providing critical flight control

Austrian Airlines selected Magnetic MRO to perform Heavy Maintenance services for its fleet of A320 during the winter season of 2014/2015. Under the new agreement, Magnetic MRO will take care of Austrian Airlines fleet of A320 aircraft during a nose-to-tail maintenance program from December 2014 until March 2015 in its facilities in Tallinn, Estonia. Each

Aeronautical Engineers redelivered a total of eight passenger-to-freighter conversions during the third quarter of 2014. AEI redelivered a total of seven B737-400SFs and one B737-300SF freighters to various customers worldwide during the quarter. As an addition to the AEI product line, the company announced that it will be offering its customers the new eight pallet

Comlux America, the Completion and Services center of the Comlux Group based in Indianapolis IN, has had a very busy year in 2014. The company signed two major contracts – one green completion on ACJ320 and one BBJ major refurbishment for a Chinese customer – and delivered two high-end VIP interiors – one BBJ for

South African-based business aviation concern Fireblade Aviation has opened the first and only Fixed Base Operation (FBO) at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport. The Fireblade Aviation FBO, which became operational on September 1st, 2014, already serves domestic aircraft having welcomed its first private jet on September 2nd, 2014. It is anticipated that full approval for

LMI Aerospace, a leading aerostructures and engineering services provider to the commercial, business and regional, and military aerospace, has secured contracts to supply both bonded fuselage panels and numerous detail parts for Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation’s recently announced new business jets. The multi-year contracts are expected to yield significant revenue for the company. Under the new

Lufthansa Technik’s Innovation Business Unit has been selected by Bombardier Business Aircraft to supply the nice HD cabin management and in-flight-entertainment (CMS/IFE) system on Bombardier’s new Challenger 650 aircraft. This latest announcement comes after Bombardier’s selection of the nice HD system on the Learjet 70, Learjet 75, Learjet 85, and Challenger 350 aircraft. So far,