MRO & Production

AAR and Mesa Air Group extend multi-year service contract

AAR announced a six-year extension of an agreement to provide supply chain services for Mesa Air Group, regional jets. The extension, which continues through 2021, covers maintenance and repair services for the Phoenix-based regional airline’s existing fleet of CRJ 700/900, as well as nine additional aircraft. The original contract was awarded to AAR in August […]

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EASA grants Flying Colours Corp. STC for new corporate shuttle conversions

Flying Colours Corp., the Ontario, Canada-based aviation company has been granted a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its new CRJ ExecLiner Corporate Shuttle programme. The STC, which was confirmed in June 2013, covers the interior modifications for the CRJ ExecLiner Shuttle format developed internally by Flying Colours Corp.

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Ameco Beijing's in-flight Wi-Fi installation

Air China has its Airbus fleet fitted with in-flight Wi-Fi system by Ameco Beijing. The company has recently returned its second modified aircraft to the customer on schedule. Being authorized by CAAC and EASA, Ameco now is capable of in-flight Wi-Fi installation on Air China fleet with the key technique in Electromagnetic Interference/Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMI/EMC)

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Constant Aviation rotable exchange hits record numbers

Constant Aviation, a Directional Aviation Capital company offering full-service maintenance capabilities with a nationwide network, announced that their parts distribution division, CARE, became Dedicated Purchasing Agents for their 20th customer. “Our 24/7 dedicated purchasing agents provide a one-stop solution for customers parts needs. The team has the ability to source every part the customers needs

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Jet Aviation Basel signs narrow-body completions agreement for a BBJ1

Jet Aviation Basel was recently contracted by an undisclosed client for the VIP cabin interior completions of a BBJ1 aircraft. The aircraft will be delivered green to the Basel Completions Center in the first quarter of 2014. “The customer has selected the Basel Completions Center based on the scope of our in-house capabilities and the

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Delta Air Lines opens first Latin American technical operations line maintenance in São Paulo

Delta Air Lines reported the establishment of its first Latin American Delta Technical Operations Line Maintenance Division (TechOps) at Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The operation deployment will involve 26 new employees including technicians, supervisors, material services and one manager. “We are committed to continue growing in the Brazilian market and

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AAR selected by GE Aviation to upgrade main landing gear door actuator

AAR has been selected by GE Aviation as an Authorized Service Center to retrofit the main landing gear door actuators on A318, A319, A320, and A321 aircraft with improved hydraulic actuators. AAR will handle the work at its Landing Gear Services MRO facility in Miami. That 128,000-ft² site added tooling capabilities and manpower to ensure

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GE Aviation seals commitment to advanced manufacturing in North Carolina

GE Aviation has finalized plans to break ground this year on an advanced composite component factory near Asheville in Western North Carolina. The new 125,000-ft² (next to an existing GE Aviation machining plant) will produce engine components made of advanced ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials. GE could begin hiring at the new CMC components plant

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GA Telesis announced disassembly of Boeing 777-200ER, 767-200ER and 757-200ER

GA Telesis has started the dismantling process for three Boeing aircraft, including one 777-200ER (TRENT 800) (MSN 28418) ex-Malaysia Airlines, one 767-200ER (CF6-80A) (MSN 22326) ex American Airlines and one 757-200 (PW2000) (MSN 25276) ex-United Airlines. All aircraft have entered the GA Telesis disassembly production line in the USA, and the aircraft dismantling and remarketing

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