MRO & Production

German-based completions and refurbishment company 328 Support GmbH, delivered the final aircraft in a series of three Dornier 328 jet conversions (MSN 3141) to Nigerian charter company SkyBird Air in early April. The Lagos based company, which was a new African customer for 328, accepted the refurbished 32 seat 328 Jet aircraft at 328’s facilities […]

GA Telesis and Finnair have signed an agreement, whereby GA Telesis will acquire a part of Finnair’s Engine Services and employ 80 engine services professionals from Finnair’s Engine Services.  The deal comprises of the sale of tools and the transfer of the personnel to GA Telesis Engine Services Oy. GA Telesis Engine Service Oy will

AFI KLM E&M and Afriqiyah Airways have signed an agreement covering support for the CF680E1 engines equipping the Libyan flag carrier’s two A330-200s. This exclusive, longterm contract is for “Time & Materials” engine repairs. Afriqiyah Airways will shortly be taking delivery of three new A330-200s, the first by the end of this year, and the

Sikorsky Aircraft reported that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved a new functionality on the S-92 helicopter to provide offshore oil operators with an automated approach that reduces cockpit workload by 60% and allows safer operations under challenging weather and operating conditions. Sikorsky developed the new safety feature in close collaboration with PHI, an

BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has extended for a further five years the agreement for Saywell International to be the sole distributor of spares for the Jetstream 31/32 regional turboprop aircraft. Originally signed in February 2008, the new agreement means that Saywell International will be responsible for Jetstream 31/32 spares delivery until at least 2018. BAE

BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has received European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) approval to extend its Part 21 G and J approvals to allow the company to work on any aircraft type for both design and manufacturing work. For several years BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has had Design Organisation Approval (DOA) allowing it to carry out

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has opened a line maintenance base at Singapore’s Changi International Airport, the carrier’s eighth outside Abu Dhabi. Equipped with the latest technology, the new facility will perform all scheduled and non-scheduled line maintenance for Etihad Airways’ daily flights operating to Singapore from both Abu

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, released that a final assembly line for the new generation AW169 helicopter will be established at its AgustaWestland Philadelphia facility located at Northeast Philadelphia Airport in the United States of America. The first Philadelphia built AW169 helicopter will be inducted into the final assembly in May 2014 and will be delivered

Crane Aerospace & Electronics, a Crane Co. segment, have signed an Authorized Repair Facility Agreement with ST Aerospace Systems. Under the terms of the agreement, ST Aerospace will serve as an authorized repair facility in Singapore for a variety of Crane products for use on commercial aircraft. These include fuel pumps, proximity sensors, transformer rectifiers,