MRO & Production

CTT receives order from Eurowings to retrofit Zonal Drying on 25 A319 aircraft

CTT Systems AB (CTT), a leader in aircraft humidity control systems, has received Zonal Drying™ retrofit order for 25 Airbus A319 aircraft from Eurowings (a subsidiary airline of the Lufthansa Group). “By installing this weight-saving system, we will improve the fuel efficiency and lower the CO2 emissions of our A319 aircraft,” says Ivan Savov, Operational

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Aerostar takes next step to expand civil aircraft MRO capacity

Aerostar S.A, the Romanian aerospace company will expand its civil aircraft MRO capacity. It has signed a 49-year lease agreement with the local authorities at Iasi in northeast Romania for 16,000 m² of land at Iasi International Airport to enable it to build a new MRO facility. This new 4-bay MRO hangar, which is expected

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CAIRE robot enables upside down repairs

A highly flexible repair procedure for structures made of fiber-reinforced composites (FRCs) is about to be introduced to the aviation industry: Lufthansa Technik AG has filed two important patent applications for its newly developed scarf joining robot, and preparations are underway to put the new system into commercial operation. The robot demonstrator developed during the

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Joramco announces addition of B737 MAX capability

Joramco, the Amman based MRO and the engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has announced the addition of B737 MAX to its existing capabilities. This capability has been approved by the Jordanian Civil Aviation Authority (JCARC) and the United Arab Emirates Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). “Adding the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft capability is considered

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Magnetic MRO starts using augmented reality for aircraft livery visualization

Estonian headquartered Magnetic MRO is getting ready to announce another technological milestone. The company has signed an agreement with Operose OÜ, a local provider for B2B augmented and virtual reality solutions in Estonia, in order to develop a HoloLens application which will result in allowing Magnetic MRO clients to visualize new liveries on an aircraft

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SA Airlink signs GE's TrueChoice Flight Hour agreement for CF34 engines

SA Airlink signed a 10-year, TrueChoice™ Flight Hour agreement with GE Aviation for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the CF34-8E and CF34-10E engines powering its three EMBRAER E170 and 10 EMBRAER E190 aircraft. With this agreement, GE Aviation will be the service provider for all SA Airlink’s GE engines. Headquartered in Johannesburg, SA Airlink,

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Embraer selects new IFEC supplier for E-Jets E2s

Embraer has selected Meggitt Polymers & Composites and KID-Systeme as its new inflight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) system suppliers for the E-Jets E2, the second generation of the E-Jets family of commercial aircraft. Meggitt will design and produce a high performance radome assembly for in-flight connectivity, while KID-Systeme was selected by Embraer to provide the

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Air Canada and AAR sign five-year MRO contract for Boeing 767 maintenance

Global aviation services company AAR and Air Canada have signed a 5-year agreement to provide airframe maintenance for the airline’s fleet of 34 Boeing 767 at AAR’s Miami MRO facility. The contract will commence later this year and ramp up over three months. Air Canada’s Senior Vice President, Operations, Rich Steer, added, “We have been

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