MRO & Production

The static strength test aircraft of Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) was transferred from the final-assembly factory (Komaki South Plant of MHI’s Nagoya Aerospace Systems Works located in Aichi Prefecture) to the strength test station to start preparations for the static strength test. The test will start this summer 2014, after preparations have been completed. The […]

Bombardier Aerospace announced the achievement of key product development milestones on the Global 7000 and Global 8000 aircraft program, with the start of production and assembly of major structures for the first Flight Test Vehicle (FTV1) of the Global 7000 and Global 8000 aircraft program. Structural and system suppliers, as well as various Bombardier Aerospace

Lufthansa Technik AG enlarges its product portfolio and announced the opening of the third US location after Everett and Renton for Aircraft Production Inspection of Boeing aircraft at North Charleston/South Carolina. The first Boeing 787s have already been successfully supported and the Lufthansa Technik inspectors are permanently on-site. Marketed under the name of Aircraft Production

Ontic, a BBA Aviation company, has appointed Air Parts & Supply Company or “APSCO”, located in Miami, FL as its exclusive world-wide distributor for its Woodward Governors/Synchronizers/Synchrophasers product line. Ontic supports many major OEM’s, including Woodward, for the last 50 years by providing a guaranteed source of factory-new, OEM-pedigreed spare parts and authorized repair services

Aviation Technical Services (ATS) and UTair Aviation have entered into a service agreement for ATS to supply maintenance and engineering services to the Russian passenger carrier on eight B767‐200 aircraft. The program will consist of modifying the existing 170 passenger configuration aircraft to a 255 passenger configuration, along with integrating and maintaining the aircraft to

Triumph Group reported that its subsidiary, Triumph Aerostructures-Vought Aircraft Division, has been selected by Airbus to furnish the wing reinforcement kit that allows for the installation of Sharklets on the Airbus A319 and A320 in-service aircraft. The kit consists of multiple subassemblies and components that reinforce the wing for the Sharklet loads. The multi-year contract

Defence and security company Saab has signed an agreement with Germany’s Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for landing gear equipment across the complete Embraer E-Jet family of regional aircraft. Saab’s business area Support and Services has a well-known and long-established expertise within the field of aircraft component maintenance. Saab

JorAMCo won a new long term maintenance service contract with the Kazakhstan based airline Air Astana, after the first successful collaboration took place last year for three of Air Astana’s Embraer 190s. The three year agreement between the two companies will take place from 2014 to 2016 and covers 15 checks for Embraers 190s, during

Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services (Boeing Shanghai) announced that Jeju Air and Boeing Shanghai have signed a maintenance agreement covering one lease return check and four C-checks for Jeju Air’s Boeing 737-800s. Jeju Air and Boeing Shanghai’s cooperation can be traced back to January 2010. By the end of 2014, Boeing Shanghai will have completed 12

Firmly committed to the development of services situated in proximity to its operators, Airbus Helicopters has certified the Abidjan maintenance center operated by International Aircraft Services (IAS), the largest civil helicopter operator in Western and Central Africa. Equipped with all the necessary operational resources, the center will service the AS365 and AS350 models from the