MRO & Production

Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services (AMES), has entered into a heavy maintenance agreement with North American Airlines for light and heavy maintenance services. AMES completed the first in a series of planned A checks on NAA’s Boeing 767-300ER passenger jets in January and has recently completed the first C check for NAA as well. A

Aeronautical Engineers (AEI), has been selected by Sideral Air Cargo of Brasil to provide one B737-400SF 11 Pallet Configuration Freighter Conversion. The freighter was flown back to Brasil on Tuesday March 26, 2013 and is now the only 737-400SF operating in Brasil. The aircraft, an ex AirOne high gross weight B737-400, (MSN 24906) was built

AJW, in partnership with British Airways Engineering, has been selected by Azerbaijan Airlines to provide power-by-the-hour component support for its new fleet of Boeing 787 aircraft which will commence flight operations in 2014. Under the agreement, AJW and British Airways Engineering will provide extensive component supply, inventory management and repair services, underpinned by experienced technical

As part of its commitment to global expansion, VAS Aero Services has recently increased the capacity and capabilities of its Seattle distribution facility. This 300,000-ft² distribution and logistics center, a key component in the company’s partnership with The Boeing Company, supports VAS’s surging growth and strategic position in the Pacific Rim region. Now fully operational,

Eurocopter and Turbomeca (Safran) announced the signature of industrial cooperation agreements with Wojskowe Zaklady Lotnicze No. 1 (WZL-1) that include the creation of two separate full assembly lines within Poland for the EC725 Caracal helicopter and its Makila 2 turboshaft engines in the framework of this country’s current tender for 70 new multi-role helicopters. The

Culminating a nine-year doubling of production capacity, Airbus’ A330 output rate has now reached 10 aircraft monthly – responding to this twin-engine jetliner’s continued popularity with airlines, cargo carriers, military services and VIP operators. At the rate of 10 per month, A330 production is the highest ever for an Airbus widebody jetliner. Airbus’ policy of

Delta Air Lines will outfit its fleet of 182 MD-88 and MD-90 aircraft as well as several flight simulators with standardized, state-of-the-art glass cockpits and GPS navigation that will improve efficiency, reduce environmental impact and position the airline to take advantage of procedural improvements outlined in the Federal Aviation Administration’s Next Generation Air Transportation System.

Vector Aerospace UK, a leading provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, has announced the successful transition of its Hercules C-130 propeller MRO capability to the Vector Aerospace Component Services site at Almondbank in Perthshire. The Almondbank facility – a leading provider of MRO for rotary and fixed wing aircraft – will be