MRO & Production

The Chinese operator Okay Airways (OKA) and Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey (LTAA) have signed an exclusive two-years-contract about MRO services for PW127J engines. Actual OKA is operating eight MA-60 aircraft and has started ambitious expansion. LTAA has been selected as partner to accompany this development, even more than two years on an extended contract base.

Bombardier Aerospace reported at its European Regional Review in Munich, Germany that prior to the airliner’s entry-into-service, it is targeting CSeries aircraft line maintenance checks (“A Checks) at intervals of 850 flight hours and base maintenance checks (“C” Checks) at intervals of 8,500 flight hours. Bombardier has been developing a Maintenance Steering Group 3 (MSG-3)-based

TP Aerospace Leasing has been awarded a long-term contract to provide its full service and all inclusive Wheels & Brakes Cycle Flat Rate (CFR) Program to Spain’s favorite charter airline Pullmantur Air. TP Aerospace Leasing will play a significant role in securing continued operational stability for Pullmantur Air at its two main hubs in Madrid,

Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has been selected by ASL Aviation Group to provide another three firm B737-400SF 11 Pallet Configuration conversions bringing the total number of AEI conversion orders to six. The aircraft are all high gross weight B737-400’s, MSN 25261, 25184 and 25181, all were built in 1992 and will undergo freighter modification in May

KLM Cityhopper (KLC) and Fokker Services signed a contract to replace the seats for the Fokker 70 fleet with new Acro seats. With the Acro seats, KLC will introduce the Economy Comfort-zone class on the Fokker 70 fleet, similar to the Boeing 737 fleet within Europe. The Economy Comfort zone is located in the front

JorAMCo will provide the Portuguese carrier, Hi Fly, with maintenance services for two Airbus A330 and A310 aircraft. The maintenance checks on the first aircraft took place mid of April at JorAMCo’s facility and lasted for two weeks and the second aircraft was inducted to commence maintenance during the first week of May. The work

In April, Ameco Beijing redelivered the 200th heavy maintenance check for United Airlines. It represents a new milestone for the mutual cooperation. The cooperation began in 2005 with the selection of Ameco Beijing as MRO provider for United’s Boeing 777 fleet. It went through the first five-year contractual period when Ameco Beijing performed 53 Boeing

NAYAK, based in Cologne, which is already a line and base maintenance Embraer Authorized Service Center for the Phenom 100 and the Phenom 300, is now certified for line maintenance for the Legacy 600 and Legacy 650. In preparation for the entry into service of the Legacy 500 and Legacy 450 in EMEA and, in

GE Aviation and Sigma Labs signed a Joint Technology Development Agreement (JTDA) to advance and implement in-process inspection technologies for additive manufactured jet engine components. The mutually-developed inspection technology will verify the quality and geometry of additive components during the additive build process, increasing additive production speeds up to 25 percent in support of GE