MRO & Production

FL Technics sets up operations in Indonesia

FL Technics, a global provider of tailor-made aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has recently won a tender for the rent of 8400 m² aircraft maintenance hangar at Indonesia’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, the busiest airport in the Southern Hemisphere. FL Technics will operate the hangar for at least 5 years and will launch its operation […]

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Sabena Technics acquires Boeing 777 rating approval

Sabena technics, which airframe services (Base & Line maintenance) are already being performed on a large range of aircraft, is entering a new phase of development and is extending the scope of its activities to overhauls for Boeing 777 aircraft airframes. With this approval, the company is now able to deliver its quality, customized and

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European Aviation signs four-year exclusive agreement with Lockheed Martin Commercial Engine Solutions

European Aviation has signed a four-year exclusive agreement with Lockheed Martin Commercial Engine Solutions for jet engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for their fleet of 60 CFM56-3 jet engines. The agreement includes extensive CFM56-3 turbofan repair services provided on-site for European Aviation, with most of the MRO work performed in Montreal, Canada and

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Snecma chooses AFI KLM E&M for LEAP engine development tests

Snecma (Safran), which is developing the LEAP engine with GE through their 50/50 joint company CFM International, has signed an agreement with AFI KLM E&M to carry out engine development tests. The LEAP is the successor of the best-selling CFM56 and has already been chosen for the Airbus A320neo, Boeing 737 MAX and Comac C919

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AEI licenses Boeing engineering data for Boeing 737-800 freighter conversion

Aeronautical Engineers has finalized an agreement to license Boeing engineering data to develop the 737-800 passenger-to-freighter conversion and the 737-800 combi conversion. The agreement with Boeing also includes the 737-900 variant engineering data. AEI will become a Supplemental Type Certificate holder for the 737-800 passenger-to-freighter conversion and the 737-800 combi conversion. Because AEI will be

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Lufthansa Technik offers comprehensive technical support for Airbus A350

Right on time for the market launch of the Airbus A350, Lufthansa Technik is offering operators of this new twin-engine wide-body aircraft a comprehensive, flexible portfolio of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for this aircraft type. The spectrum of services covers the entire life cycle of the A350 and includes production inspections, material supply,

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GKN Aerospace breaks ground on Alabama engineering design centre

GKN Aerospace’s Alabama leadership joined state and local officials today to officially break ground on an addition to the company’s Tallassee facility that will house an engineering design centre. U.K.-based GKN Aerospace announced the Alabama engineering design centre at the Farnborough International Airshow in July. This event signified the beginning of construction work on a

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AAR’s Nordisk partners with Airbus to develop AMV main deck cargo container

AAR’s Nordisk Aviation Products, in partnership with Airbus, has developed an AMV main deck cargo container exclusively for the A330-200F, A300-600 and A310-300 converted freighter. Hong Kong Airlines recently purchased the customized unit devices (ULDs) for its fleet of Airbus 330-200F aircraft. The AMV accommodates side-by-side positioning, allowing maximum use of space. The AMV has

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