MRO & Production

Airbus has launched the Sharklet retrofit programme for in-service A320 Family aircraft. This option will be available in 2015. Operators of older in-service A320 Family aircraft will thus be able to benefit from the significant cost savings and performance improvements which the Sharklets are already delivering on new-build aircraft. This retrofit includes reinforcing the wing […]

Caribbean Airlines has signed a second power-by-the-hour contract with AJW Aviation, the leading independent complete aircraft spares support specialist, to support its fleet of fifteen B737NGs. This new contract complements the existing five year PBH support that AJW currently provides for the airline’s two B767 aircraft, signed in November 2012. Caribbean Airlines, the national airline

BAE Systems has signed a comprehensive agreement with Japan Airlines (JAL) to provide maintenance support for the carrier’s commercial aircraft fleet. Under the agreement, BAE Systems will provide repairs, spares, and modifications to the aircraft electronics of JAL’s Boeing 737-800, 767, and 777 planes. The agreement will enable JAL to maintain its fleet of 737-800,

Lufthansa Technik AG and AeroTurbine Inc., a subsidiary of the International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) that markets engines and aircraft parts, have announced their intention to enter into a partnership. Under the terms of the agreement AeroTurbine will supply Lufthansa Technik AG with aircraft and engine components, while Lufthansa Technik will provide technical services for

Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) announced the order of 111 firm Split Scimitar Winglet Systems for Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft by Alaska Airlines. 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

Comau Aerospace has been selected by Airbus to supply the aircraft main assembly and test stations for the A319, A320 and A321 aircraft in Mobile, Alabama. The project will also include future expansion for the A320 NEO. Comau Aerospace will be providing all jigs and tooling for the Mobile plant and plans to open an

In the framework of the “Fiber Force” research project, started in 2010, working together with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Technical University of Darmstadt, Lufthansa Technik has developed methods for load transmission into carbon fiber composites (CFC) aircraft fuselage structures for VIP customer aircraft. New generations of aircraft, such as the Airbus A350

Business Aviation Asia (BAA), an aircraft management company specializing on the Greater China market with bases in mainland China and Hong Kong, has become the launching customer for Lufthansa Technik’s new global technical support package for VIP and executive jet operators. As a leading provider of technical services for commercial, VIP and executive jets, Lufthansa

Flying Colours Corp., the global aviation services company, has been appointed as an authorised dealer and installation centre for a range of Honeywell Aerospace business aviation products at its Peterborough, Ontario, facility. The deal, which was ratified in August, follows a long-standing relationship with Flying Colours St Louis, USA base which has been a Honeywell