MRO & Production

On March 4th, 2014, just 6 months after construction began, GKN Aerospace’s new bizjet engine integration facility, in Phoenix, Arizona has made its first delivery. The facility supplied Honeywell HTF7250 engines, fully integrated into GKN Aerospace designed and manufactured nacelle systems, to Gulfstream for its newest aircraft – the G280 super mid-sized business jet. Today […]

Rolls-Royce will expand its aerospace research and technology capabilities in Dahlewitz, building a new test-bed for power gearboxes which will support the development of next generation aero-engine designs. Close to 20% of the total investment of €65m in the new test-bed will be funded by the German and the Brandenburg government. The investment in the

Bombardier Aerospace continues to enhance its aftermarket support worldwide by opening a new Regional Support Office (RSO) in Toluca, Mexico. The office will anchor regional support capabilities for Bombardier business aircraft customers throughout Mexico, and surrounding areas. The new RSO is located alongside Bombardier’s new business aircraft sales team within the modern Assertec fixed based

Just weeks after opening its new Global Services reception lobby at Newark Liberty International Airport, United Airlines unveiled its latest investment in the New York area’s largest hub airport – a new widebody aircraft maintenance hangar. United invested $35m to construct the facility, which will help support the airline’s widebody aircraft, including the Boeing 787

Vector Aerospace UK, a leading provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services continues to develop its civil client portfolio following the completion of another contract for a major fixed wing operator. The recent contract delivery saw the Mobile Repair Team (MRT), based at Vector Aerospace’s Almondbank facility located near Perth in Scotland, complete

Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) delivered the first of two MD82/83SF freighters to Aeronaves TSM based in Saltillo, Coahuila México. The aircraft is a high gross weight MD82SF (MSN 49342) built in 1987 and was converted at Commercial Jet’s Miami facility, which is one of five authorized AEI Conversion Centers worldwide. This is AEI’s 3rd of an

Delta Air Lines and Grupo Aeromexico inaugurated their aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul center, TechOps Mexico. TechOps Mexico is located near the Queretaro Intercontinental Airport. Both airlines invested a total of US$55m, divided into equal shares, to construct these new facilities, which are located next to the Queretaro Aerospace Park. This project also received support

In a move that signals its ongoing commitment to the marketplace, Airbus Helicopters (AHI) named Precision Aviation Services (PAS), a Precision Aviation Group (PAG) company, as an AHI Service Center. This is the newest AHI service center in the Southeast and the first in the Atlanta market. The state-of-the-art 35,000 ft²  facilities, located at the

AFI KLM E&M is to repaint five Boeing 777-200 aircraft for Etihad Airways. Initially drafted for the existing 777-300 fleet, the contract was amended after the airline decided to take delivery of five new 777-200 aircraft. In addition to the painting process (stripping, sanding, painting and coating of the fuselage, vertical fin, stabilizer, engines and

The Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA), Germany’s Federal Office for Civil Aeronautics, signed the final approval for Base maintenance services for Gulfstream GV-SP 550. “This will give us the abilities to offer our clients Line and Base Maintenance Services at our hangar at Hahn-Airport as well as abroad”, says Michael Bock, CEO of HAITEC. “To apply for the