MRO & Production

The European manufacturer of turboprop aircraft ATR and the national Moroccan airline Royal Air Maroc announce the signature of a Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA) for the airline’s new fleet of ATR ‘-600’ aircraft. Signed for an initial period of four years, the contract covers the four ATR 72-600s already owned by the airline. Having received […]

Volga-Dnepr Technics (VDT) in Germany has entered into a contract with Swiss air carrier Darwin Airline for aircraft maintenance support at Leipzig/Halle Airport. The contract provides for the use of Volga-Dnepr Technics’ hangar facilities and equipment to carry out maintenance checks on the SAAB 2000s aircraft operated by Darwin Airline as well as the provision

KLM UK Engineering, the Norwich based regional and narrow body aircraft MRO provider, a KLM subsidiary operating within the AFI KLM E&M network, has unveiled its brand new facility for the dismantling and recycling of aircraft. The recycling solutions centre was declared open on December 11th. The new facility is unique to East Anglia and

Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) released that Southwest Airlines has ordered Split Scimitar Winglets for its Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 aircraft. APB’s newest program is the culmination of a five-year design effort using the latest computational fluid dynamic technology to redefine the aerodynamics of the Blended Winglet into an all-new Split Scimitar Winglet. The unique feature of

Turkish Technic and SpiceJet expanded their relations with an agreement for Landing Gear Overhaul Services. Turkish Technic will be providing Landing Gear repair and overhaul services including spare support for SpiceJet for its whole Boeing 737-800 fleet between 2013 and 2018. Landing Gear Services will be carried out for a total of 23 sets at

HAECO Cabin Solutions has received its first Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) on November 30th, for the green cabin completion of a Boeing 767-300ER aircraft for Air Astana. The HAECO Cabin Solutions/ Air Astana contract is for a total of three aircraft. The first two aircraft entered commercial service on international routes

Liebherr-Aerospace China, Shanghai (China), recently its Maintenance Organization Certificate per CCAR part 145 from the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC). Liebherr’s new repair station was set up to offer to airlines based in mainland China in-country repair facilities, and thus to improve component support and repair turn-around times. Having started by maintaining

Aviation Technical Services (ATS) has reached an agreement with the City of Kansas City and the Kansas City, Missouri, Aviation Department to lease a portion of the KCI Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Base at Kansas City International Airport. The operation, which at full capacity will provide ATS with 607,000 ft² of operating space, will create

XL Airways France & Turkish Technic signed an agreement for B737-800 aircraft base maintenance services. The service will be performed at Turkish Technic’s facilities in Istanbul, Turkey. XL Airways France is a French airline with its head offices at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport and in Tremblay-en-France. It operates scheduled flights mainly to long-haul destinations in

PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO) reported a new multi‐year contract extension with JetBlue Airways. Under the new agreement, PEMCO will provide aircraft heavy maintenance services for JetBlue’s large fleet of Airbus 320 aircraft for up to five years. This is the fifth consecutive year PEMCO has been selected by JetBlue for its airframe maintenance requirements.